John Shortland

Royal Navy officer born 1769
Person human Q2018147
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John Shortland

Summary

John Shortland is a human[1]. He was born in England[2]. He was born on +1769-09-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1810-01-21T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a military officer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Shortland's place of birth was England[2].
  • John Shortland was born on +1769-09-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Shortland died on +1810-01-21T00:00:00Z[4].
  • John Shortland's father was John Shortland[7].
  • John Shortland held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[8].
  • John Shortland held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • John Shortland worked as a military officer[5].
  • John Shortland's image is recorded as Captain John Shortland.jpg[10].
  • John Shortland is recorded as male[11].
  • John Shortland's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Shortland's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93359275[13].
  • John Shortland's military branch is recorded as Royal Navy[14].
  • John Shortland's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2024048813[15].
  • John Shortland's Commons category is recorded as John Shortland[16].
  • John Shortland's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35777271[17].
  • John Shortland's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027s5b7[18].
  • John Shortland's family name is recorded as Shortland[19].
  • John Shortland's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Shortland's manner of death is recorded as death in battle[21].
  • John Shortland's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 566926[22].
  • John Shortland's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[23].
  • John Shortland's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 25465[24].
  • John Shortland's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 162298[25].
  • John Shortland's Australian Dictionary of Biography ID is recorded as shortland-john-2659[26].
  • John Shortland's Prabook ID is recorded as 2236654[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Shortland was born in England[2]. He was born on +1769-09-05T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was he[7].

Career and Affiliations

John Shortland worked as a military officer[5].

Death and Burial

John Shortland died on +1810-01-21T00:00:00Z[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Shortland include Shortland[28], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[29], in Australia[30], founded in 1949[31].

Why It Matters

John Shortland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6]

Entities named for him include Shortland[28], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[29], in Australia[30], founded in 1949[31].

FAQs

Where was John Shortland born?

John Shortland's place of birth was England[2].

Who were John Shortland's parents?

John Shortland's father was John Shortland[7].

What did John Shortland do for work?

John Shortland worked as military officer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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