John Skinner

Summary

John Skinner is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Balfour^[2]. He was born on October 31, 1721^[3]. He died on June 16, 1807^[4]. He worked as a historian^[5], songwriter^[6], poet^[7], and writer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Balfour^[2], John Skinner…
• John Skinner was born on October 31, 1721^[3].
• John Skinner died on June 16, 1807^[4].
• A child of John Skinner was John Skinner^[10].
• John Skinner held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[11].
• John Skinner held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[12].
• John Skinner worked as a historian^[5].
• John Skinner's professions included songwriter^[6].
• John Skinner's professions included poet^[7].
• John Skinner's professions included writer^[8].
• John Skinner was educated at University of Aberdeen^[13].
• John Skinner was educated at Marischal College^[14].
• John Skinner is recorded as male^[15].
• John Skinner's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• John Skinner's family name is recorded as Skinner^[17].
• John Skinner's given name is recorded as John^[18].
• John Skinner's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[19].
• John Skinner's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[20].
• John Skinner's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature^[21].
• John Skinner's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• John Skinner's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Scots^[23].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[24]

• Country: GB^[25]

• Began / founded: 1721-10-31^[26]

• Ended / dissolved: 1807-06-16^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: f6995641-f91f-4380-bfc8-fb1118410ed3^[28]

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Origins and Family

John Skinner's place of birth was Balfour^[2]. He was born on October 31, 1721^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Aberdeen^[13], a public research university^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 1495^[31], headquartered in Aberdeen^[32] and Marischal College^[14], a building^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1593^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian^[5], songwriter^[6], poet^[7], and writer^[8].

Personal Life

A child of John Skinner was he^[10].

Death and Burial

John Skinner died on June 16, 1807^[4].

Why It Matters

John Skinner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[9]

FAQs

Where was John Skinner born?

Born in Balfour^[2], John Skinner…

What did John Skinner do for work?

John Skinner worked as historian^[5], songwriter^[6], poet^[7], and writer^[8].

Where did John Skinner go to school?

John Skinner was educated at University of Aberdeen^[13] and Marischal College^[14].