John Smith

19th-century British art historian and art dealer (1781-1855)
Person human Q3182476
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John Smith

Summary

John Smith is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on +1781-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Hanwell[4]. He died on +1855-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an art collector[6], art dealer[7], writer[8], wood carver[9], and art historian[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • John Smith's place of birth was London[2].
  • John Smith passed away in Hanwell[4].
  • John Smith was born on +1781-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Smith died on +1855-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Smith held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • John Smith held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[13].
  • John Smith's professions included art collector[6].
  • John Smith worked as an art dealer[7].
  • John Smith worked as a writer[8].
  • John Smith worked as a wood carver[9].
  • John Smith's professions included art historian[10].
  • John Smith's field of work was art history[14].
  • A notable work attributed to John Smith is A catalogue raisonné of the works of the most eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French painters[15].
  • John Smith's image is recorded as Moses Haughton Jr. - Portrait of John Smith (1781-1855).jpg[16].
  • John Smith is recorded as male[17].
  • John Smith's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • John Smith's ISNI is recorded as 0000000389844455[19].
  • John Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 283346649[20].
  • John Smith's GND ID is recorded as 104340130X[21].
  • John Smith's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2007026722[22].
  • John Smith's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500326152[23].
  • John Smith's IdRef ID is recorded as 183713621[24].
  • John Smith's Commons category is recorded as John Smith (art historian)[25].
  • John Smith's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4474728A[26].
  • John Smith's RKDartists ID is recorded as 436287[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in London[2], John Smith… he was born on +1781-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include art collector[6], art dealer[7], writer[8], wood carver[9], and art historian[10]. John Smith's field of work was art history[14].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to John Smith is A catalogue raisonné of the works of the most eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French painters[15].

Death and Burial

John Smith died on +1855-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Hanwell[4].

Why It Matters

John Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was John Smith born?

John Smith was born in London[2].

Where did John Smith die?

John Smith died in Hanwell[4].

What did John Smith do for work?

John Smith worked as art collector[6], art dealer[7], writer[8], wood carver[9], and art historian[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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