John Spedan Lewis

English businessman and the founder of the John Lewis Partnership
Person human Q6258606
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John Spedan Lewis

Summary

John Spedan Lewis is a human[1]. He was born in Marylebone[2]. He was born on +1885-09-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Romsey[4]. He died on +1963-02-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a businessperson[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Spedan Lewis's place of birth was Marylebone[2].
  • John Spedan Lewis died in Romsey[4].
  • John Spedan Lewis was born on +1885-09-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Spedan Lewis died on +1963-02-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Spedan Lewis's father was John Lewis[8].
  • John Spedan Lewis held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • John Spedan Lewis held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • English was John Spedan Lewis's native language[11].
  • John Spedan Lewis worked as a businessperson[6].
  • John Spedan Lewis is recorded as male[12].
  • John Spedan Lewis's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Spedan Lewis's ISNI is recorded as 0000000050961230[14].
  • John Spedan Lewis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24453896[15].
  • John Spedan Lewis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr91009702[16].
  • John Spedan Lewis's IdRef ID is recorded as 102059896[17].
  • John Spedan Lewis's Commons category is recorded as John Spedan Lewis[18].
  • John Spedan Lewis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02657p3[19].
  • John Spedan Lewis's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4345478A[20].
  • John Spedan Lewis's family name is recorded as Lewis[21].
  • John Spedan Lewis's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Spedan Lewis's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 06997294X[23].
  • John Spedan Lewis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • John Spedan Lewis's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 34515[25].
  • John Spedan Lewis's Open Plaques subject ID is recorded as 6588[26].
  • John Spedan Lewis's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 152242[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Marylebone[2], John Spedan Lewis… he was born on +1885-09-22T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was John Lewis[8]. English was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

John Spedan Lewis's professions included businessperson[6].

Death and Burial

John Spedan Lewis died on +1963-02-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Romsey[4].

Why It Matters

John Spedan Lewis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was John Spedan Lewis born?

John Spedan Lewis was born in Marylebone[2].

Where did John Spedan Lewis die?

John Spedan Lewis passed away in Romsey[4].

Who were John Spedan Lewis's parents?

John Spedan Lewis's father was John Lewis[8].

What did John Spedan Lewis do for work?

John Spedan Lewis worked as businessperson[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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