John Stearne

English witch-hunter (c. 1610–1670)
Person human Q6258931
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

John Stearne was born on 1610[1]. He died on January 1, 1670[2]. He worked as a writer[3] and witch hunter[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (503 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of England[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Family name: Stearne[8]
  • Given name: John[9]

Why It Matters

John Stearne is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

FAQs

What did John Stearne do for work?

John Stearne worked as a writer[3] and witch hunter[4].

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). John Stearne. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-stearne
MLA “John Stearne.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-stearne.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_john-stearne_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{John Stearne}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-stearne}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): John Stearne — https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-stearne (retrieved 2026-10-14)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-stearne · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → SBTV015907
    Sitelink count → 3
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sbn author id: SBTV015907, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289737|batch #289737]]"
  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/06_w748
    Date of death → +1670-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → human
    Library of congress authority id → nr2001050083
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.