John Wigham Richardson

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John Wigham Richardson

Summary

John Wigham Richardson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Newcastle upon Tyne[2]. He was born on +1837-01-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on +1908-04-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2], John Wigham Richardson…
  • John Wigham Richardson died in London[4].
  • John Wigham Richardson was born on +1837-01-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Wigham Richardson died on +1908-04-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Wigham Richardson is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery[8].
  • A child of John Wigham Richardson was Sir Philiip Wigham-Richardson, Bt.[9].
  • A child of John Wigham Richardson was Theodora Wigham-Richardson[10].
  • John Wigham Richardson worked as an engineer[6].
  • John Wigham Richardson's image is recorded as JohnWighamRichardson1905.jpg[11].
  • John Wigham Richardson is recorded as male[12].
  • John Wigham Richardson's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Wigham Richardson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000057489063[14].
  • John Wigham Richardson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 81392931[15].
  • John Wigham Richardson's GND ID is recorded as 137163827[16].
  • John Wigham Richardson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2013082534[17].
  • John Wigham Richardson's Commons category is recorded as John Wigham Richardson[18].
  • John Wigham Richardson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0596g3[19].
  • John Wigham Richardson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4644385A[20].
  • John Wigham Richardson's family name is recorded as Richardson[21].
  • John Wigham Richardson's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Wigham Richardson's given name is recorded as W.[23].
  • John Wigham Richardson's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 48151[24].
  • John Wigham Richardson's FAST ID is recorded as 1970924[25].
  • John Wigham Richardson's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Richardson-30125[26].
  • John Wigham Richardson's Grace's Guide ID is recorded as John_Wigham_Richardson[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Wigham Richardson's place of birth was Newcastle upon Tyne[2]. He was born on +1837-01-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Wigham Richardson's professions included engineer[6].

Personal Life

Children include Sir Philiip Wigham-Richardson, Bt.[9] and Theodora Wigham-Richardson[10], 1871–1932[28].

Death and Burial

John Wigham Richardson died on +1908-04-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in London[4]. He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

John Wigham Richardson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was John Wigham Richardson born?

John Wigham Richardson's place of birth was Newcastle upon Tyne[2].

Where did John Wigham Richardson die?

John Wigham Richardson died in London[4].

What did John Wigham Richardson do for work?

John Wigham Richardson worked as engineer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . 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.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Library of Congress Control Number. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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