John William Godward

English painter (1861-1922)
Person human Q464999
John William Godward
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John William Godward

Summary

John William Godward is a human[1]. Born in Wimbledon[2], he… he was born on August 9, 1861[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on December 13, 1922[5]. He worked as a painter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (531 views/month, #7,193 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John William Godward was born in Wimbledon[2].
  • John William Godward passed away in London[4].
  • John William Godward passed away in Wimbledon[8].
  • John William Godward was born on August 9, 1861[3].
  • John William Godward died on December 13, 1922[5].
  • John William Godward is buried at Brompton Cemetery[9].
  • John William Godward's father was William Godward[10].
  • John William Godward's mother was Sarah Eborall Godward[11].
  • John William Godward held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • John William Godward worked as a painter[6].
  • John William Godward is recorded as male[13].
  • John William Godward's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John William Godward is associated with the Victorian painting movement[15].
  • John William Godward is associated with the neo-Pompeian movement[16].
  • John William Godward is associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood movement[17].
  • John William Godward's genre is figure[18].
  • John William Godward's genre is genre art[19].
  • John William Godward's Commons category is recorded as John William Godward[20].
  • John William Godward's family name is recorded as Godward[21].
  • John William Godward's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John William Godward's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • John William Godward's topic's main category is recorded as Category:John William Godward[24].
  • John William Godward's Commons gallery is recorded as John William Godward[25].
  • John William Godward's work location is recorded as Rome[26].
  • John William Godward's work location is recorded as London[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1861-08-09[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1922-12-13[31]

  • Community tags: painter[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d4fc7630-cf32-4e9c-a611-a14db80c4274[33]

Body

Origins and Family

John William Godward was born in Wimbledon[2]. He was born on August 9, 1861[3]. His father was William Godward[10]. His mother was Sarah Eborall Godward[11].

Career and Affiliations

John William Godward worked as a painter[6].

Death and Burial

John William Godward died on December 13, 1922[5]. Recorded place of death include London[4], a metropolis[34], in Roman Empire[35], founded in 0047[36] and Wimbledon[8], a town[37], in United Kingdom[38]. Burial took place at Brompton Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

John William Godward ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (531 views/month, #7,193 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was John William Godward born?

John William Godward was born in Wimbledon[2].

Where did John William Godward die?

John William Godward died in London[4].

Who were John William Godward's parents?

John William Godward's father was William Godward[10]. John William Godward's mother was Sarah Eborall Godward[11].

What did John William Godward do for work?

John William Godward worked as painter[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Le Delarge. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Le Delarge. wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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