John Winter Jones

Principal Librarian of the British Museum (1805-1881)
Person human Q6264652
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Summary

John Winter Jones was born on June 16, 1805[1], in London[2]. He died on September 7, 1881[3], in Henley-on-Thames[4]. He worked as a librarian[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Kensal Green Cemetery[7]
  • Father: John Jones[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
  • Employer: British Museum[10]
  • Educated at: St Paul's School[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Commons category: John Winter Jones[13]
  • Family name: Jones[14]
  • Given name: John[15]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[17]
  • P14397: 6021[18]

Why It Matters

John Winter Jones is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was John Winter Jones born?

John Winter Jones's place of birth was London[2].

Where did John Winter Jones die?

John Winter Jones died in Henley-on-Thames[4].

Who were John Winter Jones's parents?

John Winter Jones's father was John Jones[8].

What did John Winter Jones do for work?

John Winter Jones worked as a librarian[5].

Where did John Winter Jones go to school?

John Winter Jones was educated at St Paul's School[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Henley-on-Thames
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'la']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56925|batch #56925]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 20w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 → 6021
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