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Joseph John Gurney

British banker (1788-1847)
Person Human Q6284410

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
August 2, 1788
Date of death
January 4, 1847
Place of birth
Earlham Hall
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain[14][15]
Occupation
banker, theologian, social reformer
Father
John Gurney[7]
Mother
Catherine Bell[8]
Spouse
Eliza Paul Kirkbride Gurney, Mary Fowler, Jane Birkbeck[9][10][11]
Child
John Henry Gurney Sr., Anna Gurney[12][13]
Sibling
Daniel Gurney, Samuel Gurney, Elizabeth Fry, Louisa Gurney Hoare, Priscilla Gurney, Hannah Gurney, Richenda Gurney[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19][20][21]
Family name
Gurney[17]
Given name
Joseph[18]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Joseph John Gurney fr Joseph-John Gurney ja ジョセフ・ジョン・ガーニー ja ジョゼフ・ジョン・ガーニー ja ヨゼフ・ジョン・ガーニー
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000073608667
VIAF cluster ID
75922
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79104604
GND ID
117591335
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Print (BM 1924,0308.239) (cropped).jpg ↗
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
gurney-joseph-john-1788-1847-banker-and-religious-writer
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12300239j
British Museum person or institution ID
240402
CANTIC ID
981058521239106706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01337097
DDB person (GND) ID
117591335
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117591335
Show all 46 identifiers +34
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Joseph-John-Gurney
FAST ID
42457
Freebase ID
/m/05v26p
Genealogics.org person ID
I00118181
Geni profile ID
6000000015717238150
IdRef ID
031867278
IxTheo authority ID
136441408
J9U entity ID
987007274379705171
KBR person ID
14251877
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117591335
Kindred Britain ID
I8658
LBT person ID
JoGurne1847
NLA Trove people ID
845849
NUKAT ID
n2013073978
National Library of Greece ID
164402
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp59652
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071105646
Online Books Page author ID
Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847
Open Library ID
OL6630040A
Open Plaques subject ID
9054
OpenMLOL author ID
143350
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
11771
Parsifal cluster ID
850937
RA Collections ID
12074
SBN author ID
TO0V454659
SNAC ARK ID
w64j0nt6
SNARC ID
Sulitsa
The Peerage person ID
p49293.htm#i492928
UK National Archives ID
F54634
WeRelate person ID
Joseph_Gurney_(5)
Wellcome Collection concept ID
yxn9qgr5
WikiTree person ID
Gurney-784
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrcpdTQfKqwChqFCHQKBP
Yale LUX ID
person/d2af8765-a234-479f-8bcd-fffc67292f25

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Occupation 2
theologian, banker
Child 1
John Henry Gurney Sr.
Children (paternal) 1
John Henry Gurney Sr.
Given name 1
Joseph
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
SNARC ID 1
Sulitsa
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Elizabeth Fry
Siblings 1
Elizabeth Fry
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Born in Earlham Hall[1], he… he was born on August 2, 1788[2]. He died on January 4, 1847[3]. He worked as a banker[4], theologian[5], and social reformer[6].

Body

Personal Life

Spouses include Eliza Paul Kirkbride Gurney[9], a Christian minister[24], 1801–1881[25], of United States[26]; Mary Fowler[10], 1802–1835[27]; and Jane Birkbeck[11], 1789–1821[28]. Children include John Henry Gurney Sr.[12], an ornithologist[29], 1819–1890[30], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[31], awarded the Fellow of the Zoological Society of London[32], specialised in ornithology[33] and Anna Gurney[13], 1820–1848[34].

FAQs

Where was Joseph John Gurney born?

Joseph John Gurney's place of birth was Earlham Hall[1].

Who were Joseph John Gurney's parents?

Joseph John Gurney's father was John Gurney[7]. Joseph John Gurney's mother was Catherine Bell[8].

Who was Joseph John Gurney married to?

Joseph John Gurney's spouses include Eliza Paul Kirkbride Gurney[9], Mary Fowler[10], and Jane Birkbeck[11].

What did Joseph John Gurney do for work?

Joseph John Gurney worked as banker[4], theologian[5], and social reformer[6].

Related Entities

Elizabeth Fry Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #58040: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → banker, theologian, social reformer
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32119: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01337097
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  5. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → banker, theologian, social reformer
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981058521239106706, batch #257590"
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