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Joseph Merrick

Jamaican missionary
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Joseph Merrick

Summary

Joseph Merrick is a human[1]. He was born on +1808-08-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1849-10-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a translator[4], missionary[5], and Bible translator[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Joseph Merrick was born on +1808-08-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Joseph Merrick died on +1849-10-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Joseph Merrick held citizenship in Colony of Jamaica[8].
  • Joseph Merrick's professions included translator[4].
  • Joseph Merrick's professions included missionary[5].
  • Joseph Merrick's professions included Bible translator[6].
  • Joseph Merrick's religion is recorded as Baptists[9].
  • Joseph Merrick's image is recorded as Merrick at Isubu funeral.jpg[10].
  • Joseph Merrick is recorded as male[11].
  • Joseph Merrick's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Joseph Merrick's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027n7s7[13].
  • Joseph Merrick's family name is recorded as Merrick[14].
  • Joseph Merrick's given name is recorded as Joseph[15].
  • Joseph Merrick's Prabook ID is recorded as 2248863[16].

Body

Origins and Family

Joseph Merrick was born on +1808-08-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include translator[4], missionary[5], and Bible translator[6].

Personal Life

Joseph Merrick's religion is recorded as Baptists[9].

Death and Burial

Joseph Merrick died on +1849-10-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Joseph Merrick ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Joseph Merrick do for work?

Joseph Merrick worked as translator[4], missionary[5], and Bible translator[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 4w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · Score Beethoven · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 4w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Merrick
    Date of death → +1849-10-22T00:00:00Z
    Country of citizenship → Colony of Jamaica
    Religion or worldview → Baptists
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