Joseph Swain

British poet and hymnwriter
Person human Q6287267
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Joseph Swain

Summary

Joseph Swain is a human[1]. He was born on +1761-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1796-04-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a Christian minister[4], hymnwriter[5], and poet[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Joseph Swain was born on +1761-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Joseph Swain died on +1796-04-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Burial took place at Bunhill Fields Burial Ground[8].
  • Joseph Swain held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[9].
  • Joseph Swain's professions included Christian minister[4].
  • Joseph Swain worked as a hymnwriter[5].
  • Joseph Swain worked as a poet[6].
  • Joseph Swain's religion is recorded as Baptists[10].
  • Joseph Swain is recorded as male[11].
  • Joseph Swain's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Joseph Swain's ISNI is recorded as 0000000073791027[13].
  • Joseph Swain's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 39253145[14].
  • Joseph Swain's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr93038852[15].
  • Joseph Swain's Commons category is recorded as Joseph Swain (poet)[16].
  • Joseph Swain's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0br9y17[17].
  • Joseph Swain's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2400330A[18].
  • Joseph Swain's family name is recorded as Swain[19].
  • Joseph Swain's given name is recorded as Joseph[20].
  • Joseph Swain's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[21].
  • Joseph Swain's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 26811[22].
  • Joseph Swain's image of grave is recorded as The grave of Joseph Swain, Bunhill Fields, London.JPG[23].
  • Joseph Swain's FAST ID is recorded as 1513919[24].
  • Joseph Swain's Prabook ID is recorded as 2249914[25].
  • Joseph Swain's Carnegie Hall agent ID is recorded as 1028216[26].
  • Joseph Swain's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Christian Hymns[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Joseph Swain was born on +1761-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Christian minister[4], hymnwriter[5], and poet[6].

Personal Life

Joseph Swain's religion is recorded as Baptists[10].

Death and Burial

Joseph Swain died on +1796-04-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He is buried at Bunhill Fields Burial Ground[8].

Why It Matters

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

FAQs

What did Joseph Swain do for work?

Joseph Swain worked as Christian minister[4], hymnwriter[5], and poet[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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