Layamon

English poet
Person human Q713727
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Layamon

Summary

Layamon is a human[1]. He was born on +1200-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1300-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a poet[4], writer[5], and priest[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Layamon was born on +1200-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Layamon died on +1300-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Layamon held citizenship in Kingdom of England[8].
  • Layamon's professions included poet[4].
  • Layamon's professions included writer[5].
  • Layamon's professions included priest[6].
  • Layamon's field of work was creative and professional writing[9].
  • Layamon's field of work was medieval literature[10].
  • Layamon's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].
  • Layamon is recorded as male[12].
  • Layamon's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Layamon's ISNI is recorded as 000000038167026X[14].
  • Layamon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 261980768[15].
  • Layamon's GND ID is recorded as 118640364[16].
  • Layamon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50039805[17].
  • Layamon's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12141345g[18].
  • Layamon's IdRef ID is recorded as 029881145[19].
  • Layamon's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03980084[20].
  • Layamon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011sht[21].
  • Layamon's Open Library ID is recorded as OL591139A[22].
  • Layamon's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2016928611[23].
  • Layamon's SELIBR ID is recorded as 194171[24].
  • Layamon's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 074481398[25].
  • Layamon's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2004092501[26].
  • Layamon's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0036729[27].

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Origins and Family

Layamon was born on +1200-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], writer[5], and priest[6]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[9], an academic discipline[28] and medieval literature[10], a sub-set of literature[29].

Personal Life

Layamon's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].

Death and Burial

Layamon died on +1300-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Layamon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Works attributed to him include Brut[32], a literary work[33], written by him[34].

FAQs

What did Layamon do for work?

Layamon worked as poet[4], writer[5], and priest[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . 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. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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