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Lewis Theobald

English editor and author (1688–1744)
Person Human Q1822165

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
April 2, 1688
Date of death
September 18, 1744
Place of birth
Sittingbourne
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain[10]
Occupation
literary historian, writer, poet, critic, publisher, editor, playwright, librettist[11][12][13]
Field of work
creative and professional writing, historical-critical edition, drama[14][15][16]
Work location
England[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Men of Kent and Kentishmen, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21][22][23][24][25][26]
Family name
Theobald[18]
Given name
Lewis[19]
Name in native language
Lewis Theobald[28]
Writing language
English[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lewis Theobald cs Theobald Theobald he לואיס תאובלד ja ルイス・ティボルド ja ルイス・セオバード ja ルイス・シオボルド ja ルイス・セオバルド zh 刘易斯·西奥博尔德
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
0000000080816018
VIAF cluster ID
2479987
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50081904
GND ID
118801813
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Hogarth - Lewis Theobald, Detail of the Poet - B1994.4.1140 - Yale Center for British Art.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:18583
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/96031
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119983234
British Museum person or institution ID
48278
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01320786
CiNii Research ID
1140845216785864576
DDB person (GND) ID
118801813
Show all 48 identifiers +36
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118801813
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Lewis-Theobald
FAST ID
19683
FactGrid item ID
Święciechowa
Freebase ID
/m/05xdg4t
Goodreads author ID
4024054
Grove Music Online ID
43531
IdRef ID
031481302
J9U entity ID
987007441044705171
LBT person ID
LeTheob1744
Libraries Australia ID
35876925
LibriVox author ID
10474
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02783281
NL CR AUT ID
jo20261293432
NLA Trove people ID
1127223
National Library of Wales Authority ID
theobald-lewis-mr-1688-1744
National Virtual Library of India ID
379643, 114155
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071348549
Online Books Page author ID
Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744
Open Library ID
OL4365742A, OL349865A, OL4944535A, OL5089644A
OpenMLOL author ID
155708, 174876
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
27169
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803103802171
Project Gutenberg author ID
6645
RISM ID
people/30031974
SBN author ID
PUVV226451
SHARE Catalogue author ID
759356
SNAC ARK ID
w6rz0nsg
SNARC ID
haseki sultan
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10011865
Spenserians person ID
32968
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
4362
The Women's Print History Project person ID
4655
UK National Archives ID
F57210
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmhRDRHv3XmRcBqB7wwG3
Yale LUX ID
person/aed13463-6c5b-432f-99e1-f6706001e0fc

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Occupation 4
writer, poet, critic, literary historian
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Great Britain
FactGrid item ID 1
Święciechowa
Given name 1
Lewis
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Sittingbourne
Place of death 1
London
SNARC ID 1
haseki sultan
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Double Falsehood
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Lewis Theobald was born on April 2, 1688[1], in Sittingbourne[2]. He died on September 18, 1744[3], in London[4]. He worked as a literary historian[5], writer[6], poet[7], critic[8], and publisher[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Lewis Theobald include Double Falsehood[30], a literary work[31].

FAQs

Where was Lewis Theobald born?

Lewis Theobald was born in Sittingbourne[2].

Where did Lewis Theobald die?

Lewis Theobald passed away in London[4].

What did Lewis Theobald do for work?

Lewis Theobald worked as a literary historian[5], writer[6], poet[7], critic[8], and publisher[9].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain London

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . The Women’s Print History Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 9h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 9d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62824: add P1810 to P396"
  3. 10d ago · Qyayoor · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → PUVV226451
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: PUVV226451, batch #292920"
  4. 21d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Open Library ID, deprecate Open Library ID redirect(s) OL5089644A → OL349865A, OL4944535A → OL349865A (target already on item; added by bloc"
  5. 26d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL4365742A, OL349865A, OL4944535A +1
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL5089644A, batch #290734"
  6. 27d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL4365742A, OL349865A, OL4944535A +1
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL4944535A, batch #290734"
  7. 27d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → Lewis Theobald
    Open Library ID → OL4365742A, OL349865A, OL4944535A +1
    Wikidata description → English editor and author (1688–1744)
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL349865A, batch #290620"
  8. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Sittingbourne
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Country of citizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain
    Occupation → literary historian, writer, poet +1
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32074: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
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