Mary Astell

English feminist writer (1666-1731)
Person human Q2359434
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Mary Astell

Summary

Mary Astell is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Newcastle upon Tyne[2]. She was born on +1666-11-12T00:00:00Z[3]. She died in London[4]. She died on +1731-05-11T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a writer[6], philosopher[7], and women's rights activist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2], Mary Astell…
  • Mary Astell passed away in London[4].
  • Mary Astell was born on +1666-11-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mary Astell died on +1731-05-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Mary Astell held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[10].
  • Mary Astell worked as a writer[6].
  • Mary Astell's professions included philosopher[7].
  • Mary Astell worked as a women's rights activist[8].
  • Mary Astell's field of work was writing[11].
  • Mary Astell's field of work was women's rights[12].
  • Mary Astell's field of work was philosophy[13].
  • Mary Astell is recorded as female[14].
  • Mary Astell's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Mary Astell's ISNI is recorded as 000000011592313X[16].
  • Mary Astell's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8192151[17].
  • Mary Astell's GND ID is recorded as 119178257[18].
  • Mary Astell's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83124681[19].
  • Mary Astell's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 134932321[20].
  • Mary Astell's IdRef ID is recorded as 050295497[21].
  • Mary Astell's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03572237[22].
  • Mary Astell's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35009672[23].
  • Mary Astell's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 22809956[24].
  • Mary Astell's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/042f84[25].
  • Mary Astell's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5189812A[26].
  • Mary Astell's Open Library ID is recorded as OL446436A[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Mary Astell's place of birth was Newcastle upon Tyne[2]. She was born on +1666-11-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], philosopher[7], and women's rights activist[8]. Fields of work include writing[11]; women's rights[12], a concept[28]; and philosophy[13], an academic discipline[29].

Death and Burial

Mary Astell died on +1731-05-11T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in London[4].

Why It Matters

Mary Astell ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Mary Astell born?

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2], Mary Astell…

Where did Mary Astell die?

Mary Astell passed away in London[4].

What did Mary Astell do for work?

Mary Astell worked as writer[6], philosopher[7], and women's rights activist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . FemBio database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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