Mary Toft

English medical hoaxer
Person human Q270855
Mary Toft
John Laguerre · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Mary Toft

Summary

Mary Toft is a human[1]. She was born in Godalming[2]. She was born on February 21, 1703[3]. She passed away in Godalming[4]. She died on January 1, 1763[5]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (427 views/month, #7,020 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Mary Toft was born in Godalming[2].
  • Mary Toft died in Godalming[4].
  • Mary Toft was born on February 21, 1703[3].
  • Mary Toft died on January 1, 1763[5].
  • Mary Toft is recorded as female[7].
  • Mary Toft's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Mary Toft's Commons category is recorded as Mary Toft[9].
  • Mary Toft's family name is recorded as Toft[10].
  • Mary Toft's given name is recorded as Mary[11].
  • Mary Toft's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[12].

Body

Origins and Family

Mary Toft's place of birth was Godalming[2]. She was born on February 21, 1703[3].

Death and Burial

Mary Toft died on January 1, 1763[5]. She died in Godalming[4].

Why It Matters

Mary Toft ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (427 views/month, #7,020 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

FAQs

Where was Mary Toft born?

Mary Toft's place of birth was Godalming[2].

Where did Mary Toft die?

Mary Toft passed away in Godalming[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Mary Toft. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mary-toft
MLA “Mary Toft.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mary-toft.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mary-toft_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Mary Toft}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mary-toft}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Mary Toft — https://4ort.xyz/entity/mary-toft (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mary-toft · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id MILV423398
    Place of death Godalming
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp02336146
    Sex or gender female
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.