Piers Claughton

British bishop (1814–1884)
Person human Q7192588
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Piers Claughton

Summary

Piers Claughton is a human[1]. He was born on +1814-06-08T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1884-08-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a presbyter[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Piers Claughton was born on +1814-06-08T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Piers Claughton died on +1884-08-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A child of Piers Claughton was Alice Ann Claughton[6].
  • Piers Claughton's professions included presbyter[4].
  • Piers Claughton held the position of bishop of St Helena[7].
  • Piers Claughton held the position of Anglican Bishop of Colombo[8].
  • Piers Claughton held the position of Archdeacon of London[9].
  • Piers Claughton's education included a stint at Brasenose College[10].
  • Piers Claughton is recorded as male[11].
  • Piers Claughton's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Piers Claughton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000044609046[13].
  • Piers Claughton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 66182759[14].
  • Piers Claughton's military branch is recorded as British Army[15].
  • Piers Claughton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004056196[16].
  • Piers Claughton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04f_97c[17].
  • Piers Claughton's Open Library ID is recorded as OL6632661A[18].
  • Piers Claughton's family name is recorded as Claughton[19].
  • Piers Claughton's given name is recorded as Piers[20].
  • Piers Claughton's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[21].
  • Piers Claughton's described by source is recorded as Q19036877[22].
  • Piers Claughton's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 5549[23].
  • Piers Claughton's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Claughton-89[24].
  • Piers Claughton's UK National Archives ID is recorded as F70124[25].
  • Piers Claughton's The Peerage person ID is recorded as p67745.htm#i677450[26].
  • Piers Claughton's Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID is recorded as claughton-piers-calverley-1814-1884-bishop-of-colombo[27].

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Origins and Family

Piers Claughton was born on +1814-06-08T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Piers Claughton's education included a stint at Brasenose College[10].

Career and Affiliations

Piers Claughton worked as a presbyter[4]. Positions held include bishop of St Helena[7]; Anglican Bishop of Colombo[8], a position[28]; and Archdeacon of London[9], a position[29].

Personal Life

A child of Piers Claughton was Alice Ann Claughton[6].

Death and Burial

Piers Claughton died on +1884-08-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Piers Claughton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Piers Claughton do for work?

Piers Claughton worked as presbyter[4].

Where did Piers Claughton go to school?

Piers Claughton was educated at Brasenose College[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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