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Richard Cobbold

British cleric and writer (1797–1877)
Person Human Q4225064

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
1797
Date of death
January 5, 1877
Place of birth
Ipswich
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom[10][11]
Occupation
novelist, cleric, writer
Educated at
Gonville and Caius College[12]
Father
John Cobbold[7]
Mother
Elizabeth Cobbold[8]
Child
Thomas Spencer Cobbold[9]
Sibling
Robert Knipe Cobbold[22]
Official website
www.cobboldfht.com[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[25]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18][19]
Family name
Cobbold[14]
Floruit
1853[17]
Given name
Richard[15]
Has works in the collection
Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen[23]
Name in native language
Richard Cobbold[21]
Writing language
English[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rev. Cobbold en Richard Cobbold ar ريتشارد كوبولد nl The rev. Richard Cobbolo ru Коббольд Ричард ru Коббольд, Ричард ru Ричард Кобболд ru Ричард Коббольд ru Кобболд ru Кобболд Р. ru Кобболд Ричард
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000081364519
VIAF cluster ID
56971778
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84801378
GND ID
1055097961
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Richard Cobbold.jpg ↗
Art UK artist ID
cobbold-richard-17971877
AskArt person ID
11231979
At the Circulating Library ID
1140
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
CobboldRichard1797-1877
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13593602c
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01982886
CollectieGelderland creator ID
f287f2f3-33d2-8963-8228-0f670ecb58ac
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Europeana entity
agent/base/82298
FAST ID
127503
FactGrid item ID
Maya Hakvoort
Freebase ID
/m/0bg_34
Geni profile ID
6000000029030181971
IdRef ID
086406477
J9U entity ID
987007389196005171
Libraries Australia ID
35884695
NLA Trove people ID
1130650
National Library of Wales Authority ID
cobbold-richard-1797-1877
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp55662
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
313071284
Open Library ID
OL1290045A
OpenMLOL author ID
138632
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
5738
Prabook ID
1944853
Project Gutenberg author ID
39966
SNAC ARK ID
w6028x2m
SNARC ID
Melodifestivalen
Spenserians person ID
33466
UK National Archives ID
F54057
Union List of Artist Names ID
500077311
Wellcome Collection concept ID
ugrvdpu2
WikiTree person ID
Cobbold-40
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtGYKYr8RJ7rK84Tdp773
Yale LUX ID
person/e504b127-24eb-4764-b3ad-de5dc954834d

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
writer, novelist, cleric
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Child 1
Thomas Spencer Cobbold
Children (paternal) 1
Thomas Spencer Cobbold
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Educated at 1
Gonville and Caius College
FactGrid item ID 1
Maya Hakvoort
Given name 1
Richard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mother 1
Elizabeth Cobbold
Parent of 1
Elizabeth Cobbold
Place of birth 1
Ipswich
SNARC ID 1
Melodifestivalen
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Richard Cobbold was born in 1797[1] in Ipswich[2]. He died on January 5, 1877[3]. He worked as a novelist[4], cleric[5], and writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Richard Cobbold born?

Richard Cobbold's place of birth was Ipswich[2].

Who were Richard Cobbold's parents?

Richard Cobbold's father was John Cobbold[7]. Richard Cobbold's mother was Elizabeth Cobbold[8].

What did Richard Cobbold do for work?

Richard Cobbold worked as a novelist[4], cleric[5], and writer[6].

Where did Richard Cobbold go to school?

Richard Cobbold was educated at Gonville and Caius College[12].

Related Entities

United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Cobbold, Richard (DNB00). wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Project Gutenberg. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Cobbold, Richard (DNB00). wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Mother → Elizabeth Cobbold
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