Richard Crashaw

English poet and cleric (c.1613 – 1649)
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Richard Crashaw
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Richard Crashaw

Summary

Richard Crashaw is a human[1]. Born in London[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1612[3]. He passed away in Loreto[4]. He died on August 21, 1649[5]. He worked as a poet[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Richard Crashaw's place of birth was London[2].
  • Richard Crashaw passed away in Loreto[4].
  • Richard Crashaw was born on January 1, 1612[3].
  • Richard Crashaw died on August 21, 1649[5].
  • Richard Crashaw held citizenship in Kingdom of England[9].
  • English was Richard Crashaw's native language[10].
  • Richard Crashaw's professions included poet[6].
  • Richard Crashaw's professions included writer[7].
  • Among Richard Crashaw's employers was University of Cambridge[11].
  • Richard Crashaw's education included a stint at Peterhouse[12].
  • Richard Crashaw's education included a stint at Pembroke College[13].
  • Richard Crashaw was educated at Charterhouse School[14].
  • Richard Crashaw's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[15].
  • Richard Crashaw's religion is recorded as Catholicism[16].
  • Richard Crashaw is recorded as male[17].
  • Richard Crashaw's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Richard Crashaw's Commons category is recorded as Richard Crashaw[19].
  • Richard Crashaw's given name is recorded as Richard[20].
  • Richard Crashaw's described by source is recorded as Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon[21].
  • Richard Crashaw's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[22].
  • Richard Crashaw's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Richard Crashaw's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24].
  • Richard Crashaw's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[25].
  • Richard Crashaw's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Richard Crashaw's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1613[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1649-08-25[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6db23854-273a-4faa-a938-cc9796e3a698[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in London[2], Richard Crashaw… he was born on January 1, 1612[3]. English was his native language[10].

Education

Educated at Peterhouse[12], a college of the University of Cambridge[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1284[35]; Pembroke College[13], a college of the University of Cambridge[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1347[38]; and Charterhouse School[14], a boarding school[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1611[41], headquartered in Godalming[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6] and writer[7]. Richard Crashaw was employed by University of Cambridge[11].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Anglicanism[15], a Christian denominational family[43] and Catholicism[16], a Christian denominational family[44], founded in 1054[45].

Death and Burial

Richard Crashaw died on August 21, 1649[5]. He passed away in Loreto[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Crashaw ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

He has been cited as an influence by T. S. Eliot[48], a playwright[49], 1888–1965[50], of United States[51], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[52].

FAQs

Where was Richard Crashaw born?

Born in London[2], Richard Crashaw…

Where did Richard Crashaw die?

Richard Crashaw passed away in Loreto[4].

What did Richard Crashaw do for work?

Richard Crashaw worked as poet[6] and writer[7].

Where did Richard Crashaw go to school?

Richard Crashaw was educated at Peterhouse[12], Pembroke College[13], and Charterhouse School[14].

Who did Richard Crashaw influence?

Richard Crashaw has been cited as an influence by T. S. Eliot[48].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] . poets.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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