Richard Cumberland

English dramatist and civil servant (1732–1811)

Person human Q1439360

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24 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[23]
Date of birth: February 19, 1732, February 19, 1731, 1732^[9]^[10]
Date of death: May 7, 1811, 1811^[11]
Place of birth: Cambridge
Place of death: London
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[21]
Occupation: writer, playwright, novelist, essayist
Educated at: Trinity College^[22]
Father: Denison Cumberland^[13]
Mother: Johanna Bentley^[14]
Spouse: Elizabeth Ridge^[15]
Child: Elizabeth Cumberland, Charles Cumberland, William Cumberland, George Cumberland, Richard Cumberland^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[37]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired
Depicted by: Richard Cumberland, Richard Cumberland (1732–1811), Richard Cumberland (1732–1811), Fellow, Playwright and Novelist, Richard Cumberland (1732–1811), Fellow, Playwright and Novelist, Richard Cumberland, the Poet (1732–1811)^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]
Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36]
Family name: Cumberland^[24]
Given name: Richard^[25]
P14585: 36514
P14608: 118670689
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Place of burial: Westminster Abbey^[12]
Writing language: English

🏷️ Also known as

en Richard Cumberland ar ريتشارد كامبرلاند fa ریچارد کامبرلند (نمایشنامه نویس) he ריצ'רד קאמברלנד ja リチャード・カンバーランド ru Камберленд, Ричард ru Ричард Камберленд

🔖 Identifiers · 85

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Image (Wikimedia Commons): Richard Cumberland, dramatist.jpg ↗
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 130917191
British Museum person or institution ID: 24170
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Cambridge Alumni Database ID: CMRT747R
Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID: A002344

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DDB person (GND) ID: 118670689
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IdRef ID: 027273040
Jewish Encyclopedia ID: 4800
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 118670689
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Treccani ID: richard-cumberland
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: richard-cumberland
UK National Archives ID: F71092
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WikiTree person ID: Cumberland-154
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Yale LUX ID: person/c677e794-58b6-485f-862f-cdebee3ebf8e

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Described by source 4

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron

Occupation 4

writer, playwright, novelist, essayist

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Educated at 1

Trinity College

FactGrid item ID 1

Çağlar Birinci

Given name 1

Richard

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of birth 1

Cambridge

Place of burial 1

Westminster Abbey

Place of death 1

London

Sex or gender 1

male

Writing language 1

English

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Summary

Richard Cumberland was born on February 19, 1732^[1], in Cambridge^[2]. He died on May 7, 1811^[3], in London^[4]. He worked as a writer^[5], playwright^[6], novelist^[7], and essayist^[8].

FAQs

Where was Richard Cumberland born?

Richard Cumberland's place of birth was Cambridge^[2].

Where did Richard Cumberland die?

Richard Cumberland passed away in London^[4].

Who were Richard Cumberland's parents?

Richard Cumberland's father was Denison Cumberland^[13]. Richard Cumberland's mother was Johanna Bentley^[14].

Who was Richard Cumberland married to?

Richard Cumberland's spouses include Elizabeth Ridge^[15].

What did Richard Cumberland do for work?

Richard Cumberland worked as a writer^[5], playwright^[6], novelist^[7], and essayist^[8].

Where did Richard Cumberland go to school?

Richard Cumberland was educated at Trinity College^[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Richard Cumberland — place of birth (P19): Cambridge. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Richard Cumberland — place of death (P20): London. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Richard Cumberland — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Richard Cumberland — father (P22): Denison Cumberland. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Richard Cumberland — mother (P25): Johanna Bentley. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Richard Cumberland — spouse (P26): Elizabeth Ridge. Retrieved 2020-08-07. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Richard Cumberland — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Richard Cumberland — child (P40): Elizabeth Cumberland. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Richard Cumberland — child (P40): Charles Cumberland. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Richard Cumberland — child (P40): William Cumberland. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Richard Cumberland — child (P40): George Cumberland. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Richard Cumberland — child (P40): Richard Cumberland. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Richard Cumberland — educated at (P69): Trinity College. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Richard Cumberland — occupation (P106): writer. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Richard Cumberland — occupation (P106): playwright. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Richard Cumberland — occupation (P106): novelist. Q27158239. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Richard Cumberland — occupation (P106): essayist. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Richard Cumberland — place of burial (P119): Westminster Abbey. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Richard Cumberland — date of birth (P569): February 19, 1732. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Richard Cumberland — date of birth (P569): February 19, 1731. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Richard Cumberland — date of birth (P569): 1732. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Richard Cumberland — date of death (P570): May 7, 1811. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Richard Cumberland — date of death (P570): 1811. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Richard Cumberland — family name (P734): Cumberland. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Richard Cumberland — given name (P735): Richard. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Richard Cumberland — depicted by (P1299): Richard Cumberland. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Richard Cumberland — depicted by (P1299): Richard Cumberland (1732–1811). wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Richard Cumberland — depicted by (P1299): Richard Cumberland (1732–1811), Fellow, Playwright and Novelist. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Richard Cumberland — depicted by (P1299): Richard Cumberland, the Poet (1732–1811). wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Richard Cumberland — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Richard Cumberland — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Richard Cumberland — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Richard Cumberland — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Richard Cumberland — described by source (P1343): Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Richard Cumberland — described by source (P1343): Library of the World's Best Literature. bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Richard Cumberland — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Richard Cumberland — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.

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