Richard Dana

American lawyer
Person human Q7325085
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Richard Dana

Summary

Richard Dana is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cambridge[2]. He was born on +1700-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1772-00-00T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Richard Dana was born in Cambridge[2].
  • Richard Dana was born on +1700-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard Dana died on +1772-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Richard Dana died on +1772-05-17T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Burial took place at Massachusetts[8].
  • Richard Dana's father was Daniel Dana[9].
  • A child of Richard Dana was Francis Dana[10].
  • A child of Richard Dana was Lydia Dana[11].
  • A child of Richard Dana was Edmund Dana[12].
  • Richard Dana held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Richard Dana worked as a lawyer[5].
  • Richard Dana's education included a stint at Harvard University[14].
  • Richard Dana's education included a stint at Harvard College[15].
  • Richard Dana's image is recorded as Richard Dana.jpg[16].
  • Richard Dana is recorded as male[17].
  • Richard Dana's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Richard Dana's signature is recorded as Signature of Richard Dana (1700–1772).png[19].
  • Richard Dana's Commons category is recorded as Richard Dana[20].
  • Richard Dana's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 143822522[21].
  • Richard Dana's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g5r8vj[22].
  • Richard Dana's family name is recorded as Dana[23].
  • Richard Dana's given name is recorded as Richard[24].
  • Richard Dana's Rodovid ID is recorded as 1157237[25].
  • Richard Dana's depicted by is recorded as Richard Dana[26].
  • Richard Dana's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Dana was born in Cambridge[2]. He was born on +1700-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Daniel Dana[9].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Harvard College[15], a college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1636[34].

Career and Affiliations

Richard Dana worked as a lawyer[5].

Personal Life

Children include Francis Dana[10], a lawyer[35], 1743–1811[36], of United States[37], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[38]; Lydia Dana[11], 1755–1808[39]; and Edmund Dana[12], 1739–1823[40].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1772-00-00T00:00:00Z[4] and +1772-05-17T00:00:00Z[7]. Richard Dana is buried at Massachusetts[8].

Why It Matters

Richard Dana ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Richard Dana born?

Born in Cambridge[2], Richard Dana…

Who were Richard Dana's parents?

Richard Dana's father was Daniel Dana[9].

What did Richard Dana do for work?

Richard Dana worked as lawyer[5].

Where did Richard Dana go to school?

Richard Dana was educated at Harvard University[14] and Harvard College[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Dana, Richard (1700-1772), lawyer, justice of the peace, and resistance leader. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . Dana, Richard (1700-1772), lawyer, justice of the peace, and resistance leader. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . 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. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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