Richard Doddridge Blackmore

English novelist (1825-1900)
Person human Q3316148
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Richard Doddridge Blackmore

Summary

Richard Doddridge Blackmore is a human[1]. He was born in Longworth[2]. He was born on June 7, 1825[3]. He passed away in Teddington[4]. He died on January 20, 1900[5]. He worked as a writer[6], novelist[7], prose writer[8], poet[9], and gardener[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #7,203 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore was born in Longworth[2].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore passed away in Teddington[4].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore was born on June 7, 1825[3].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore was born on January 1, 1825[12].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore died on January 20, 1900[5].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore died on January 1, 1900[13].
  • Burial took place at Teddington Cemetery[14].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15].
  • English was Richard Doddridge Blackmore's native language[16].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore worked as a writer[6].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore worked as a novelist[7].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore worked as a prose writer[8].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore worked as a poet[9].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore worked as a gardener[10].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore's professions included fruit grower[17].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore's field of work was literary activity[18].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore's field of work was Romantic literature[19].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore's field of work was novella[20].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore's field of work was fruticulture[21].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore's education included a stint at Exeter College[22].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore was educated at Blundell's School[23].
  • A notable work attributed to Richard Doddridge Blackmore is Lorna Doone[24].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore was a member of Middle Temple[25].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore is recorded as male[26].
  • Richard Doddridge Blackmore's instance of is recorded as human[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.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1825-06-07[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1900-01-20[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2eb3a8ef-126b-4f9a-8f64-1c353e5ba4e4[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Longworth[2], Richard Doddridge Blackmore… Recorded date of birth include June 7, 1825[3] and January 1, 1825[12]. English was his native language[16].

Education

Educated at Exeter College[22], a college of the University of Oxford[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1314[35], headquartered in Oxford[36] and Blundell's School[23], an independent school[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1604[39]. Richard Doddridge Blackmore earned the academic degree of Master of Arts[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], novelist[7], prose writer[8], poet[9], gardener[10], and fruit grower[17]. Fields of work include literary activity[18]; Romantic literature[19], a literary movement[41]; novella[20], a literary form[42]; and fruticulture[21], a branch of agriculture[43].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Richard Doddridge Blackmore is Lorna Doone[24].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 20, 1900[5] and January 1, 1900[13]. Richard Doddridge Blackmore passed away in Teddington[4]. He is buried at Teddington Cemetery[14].

Why It Matters

Richard Doddridge Blackmore ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #7,203 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Works attributed to him include Lorna Doone[46], a literary work[47].

FAQs

Where was Richard Doddridge Blackmore born?

Richard Doddridge Blackmore was born in Longworth[2].

Where did Richard Doddridge Blackmore die?

Richard Doddridge Blackmore died in Teddington[4].

What did Richard Doddridge Blackmore do for work?

Richard Doddridge Blackmore worked as writer[6], novelist[7], prose writer[8], poet[9], and gardener[10].

Where did Richard Doddridge Blackmore go to school?

Richard Doddridge Blackmore was educated at Exeter College[22] and Blundell's School[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Blackmore, Richard Doddridge. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Blackmore, Richard Doddridge. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [40] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . 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. [46] . 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
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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