Richard Shakespeare

English farmer and the grandfather of William Shakespeare
Person human Q7328977
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Richard Shakespeare

Summary

Richard Shakespeare is a human[1]. He was born on +1490-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1561-02-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Richard Shakespeare was born on +1490-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Richard Shakespeare died on +1561-02-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Among Richard Shakespeare's spouses was Abigail Webb[6].
  • A child of Richard Shakespeare was John Shakespeare[7].
  • A child of Richard Shakespeare was Matthew Shakespear[8].
  • Richard Shakespeare's professions included writer[4].
  • Richard Shakespeare is recorded as male[9].
  • Richard Shakespeare's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Richard Shakespeare's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0268gmq[11].
  • Richard Shakespeare's family name is recorded as Shakespeare[12].
  • Richard Shakespeare's given name is recorded as Richard[13].
  • Richard Shakespeare's Rodovid ID is recorded as 128159[14].
  • Richard Shakespeare's name in native language is recorded as Richard Shakespeare[15].
  • Richard Shakespeare's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00557266[16].
  • Richard Shakespeare's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000007357315281[17].
  • Richard Shakespeare's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Shakespeare-137[18].
  • Richard Shakespeare's Prabook ID is recorded as 1948294[19].
  • Richard Shakespeare's WeRelate person ID is recorded as Richard_Shakespeare_(2)[20].
  • Richard Shakespeare's The Peerage person ID is recorded as p70001.htm#i700010[21].
  • Richard Shakespeare's The Peerage person ID is recorded as p67726.htm#i677253[22].

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Origins and Family

Richard Shakespeare was born on +1490-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Richard Shakespeare worked as a writer[4].

Personal Life

Richard Shakespeare was married to Abigail Webb[6]. Children include John Shakespeare[7], a merchant[23], 1530–1601[24], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[25] and Matthew Shakespear[8], 1540–1601[26].

Death and Burial

Richard Shakespeare died on +1561-02-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Richard Shakespeare ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who was Richard Shakespeare married to?

Richard Shakespeare's spouses include Abigail Webb[6].

What did Richard Shakespeare do for work?

Richard Shakespeare worked as writer[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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