Richard Watson Dixon

English poet and divine (1833-1900)
Person human Q2539103
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Richard Watson Dixon

Summary

Richard Watson Dixon is a human[1]. His place of birth was Islington[2]. He was born on May 5, 1833[3]. He passed away in Alnwick[4]. He died on January 23, 1900[5]. He worked as a writer[6], priest[7], poet[8], and historian[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Islington[2], Richard Watson Dixon…
  • Richard Watson Dixon passed away in Alnwick[4].
  • Richard Watson Dixon was born on May 5, 1833[3].
  • Richard Watson Dixon was born on 1833[11].
  • Richard Watson Dixon died on January 23, 1900[5].
  • Richard Watson Dixon died on 1900[12].
  • Richard Watson Dixon held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • Richard Watson Dixon's professions included writer[6].
  • Richard Watson Dixon's professions included priest[7].
  • Richard Watson Dixon worked as a poet[8].
  • Richard Watson Dixon worked as a historian[9].
  • Richard Watson Dixon was educated at Exeter College[14].
  • Richard Watson Dixon's education included a stint at King Edward's School[15].
  • Richard Watson Dixon was educated at Pembroke College[16].
  • Richard Watson Dixon is recorded as male[17].
  • Richard Watson Dixon's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Richard Watson Dixon's Commons category is recorded as Richard Watson Dixon[19].
  • Richard Watson Dixon's family name is recorded as Dixon[20].
  • Richard Watson Dixon's given name is recorded as Richard[21].
  • Richard Watson Dixon's given name is recorded as Watson[22].
  • Richard Watson Dixon's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement[23].
  • Richard Watson Dixon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Richard Watson Dixon's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Richard Watson Dixon's described by source is recorded as Q19036877[26].
  • Richard Watson Dixon's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[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: 1833-05-05[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1900-01-23[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e96ae914-4658-46d6-a6bb-796c98ce446b[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Watson Dixon was born in Islington[2]. Recorded date of birth include May 5, 1833[3] and 1833[11].

Education

Educated at Exeter College[14], a college of the University of Oxford[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1314[35], headquartered in Oxford[36]; King Edward's School[15], a day school[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1552[39]; and Pembroke College[16], a college of the University of Oxford[40], in United Kingdom[41], founded in 1624[42], headquartered in Oxford[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], priest[7], poet[8], and historian[9].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 23, 1900[5] and 1900[12]. Richard Watson Dixon passed away in Alnwick[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Watson Dixon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Richard Watson Dixon born?

Born in Islington[2], Richard Watson Dixon…

Where did Richard Watson Dixon die?

Richard Watson Dixon passed away in Alnwick[4].

What did Richard Watson Dixon do for work?

Richard Watson Dixon worked as writer[6], priest[7], poet[8], and historian[9].

Where did Richard Watson Dixon go to school?

Richard Watson Dixon was educated at Exeter College[14], King Edward's School[15], and Pembroke College[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: 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.

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. [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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Place of birth Islington
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    Educated at Exeter College, King Edward's School, Pembroke College
    Occupation writer, priest, poet +1
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