Robert Bakewell

British agriculturalist (1725–1795)
Person human Q3499315
Robert Bakewell
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Summary

Robert Bakewell was born on January 1, 1725[1], in Loughborough[2]. He died on January 1, 1795[3]. He worked as a farmer[4], biologist[5], and animal breeder[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (271 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: May 23, 1725[8]
  • Date of death: October 1795[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain[10]
  • Field of work: agronomy[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Commons category: Robert Bakewell (agriculturalist)[13]
  • Family name: Bakewell[14]
  • Given name: Robert[15]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[20]
  • Name in native language: Robert Bakewell[21]
  • P14397: 251[22]
  • P14541: 2hO1AX[23]

Why It Matters

Robert Bakewell has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Robert Bakewell born?

Robert Bakewell was born in Loughborough[2].

What did Robert Bakewell do for work?

Robert Bakewell worked as a farmer[4], biologist[5], and animal breeder[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Mmen6 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id → robert-bakewell
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gran enciclopèdia catalana id: robert-bakewell, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/327063750|Robert Bakewell (#327063750)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/85"
  2. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fr', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'simple', 'sv', 'zh'
    Date of death → +1795-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1795-10-00T00:00:00Z
    Date of birth → +1725-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1725-05-23T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57226|batch #57226]]: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  3. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2hO1AX
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 20w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 → 251
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14397: 251, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258229|batch #258229]]"
  5. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → farmer, biologist, animal breeder
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02293293
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Cerl thesaurus id: cnp00553888, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Family name → Bakewell
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → human
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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