Robert Drury

English sailor
Person human Q1306607
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Robert Drury

Summary

Robert Drury is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on January 1, 1687[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on January 1, 1735[5]. He worked as a sailor[6], writer[7], and slave trader[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Robert Drury's place of birth was London[2].
  • Robert Drury died in London[4].
  • Robert Drury was born on January 1, 1687[3].
  • Robert Drury died on January 1, 1735[5].
  • Robert Drury held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[10].
  • Robert Drury's professions included sailor[6].
  • Robert Drury worked as a writer[7].
  • Robert Drury worked as a slave trader[8].
  • Robert Drury's field of work was marine transportation[11].
  • Robert Drury's field of work was slavery[12].
  • Robert Drury is recorded as male[13].
  • Robert Drury's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Robert Drury's Commons category is recorded as Robert Drury[15].
  • Robert Drury's given name is recorded as Robert[16].
  • Robert Drury's work location is recorded as England[17].
  • Robert Drury's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[18].
  • Robert Drury's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Robert Drury's different from is recorded as Robert Drury[20].
  • Robert Drury's social classification is recorded as slave[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Robert Drury's place of birth was London[2]. He was born on January 1, 1687[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sailor[6], writer[7], and slave trader[8]. Fields of work include marine transportation[11] and slavery[12].

Death and Burial

Robert Drury died on January 1, 1735[5]. He died in London[4].

Why It Matters

Robert Drury ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Robert Drury born?

Robert Drury's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Robert Drury die?

Robert Drury passed away in London[4].

What did Robert Drury do for work?

Robert Drury worked as sailor[6], writer[7], and slave trader[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . 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. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 1391
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14397]]: 1391, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/290069189|Robert Drury (#290069189)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7918|‎Darwin Correspondent"
  2. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation sailor, writer, slave trader
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31705|batch #31705]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (5)"
  3. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death London
    Social classification slave
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Nl cr aut id jo20241231274
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30842|batch #30842]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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