Robert Knox

English sea captain for the British East India Company
Person human Q334255
Robert Knox
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Robert Knox

Summary

Robert Knox is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on +1641-02-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on +1720-06-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an explorer[6], seafarer[7], sailor[8], and historian[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Robert Knox's place of birth was London[2].
  • Robert Knox passed away in London[4].
  • Robert Knox was born on +1641-02-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Robert Knox died on +1720-06-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Robert Knox is buried at St Mary's Church, Wimbledon[11].
  • Robert Knox held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[12].
  • Robert Knox's professions included explorer[6].
  • Robert Knox's professions included seafarer[7].
  • Robert Knox's professions included sailor[8].
  • Robert Knox worked as a historian[9].
  • Robert Knox's field of work was seamanship[13].
  • Robert Knox's field of work was history[14].
  • Robert Knox's image is recorded as Captain Robert Knox (1642-1720), by P Trampon.jpg[15].
  • Robert Knox's image is recorded as Robert Knox.png[16].
  • Robert Knox is recorded as male[17].
  • Robert Knox's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Robert Knox's ISNI is recorded as 0000000080451004[19].
  • Robert Knox's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 30383468[20].
  • Robert Knox's GND ID is recorded as 121067173[21].
  • Robert Knox's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82259981[22].
  • Robert Knox's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14062266x[23].
  • Robert Knox's IdRef ID is recorded as 103111271[24].
  • Robert Knox's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA04169240[25].
  • Robert Knox's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00469703[26].
  • Robert Knox's Commons category is recorded as Robert Knox[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Robert Knox's place of birth was London[2]. He was born on +1641-02-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6], seafarer[7], sailor[8], and historian[9]. Fields of work include seamanship[13], a skill[28] and history[14].

Death and Burial

Robert Knox died on +1720-06-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in London[4]. Burial took place at St Mary's Church, Wimbledon[11].

Why It Matters

Robert Knox ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Robert Knox born?

Born in London[2], Robert Knox…

Where did Robert Knox die?

Robert Knox passed away in London[4].

What did Robert Knox do for work?

Robert Knox worked as explorer[6], seafarer[7], sailor[8], and historian[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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