Samuel Laing

Scottish travel writer and translator
Person human Q4582459
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Samuel Laing

Summary

Samuel Laing is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1780[2]. He died on January 1, 1868[3]. He worked as a translator[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Samuel Laing was born on January 1, 1780[2].
  • Samuel Laing died on January 1, 1868[3].
  • A child of Samuel Laing was Samuel Laing[6].
  • Samuel Laing's professions included translator[4].
  • Samuel Laing is recorded as male[7].
  • Samuel Laing's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Samuel Laing's family name is recorded as Laing[9].
  • Samuel Laing's given name is recorded as Samuel[10].
  • Samuel Laing's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[11].
  • Samuel Laing's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[12].
  • Samuel Laing's writing language is recorded as English[13].

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Origins and Family

Samuel Laing was born on January 1, 1780[2].

Career and Affiliations

Samuel Laing's professions included translator[4].

Personal Life

A child of Samuel Laing was he[6].

Death and Burial

Samuel Laing died on January 1, 1868[3].

Why It Matters

Samuel Laing ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Samuel Laing do for work?

Samuel Laing worked as translator[4].

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  1. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation translator
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
  2. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00474978
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp00474978, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
  3. 25d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from
    National virtual library of india id 380274
    Selibr id 282322
    Yale lux id person/0218d472-b821-4562-aeef-80ed4ed8a790
    + 48 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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