Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai

Indian novelist, poet, civil servant, and author of the first modern Tamil novel (1826–1889)
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Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai

Summary

Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tiruchirappalli[2]. He was born on October 11, 1826[3]. He died on July 21, 1889[4]. He worked as a songwriter[5] and poet[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (723 views/month, #7,202 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai's place of birth was Tiruchirappalli[2].
  • Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai was born on October 11, 1826[3].
  • Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai was born on October 14, 1826[8].
  • Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai died on July 21, 1889[4].
  • Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai worked as a songwriter[5].
  • Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai's professions included poet[6].
  • A notable work attributed to Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai is Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram[9].
  • Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai's religion is recorded as Hinduism[10].
  • Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai's religion is recorded as Christianity[11].
  • Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai is recorded as male[12].
  • Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai's given name is recorded as Samuel[14].
  • Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai's relative is recorded as Vijay Antony[15].
  • Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Tamil[16].

Body

Origins and Family

Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai was born in Tiruchirappalli[2]. Recorded date of birth include October 11, 1826[3] and October 14, 1826[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include songwriter[5] and poet[6].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai is Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram[9].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Hinduism[10], a religion[17] and Christianity[11], a major religious group[18], founded in 0033[19].

Death and Burial

Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai died on July 21, 1889[4].

Why It Matters

Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (723 views/month, #7,202 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai born?

Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai was born in Tiruchirappalli[2].

What did Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai do for work?

Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai worked as songwriter[5] and poet[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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