Samuel Wallis

Royal Naval explorer (1728-1795)
Person human Q433993
Samuel Wallis
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Samuel Wallis

Summary

Samuel Wallis is a human[1]. He was born in Cornwall[2]. He was born on +1728-04-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on +1795-01-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an explorer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Samuel Wallis was born in Cornwall[2].
  • Samuel Wallis died in London[4].
  • Samuel Wallis was born on +1728-04-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Samuel Wallis died on +1795-01-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Samuel Wallis held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[8].
  • Samuel Wallis's professions included explorer[6].
  • Samuel Wallis's image is recorded as Portrait of Samuel Wallis.jpg[9].
  • Samuel Wallis is recorded as male[10].
  • Samuel Wallis's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Samuel Wallis's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081240209[12].
  • Samuel Wallis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 45083594[13].
  • Samuel Wallis's GND ID is recorded as 117561592[14].
  • Samuel Wallis's military branch is recorded as Royal Navy[15].
  • Samuel Wallis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr2002015789[16].
  • Samuel Wallis's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15153941v[17].
  • Samuel Wallis's IdRef ID is recorded as 09383392X[18].
  • Samuel Wallis's Commons category is recorded as Samuel Wallis[19].
  • Samuel Wallis's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36343820[20].
  • Samuel Wallis's military, police or special rank is recorded as military officer[21].
  • Samuel Wallis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05fd24[22].
  • Samuel Wallis's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk2007411482[23].
  • Samuel Wallis's family name is recorded as Wallis[24].
  • Samuel Wallis's given name is recorded as Samuel[25].
  • Samuel Wallis's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1714338[26].
  • Samuel Wallis's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 073150673[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Samuel Wallis was born in Cornwall[2]. He was born on +1728-04-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Samuel Wallis worked as an explorer[6].

Death and Burial

Samuel Wallis died on +1795-01-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in London[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Samuel Wallis include Wallis[28], an island[29], in France[30].

Why It Matters

Samuel Wallis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for him include Wallis[28], an island[29], in France[30].

FAQs

Where was Samuel Wallis born?

Born in Cornwall[2], Samuel Wallis…

Where did Samuel Wallis die?

Samuel Wallis died in London[4].

What did Samuel Wallis do for work?

Samuel Wallis worked as explorer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Q43475614. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Q43475614. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Q43475614. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q43475614. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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