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Sir John Appleby

detective created by Michael Innes in the 1930s who appeared in many novels and short stories
Person literary_character Q7527559
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Summary

Sir John Appleby is a literary character[1]. He draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #230 of 421).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sir John Appleby is the creator of J. I. M. Stewart[3].
  • Sir John Appleby is recorded as male[4].
  • Sir John Appleby's instance of is recorded as literary character[5].
  • Sir John Appleby's present in work is recorded as Hamlet, Revenge![6].
  • Sir John Appleby's P14750 is recorded as 0626-CD72-5745-158F-A264[7].

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Works and Contributions

Sir John Appleby is the creator of J. I. M. Stewart[3].

Why It Matters

Sir John Appleby draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #230 of 421).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.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. 5w ago · Mcampany-emco · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → sh94001589, n2022064471
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51412|batch #51412]]: adding deprecated identifier qualifier"
  2. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Imported from → —
    Present in work → Hamlet, Revenge!
    Freebase id → /m/0388d0
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47161|batch #47161]]: HAND ID (12)"
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