The Spectator

daily publication in London, 1711 to 1712
Periodical magazine Q581322
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The Spectator

Summary

The Spectator is a magazine[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of magazine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (567 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Spectator is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • The Spectator's instance of is recorded as magazine[4].
  • The Spectator's instance of is recorded as serial[5].
  • The Spectator was edited by Joseph Addison[6].
  • The Spectator was edited by Richard Steele[7].
  • The Spectator's founder is recorded as Joseph Addison[8].
  • The Spectator's genre is spectatorial magazine[9].
  • The Spectator's headquarters location is recorded as London[10].
  • The Spectator's Commons category is recorded as The Spectator (1711)[11].
  • The Spectator's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Spectator's country of origin is recorded as England[13].
  • March 1711 marks the founding of The Spectator[14].
  • The Spectator was dissolved in December 1712[15].
  • The Spectator was published on 1710[16].
  • The Spectator's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Spectator'}[17].
  • The Spectator's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spectator'}[18].
  • The Spectator's different from is recorded as The Spectator[19].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for The Spectator include it[20], a magazine[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1828[23], headquartered in London[24].

Why It Matters

The Spectator ranks in the top 4% of magazine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (567 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for it include it[20], a magazine[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1828[23], headquartered in London[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Sms116 · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1712-12-00T00:00:00Z
    Genre spectatorial magazine
    Dissolved
    Country of origin England
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