Thomas Astle

British antiquary and palaeographer; (1735-1803)
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Thomas Astle

Summary

Thomas Astle is a human[1]. His place of birth was Yoxall[2]. He was born on +1735-12-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Battersea[4]. He died on +1803-12-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a palaeographer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Thomas Astle's place of birth was Yoxall[2].
  • Thomas Astle passed away in Battersea[4].
  • Thomas Astle was born on +1735-12-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Thomas Astle died on +1803-12-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Thomas Astle was Philip Hills[8].
  • A child of Thomas Astle was Edward Astle[9].
  • Thomas Astle's professions included palaeographer[6].
  • Thomas Astle held the position of Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London[10].
  • Thomas Astle received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[11].
  • Thomas Astle received the Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[12].
  • Thomas Astle received the Fellow of the Royal Society[13].
  • Thomas Astle was a member of Royal Society[14].
  • Thomas Astle was a member of Society of Antiquaries of London[15].
  • Thomas Astle's image is recorded as Thomas Astle.jpg[16].
  • Thomas Astle is recorded as male[17].
  • Thomas Astle's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Thomas Astle's ISNI is recorded as 0000000104632492[19].
  • Thomas Astle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 47279[20].
  • Thomas Astle's GND ID is recorded as 116372265[21].
  • Thomas Astle's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no90021007[22].
  • Thomas Astle's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12144039f[23].
  • Thomas Astle's IdRef ID is recorded as 029915902[24].
  • Thomas Astle's SBN author ID is recorded as IEIV034038[25].
  • Thomas Astle's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35009681[26].
  • Thomas Astle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05mwstf[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Thomas Astle was born in Yoxall[2]. He was born on +1735-12-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Thomas Astle worked as a palaeographer[6]. He held the position of Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[11], a fellowship award[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[12]; and Fellow of the Royal Society[13], a fellowship award[30], in United Kingdom[31].

Personal Life

Children include Philip Hills[8], 1768–1830[32] and Edward Astle[9], 1770–1816[33].

Death and Burial

Thomas Astle died on +1803-12-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Battersea[4].

Why It Matters

Thomas Astle ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Thomas Astle born?

Born in Yoxall[2], Thomas Astle…

Where did Thomas Astle die?

Thomas Astle passed away in Battersea[4].

What did Thomas Astle do for work?

Thomas Astle worked as palaeographer[6].

What awards did Thomas Astle receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[11], Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[12], and Fellow of the Royal Society[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [14] . wikidata.org.
  22. [15] . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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