Thomas Bodley

English diplomat and scholar (1545-1613)
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Thomas Bodley
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
March 2, 1545
Date of death
January 28, 1613
Place of birth
Exeter
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[11]
Position held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, ambassador, Member of the 1584-85 Parliament, Member of the 1586-87 Parliament[13][14][15][16]
Award received
Knight Bachelor[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Family name
Bodley[21]
Given name
Thomas[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir Thomas Bodley en Thomas Bodley ar توماس بودلي da Sir Thomas Bodley el Τόμας Μπόντλι he תומאס בודלי ja トーマス・ボドリー ja トーマス・ボドレイ ru Бодли, Томас ru Томас Бодли uk Томас Бодлі zh 托馬斯·博德利
🔖 Identifiers · 70
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
117608920
BIBSYS ID
2024974
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
6439
British Museum person or institution ID
85131
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01334903
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11495432
DDB person (GND) ID
117608920
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
117608920
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
87771
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
147508
FINA Wiki ID
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Freebase ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0010664
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Krugosvet article (archived)
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Libraries Australia ID
35019812
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NNDB people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
809290
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069393427
Obálky knih ID
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Online Books Page author ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3878849
Open Library ID
OL697007A
Open Plaques subject ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
2759
Oxford Reference overview ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Prabook ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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RA Collections ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A009480152
RILM ID
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Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID
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Royal Academy ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNK ID
153691
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
23794
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
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Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
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UK National Archives ID
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/105951
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Award received 1
Country of citizenship 1
Described by source 1
Educated at 1
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Given name 1
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Named after 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
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Summary

Thomas Bodley was born on March 2, 1545[1], in Exeter[2]. He died on January 28, 1613[3], in London[4]. He worked as a librarian[5], diplomat[6], autobiographer[7], writer[8], and politician[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Thomas Bodley include Bodleian Library[32], an academic library[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1602[35].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Thomas Bodley include Bodleian Library[32], an academic library[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1602[35].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Bodley born?

Thomas Bodley's place of birth was Exeter[2].

Where did Thomas Bodley die?

Thomas Bodley died in London[4].

Who were Thomas Bodley's parents?

Thomas Bodley's father was John Bodley[10].

What did Thomas Bodley do for work?

Thomas Bodley worked as a librarian[5], diplomat[6], autobiographer[7], writer[8], and politician[9].

Where did Thomas Bodley go to school?

Thomas Bodley was educated at Magdalen College[18].

What awards did Thomas Bodley receive?

Honors received include Knight Bachelor[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [15] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6d ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID → RETE011663
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  2. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot task 2)"
  3. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57891: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/5"
  4. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 117608920
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  5. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → librarian, diplomat, autobiographer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #35514: add P1810 to P8034"
  6. 25w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Award received → Knight Bachelor
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    Described by source → Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Plaque image: Bodley Plaque Exeter (13783072844).jpg"
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