W. A. Appleton

British trade unionist (1859–1940)
Person human Q5558360
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W. A. Appleton

Summary

W. A. Appleton is a human[1]. Born in Nottinghamshire[2], he… he was born on +1859-12-31T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1940-11-20T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a trade unionist[5] and lace maker[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • W. A. Appleton's place of birth was Nottinghamshire[2].
  • W. A. Appleton was born on +1859-12-31T00:00:00Z[3].
  • W. A. Appleton died on +1940-11-20T00:00:00Z[4].
  • W. A. Appleton worked as a trade unionist[5].
  • W. A. Appleton's professions included lace maker[6].
  • W. A. Appleton held the position of general secretary[8].
  • W. A. Appleton held the position of general secretary[9].
  • W. A. Appleton held the position of general secretary[10].
  • W. A. Appleton's image is recorded as William Appleton (1919).jpg[11].
  • W. A. Appleton is recorded as male[12].
  • W. A. Appleton's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • W. A. Appleton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083818051[14].
  • W. A. Appleton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51265751[15].
  • W. A. Appleton's GND ID is recorded as 1055171401[16].
  • W. A. Appleton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no94018699[17].
  • W. A. Appleton's IdRef ID is recorded as 082842205[18].
  • W. A. Appleton's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11108268[19].
  • W. A. Appleton's Commons category is recorded as William Appleton (1859-1940)[20].
  • W. A. Appleton's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as skuk0000042[21].
  • W. A. Appleton's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • W. A. Appleton's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2012146782[23].
  • W. A. Appleton's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24].
  • W. A. Appleton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • W. A. Appleton's FAST ID is recorded as 1804957[26].
  • W. A. Appleton's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11dyjdx29[27].

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Origins and Family

W. A. Appleton's place of birth was Nottinghamshire[2]. He was born on +1859-12-31T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include trade unionist[5] and lace maker[6]. Positions held include general secretary[8], a position[28].

Death and Burial

W. A. Appleton died on +1940-11-20T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

W. A. Appleton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was W. A. Appleton born?

W. A. Appleton was born in Nottinghamshire[2].

What did W. A. Appleton do for work?

W. A. Appleton worked as trade unionist[5] and lace maker[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . library.fes.de. library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . library.fes.de. library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . library.fes.de. library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . library.fes.de. library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . 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. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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