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W. A. Appleton

British trade unionist (1859–1940)
Person Human Q5558360

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
December 31, 1859
Date of death
November 20, 1940
Place of birth
Nottinghamshire
Occupation
trade unionist, lace maker
Position held
general secretary, general secretary, general secretary[6]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[10]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9]
Given name
William[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en W. A. Appleton en William Archibald Appleton de W. A. Appleton nl William Appleton
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000083818051
VIAF cluster ID
51265751
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no94018699
GND ID
1055171401
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Appleton (1919).jpg ↗
CiNii Research ID
1140282266644494208
Encyclopedia of Marxism ID
people/comintern/index.htm#Appleton-William-A.
FAST ID
1804957
FES digital collections entity ID
431077
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11dyjdx29
IdRef ID
082842205
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11108268
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NL CR AUT ID
skuk0000042
NUKAT ID
n2012146782
Prabook ID
1747085
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmpcWxxHXdRXWc8mQMpT3
Yale LUX ID
person/def461fc-0b10-4456-baf8-47fe3d258985

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🔗 Connections
Position held 3
general secretary, general secretary, general secretary
Occupation 2
trade unionist, lace maker
Chaired by 1
International Federation of Trade Unions
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Nottinghamshire
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

W. A. Appleton was born on December 31, 1859[1], in Nottinghamshire[2]. He died on November 20, 1940[3]. He worked as a trade unionist[4] and lace maker[5].

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 a trade unionist[4] and lace maker[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . library.fes.de. library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . library.fes.de. library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . library.fes.de. library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . library.fes.de. library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Sex or gender → male
    Position held → general secretary
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
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