W. H. Davies

Welsh poet and writer (1871–1940)
Person human Q985138
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W. H. Davies

Summary

W. H. Davies is a human[1]. He was born in Newport[2]. He was born on July 3, 1871[3]. He died in Gloucestershire[4]. He died on September 26, 1940[5]. He worked as a poet[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month, #7,127 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • W. H. Davies's place of birth was Newport[2].
  • W. H. Davies died in Gloucestershire[4].
  • W. H. Davies passed away in Glendower And Railings To Front[9].
  • W. H. Davies was born on July 3, 1871[3].
  • W. H. Davies died on September 26, 1940[5].
  • Burial took place at Bouncer's Lane Cemetery[10].
  • W. H. Davies held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • W. H. Davies held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • W. H. Davies's professions included poet[6].
  • W. H. Davies's professions included writer[7].
  • W. H. Davies's field of work was poetry[13].
  • W. H. Davies's field of work was literature[14].
  • A notable work attributed to W. H. Davies is The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp[15].
  • W. H. Davies is recorded as male[16].
  • W. H. Davies's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • W. H. Davies's Commons category is recorded as William Henry Davies[18].
  • W. H. Davies's archives at is recorded as National Library of Wales[19].
  • W. H. Davies's archives at is recorded as University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives[20].
  • W. H. Davies's residence is recorded as Glendower And Railings To Front[21].
  • W. H. Davies's family name is recorded as Davies[22].
  • W. H. Davies's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • W. H. Davies's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • W. H. Davies's different from is recorded as William Henry Davies[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: GB[27]

  • Began / founded: 1871-07-03[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1940-09-26[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1a495f28-6e7a-4dfd-aebe-ba0d66e28ccf[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Newport[2], W. H. Davies… he was born on July 3, 1871[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6] and writer[7]. Fields of work include poetry[13], a literary form[31] and literature[14], a type of arts[32].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to W. H. Davies is The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp[15].

Death and Burial

W. H. Davies died on September 26, 1940[5]. Recorded place of death include Gloucestershire[4], a ceremonial county of England[33], in United Kingdom[34] and Glendower And Railings To Front[9], a building[35], in United Kingdom[36]. Burial took place at Bouncer's Lane Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

W. H. Davies ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month, #7,127 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Works attributed to him include The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp[39], a written work[40].

FAQs

Where was W. H. Davies born?

W. H. Davies's place of birth was Newport[2].

Where did W. H. Davies die?

W. H. Davies died in Gloucestershire[4].

What did W. H. Davies do for work?

W. H. Davies worked as poet[6] and writer[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org. Retrieved . uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . 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
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 24d ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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