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W. K. Burton

Scottish engineer and photographer (1856–1899)
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W. K. Burton

Summary

W. K. Burton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Edinburgh[2]. He was born on +1856-05-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Tokyo[4]. He died on +1899-08-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a photographer[6] and engineer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • W. K. Burton was born in Edinburgh[2].
  • W. K. Burton died in Tokyo[4].
  • W. K. Burton was born on +1856-05-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • W. K. Burton died on +1899-08-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Aoyama Cemetery[9].
  • W. K. Burton held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • W. K. Burton worked as a photographer[6].
  • W. K. Burton's professions included engineer[7].
  • W. K. Burton's field of work was sanitary engineering[11].
  • W. K. Burton held the position of foreign government advisor in Meiji Japan[12].
  • W. K. Burton was educated at Edinburgh Collegiate School[13].
  • A notable student of W. K. Burton was Yashirō Hamano[14].
  • W. K. Burton's image is recorded as William Kinnimond Burton.jpg[15].
  • W. K. Burton is recorded as male[16].
  • W. K. Burton's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • W. K. Burton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000077808201[18].
  • W. K. Burton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 10232070[19].
  • W. K. Burton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90612141[20].
  • W. K. Burton's IdRef ID is recorded as 134390865[21].
  • W. K. Burton's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07058100[22].
  • W. K. Burton's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00770310[23].
  • W. K. Burton's Commons category is recorded as William Kinnimond Burton[24].
  • The cause of death was liver disease[25].
  • W. K. Burton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027n0p9[26].
  • W. K. Burton's family name is recorded as Burton[27].

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Origins and Family

W. K. Burton was born in Edinburgh[2]. He was born on +1856-05-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

W. K. Burton was educated at Edinburgh Collegiate School[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer[6] and engineer[7]. W. K. Burton's field of work was sanitary engineering[11]. He held the position of foreign government advisor in Meiji Japan[12]. A notable student of him was Yashirō Hamano[14].

Death and Burial

W. K. Burton died on +1899-08-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Tokyo[4]. The cause of death was liver disease[25]. He is buried at Aoyama Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

W. K. Burton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was W. K. Burton born?

Born in Edinburgh[2], W. K. Burton…

Where did W. K. Burton die?

W. K. Burton died in Tokyo[4].

What did W. K. Burton do for work?

W. K. Burton worked as photographer[6] and engineer[7].

Where did W. K. Burton go to school?

W. K. Burton was educated at Edinburgh Collegiate School[13].

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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