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Whitley Stokes

Irish Celticist (1830-1909)
Person human Q1279134
Whitley Stokes
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
February 28, 1830
Date of death
April 13, 1909
Place of birth
Dublin
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12]
Occupation
jurist, philologist, lawyer, linguist, translator, barrister, celticist[5][6][7][8][9][13]
Field of work
linguistics[14]
Educated at
Trinity College, Dublin[15]
Award received
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire, Fellow of the British Academy, Cunningham Medal[16][17][18]
Father
William Stokes[10]
Child
Maive Stokes[11]
Sibling
Margaret Stokes
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Archives at
National Library of Wales[22]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, Dictionary of National Biography, second supplement, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Men-at-the-Bar, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Family name
Stokes[23]
Given name
Whitley
Member of
British Academy, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres[19][20]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Whitely Stokes, CSI, CIE en Whitley Stokes ja ホイットリー・ストークス ru Стоукс, Уитли ru Уитли Стоукс
🔖 Identifiers · 53
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
117267325
AINM ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01341224
CTHS person ID
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Curran Index contributor ID
2535
DDB person (GND) ID
117267325
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117267325
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
008335
Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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FactGrid item ID
Marquise-Thérèse de Gorla
Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibriVox author ID
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LiederNet author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Wales Authority ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
793733
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online Books Page author ID
Stokes, Whitley, 1830-1909
Open Library ID
OL1255839A
OpenMLOL author ID
148864
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
36315
PRELIB person ID
1120
Parsifal cluster ID
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Persons of Indian Studies ID
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Persée author ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
184456
SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō
UK National Archives ID
F60211
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10716133
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/275093
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WikiTree person ID
Stokes-7145
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
lawyer, jurist, translator, barrister, linguist, philologist
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon
Award received 2
Fellow of the British Academy, Cunningham Medal
Member of 2
British Academy, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
Archives at 1
National Library of Wales
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
Trinity College, Dublin
FactGrid item ID 1
Marquise-Thérèse de Gorla
Family name 1
Stokes
Father 1
William Stokes
Field of work 1
linguistics
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Parent of 1
William Stokes
Place of birth 1
Dublin
Place of death 1
London
SNARC ID 1
Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Margaret Stokes
Siblings 1
Margaret Stokes
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Whitley Stokes was born in Dublin[1]. He was born on February 28, 1830[2]. He passed away in London[3]. He died on April 13, 1909[4]. He worked as a jurist[5], philologist[6], lawyer[7], linguist[8], and translator[9].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire[16]; Fellow of the British Academy[17], a fellowship award[24], in United Kingdom[25]; and Cunningham Medal[18], a science award[26], in Ireland[27], founded in 1796[28].

FAQs

Where was Whitley Stokes born?

Whitley Stokes was born in Dublin[1].

Where did Whitley Stokes die?

Whitley Stokes passed away in London[3].

Who were Whitley Stokes's parents?

Whitley Stokes's father was William Stokes[10].

What did Whitley Stokes do for work?

Whitley Stokes worked as jurist[5], philologist[6], lawyer[7], linguist[8], and translator[9].

Where did Whitley Stokes go to school?

Whitley Stokes was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[15].

What awards did Whitley Stokes receive?

Honors received include Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire[16], Fellow of the British Academy[17], and Cunningham Medal[18].

Related Entities

lawyer linguistics London National Library of Wales United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [13] ↑ . Men-at-the-Bar. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . aibl.fr. Retrieved . aibl.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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