William Adams

British surgeon (1820–1900)
Person human Q18922371
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William Adams

Summary

William Adams is a human[1]. Born in London[2], he… he was born on January 17, 1820[3]. He died on January 17, 1900[4]. He worked as a surgeon[5] and physician[6]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in London[2], William Adams…
  • William Adams was born on January 17, 1820[3].
  • William Adams died on January 17, 1900[4].
  • William Adams held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • William Adams worked as a surgeon[5].
  • William Adams worked as a physician[6].
  • William Adams is recorded as male[9].
  • William Adams's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • William Adams's Commons category is recorded as William Adams (surgeon)[11].
  • William Adams's family name is recorded as Adams[12].
  • William Adams's given name is recorded as William[13].
  • William Adams's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[14].
  • William Adams's writing language is recorded as English[15].

Body

Origins and Family

William Adams was born in London[2]. He was born on January 17, 1820[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include surgeon[5] and physician[6].

Death and Burial

William Adams died on January 17, 1900[4].

Why It Matters

William Adams is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

FAQs

Where was William Adams born?

William Adams was born in London[2].

What did William Adams do for work?

William Adams worked as surgeon[5] and physician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → British surgeon (1820–1900)
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons']
    Writing language → English
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P27]]: [[Q174193]], Added with [[User:MichaelSchoenitzer/quickpresets|Quickpresets]]"
  2. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1055448357, 1235838498
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45810|batch #45810]]: add missing GNDs"
  3. 8w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Cantic id → 981061472916806706
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1412]]: [[Q1860]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263732|batch #263732]]"
  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → London
    Library of congress authority id → n98800098
    National portrait gallery (london) person id → mp147684
    Date of birth → +1820-01-17T00:00:00Z
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32074|batch #32074]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
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