William Adams

Church of England clergyman and author (1814-1848)
Person human Q8004140
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William Adams

Summary

William Adams is a human[1]. He was born on +1814-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1848-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an author[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • William Adams was born on +1814-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Adams died on +1848-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Adams's father was John Adams[6].
  • William Adams held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7].
  • William Adams worked as an author[4].
  • William Adams was educated at University of Oxford[8].
  • William Adams's education included a stint at Eton College[9].
  • William Adams's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[10].
  • William Adams's image is recorded as William Adams - 1814-1848.jpg[11].
  • William Adams is recorded as male[12].
  • William Adams's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Adams's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063675823[14].
  • William Adams's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 67885320[15].
  • William Adams's GND ID is recorded as 1053086873[16].
  • William Adams's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85024111[17].
  • William Adams's Commons category is recorded as William Adams (author)[18].
  • William Adams's SBN author ID is recorded as RAVV346582[19].
  • William Adams's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36046882[20].
  • William Adams's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05x_7zb[21].
  • William Adams's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2404801A[22].
  • William Adams's family name is recorded as Adams[23].
  • William Adams's given name is recorded as William[24].
  • William Adams's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1786241[25].
  • William Adams's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2020147534[26].
  • William Adams's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1200642[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Adams was born on +1814-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was John Adams[6].

Education

Educated at University of Oxford[8], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1096[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and Eton College[9], a public school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1440[34].

Career and Affiliations

William Adams worked as an author[4].

Personal Life

William Adams's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[10].

Death and Burial

William Adams died on +1848-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Adams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were William Adams's parents?

William Adams's father was John Adams[6].

What did William Adams do for work?

William Adams worked as author[4].

Where did William Adams go to school?

William Adams was educated at University of Oxford[8] and Eton College[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Adams, William. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . Adams, William. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Adams, William. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Adams, William. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Adams, William. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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