William Adams

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

William Adams was born on January 1, 1814[1]. He died on January 1, 1848[2]. He worked as an author[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Father: John Adams[5]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[6]
  • Educated at: University of Oxford[7], Eton College[8]
  • Religion or worldview: Anglicanism[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Commons category: William Adams (author)[11]
  • Family name: Adams[12]
  • Given name: William[13]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[14], Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], New International Encyclopedia[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18]
  • Sibling: Henry Cadwallader Adams[19], Charles Warren Adams[20], Walter Marsham Adams[21]
  • Writing language: English[22]

Why It Matters

William Adams is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Who were William Adams's parents?

William Adams's father was John Adams[5].

What did William Adams do for work?

William Adams worked as an author[3].

Where did William Adams go to school?

William Adams was educated at University of Oxford[7] and Eton College[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Adams, William. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Adams, William. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . Adams, William. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Adams, William. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Adams, William. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58040|batch #58040]]: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 3
    Sbn author id → RAVV346582, TSAV244683
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en']
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sbn author id: TSAV244683, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289587|batch #289587]]"
  3. 29d ago · Gamaliel · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    British museum person or institution id → 64080
    Viaf cluster id → 67885320
    Educated at → University of Oxford, Eton College
    Library of congress authority id → n85024111
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Sibling: Walter Marsham Adams, Adding statement(s) using [[:toollabs:wikidata-todo/relator2|Relator2]]"
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