William Ambrosia Cowley

English pirate, explorer, and circumnavigator of the world, the first to map the Galapagos Islands in any detail
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William Ambrosia Cowley

Summary

William Ambrosia Cowley is a human[1]. He was born on +1700-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1686-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a world traveler[4] and pirate[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Ambrosia Cowley was born on +1700-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley died on +1686-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley worked as a world traveler[4].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's professions included pirate[5].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley is recorded as male[8].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's ISNI is recorded as 0000000439741682[10].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134382109[11].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's GND ID is recorded as 1055205365[12].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85215152[13].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 115595640[14].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's IdRef ID is recorded as 137404662[15].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's Commons category is recorded as William Ambrosia Cowley[16].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cjzft[17].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's given name is recorded as William[18].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's floruit is recorded as +1700-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp01984978[21].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's FAST ID is recorded as 169774[22].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's RERO ID is recorded as A017547077[23].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's BAnQ authority ID is recorded as 0000382409[24].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's BHL creator ID is recorded as 126852[25].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's Canadiana Name Authority ID is recorded as ncf10829681[26].
  • William Ambrosia Cowley's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJkHptpv3xMDrchrhctdwC[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Ambrosia Cowley was born on +1700-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include world traveler[4] and pirate[5].

Death and Burial

William Ambrosia Cowley died on +1686-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Ambrosia Cowley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

He is credited with the discovery of Pepys Island[30], a phantom island[31], in United Kingdom[32].

FAQs

What did William Ambrosia Cowley do for work?

William Ambrosia Cowley worked as world traveler[4] and pirate[5].

What did William Ambrosia Cowley discover?

William Ambrosia Cowley is credited as discoverer of Pepys Island[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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