William Black

British novelist (1841–1898)
Person human Q1397722
William Black
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William Black

Summary

William Black is a human[1]. His place of birth was Glasgow[2]. He was born on November 13, 1841[3]. He passed away in Brighton[4]. He died on December 10, 1898[5]. He worked as a writer[6], journalist[7], and novelist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Glasgow[2], William Black…
  • William Black passed away in Brighton[4].
  • William Black was born on November 13, 1841[3].
  • William Black was born on January 1, 1841[10].
  • William Black died on December 10, 1898[5].
  • William Black died on January 1, 1898[11].
  • William Black held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • William Black worked as a writer[6].
  • William Black's professions included journalist[7].
  • William Black worked as a novelist[8].
  • William Black is recorded as male[13].
  • William Black's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Black's Commons category is recorded as William Black (novelist)[15].
  • William Black's archives at is recorded as University of Leeds Libraries[16].
  • William Black's family name is recorded as Black[17].
  • William Black's given name is recorded as William[18].
  • William Black's topic's main category is recorded as Category:William Black[19].
  • William Black's Commons gallery is recorded as William Black[20].
  • William Black's described by source is recorded as Svensk uppslagsbok[21].
  • William Black's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • William Black's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • William Black's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • William Black's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[25].
  • William Black's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement[26].
  • William Black's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1841-11-13[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1898-12-10[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8cf23e51-dac3-4ee6-8828-f6e692ebc2b3[32]

Body

Origins and Family

William Black's place of birth was Glasgow[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 13, 1841[3] and January 1, 1841[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], journalist[7], and novelist[8].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include December 10, 1898[5] and January 1, 1898[11]. William Black passed away in Brighton[4].

Why It Matters

William Black ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was William Black born?

Born in Glasgow[2], William Black…

Where did William Black die?

William Black passed away in Brighton[4].

What did William Black do for work?

William Black worked as writer[6], journalist[7], and novelist[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . EB-11 / Black, William. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . EB-11 / Black, William. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . EB-11 / Black, William. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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