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William Blackwood

Scottish publisher (1776-1834)
Person human Q3568439

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
November 20, 1776
Date of death
September 16, 1834
Place of birth
Edinburgh
Place of death
Edinburgh
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain[8][9]
Occupation
businessperson, publisher
Employer
Blackwood & Sons[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Depicted by
William Blackwood, 1776 - 1834. Publisher[15]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen, 1857, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16][17][18][19]
Family name
Blackwood[13]
Given name
William[14]
Place of burial
Old Calton Burial Ground[7]
Residence
Edinburgh[12]
Writing language
English[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Blackwood pt William blackwood ru Блэквуд, Вильям ru Блэквуд, Уильям ru Вильям Блэквуд ru Уильям Блэквуд
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000064206594
VIAF cluster ID
71247984
Library of Congress authority ID
nr91029936
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Blackwood.jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
86200
Alvin ID
alvin-person:16269
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/87110
BHL creator ID
155617
BabelNet ID
01334362n
British Museum person or institution ID
84992
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-Blackwood
FAST ID
290978
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FamilySearch person ID
9S3H-3Z8
Find a Grave memorial ID
12839612
Freebase ID
/m/01d8ky
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
470
Goodreads author ID
389848
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
William_Blackwood
IdRef ID
176539697
LBT person ID
WiBlack1834
NLA Trove people ID
445812
NUKAT ID
n2009167994
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810704212905606
National Library of Wales Authority ID
blackwood-william-1776-1834
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp122309
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
355607395
Open Library ID
OL2396288A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
2550
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095510573
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
36717
Prabook ID
1747834
RA Collections ID
15998
RISM ID
people/50053189
Royal Academy ID
william-blackwood-1
SNAC ARK ID
w6cj8bm0
SNARC ID
Maleshevo Cove
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
432
UK National Archives ID
F66686
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdGKDrY8Gw7kGx4Dh6BT3
Yale LUX ID
person/919430fb-3ae4-4926-9c93-f1bf4c9c8c03

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🔗 Connections
← Publisher 4
Blackwood's Magazine, Old Mortality, The Black Dwarf, Where Angels Fear to Tread
Country of citizenship 2
Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Founded entities 2
Blackwood's Magazine, Blackwood & Sons
Occupation 2
businessperson, publisher
Employer 1
Blackwood & Sons
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Edinburgh
Place of death 1
Edinburgh
Residence 1
Edinburgh
SNARC ID 1
Maleshevo Cove
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

William Blackwood was born on November 20, 1776[1], in Edinburgh[2]. He died on September 16, 1834[3], in Edinburgh[4]. He worked as a businessperson[5] and publisher[6].

FAQs

Where was William Blackwood born?

William Blackwood's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].

Where did William Blackwood die?

William Blackwood died in Edinburgh[4].

What did William Blackwood do for work?

William Blackwood worked as a businessperson[5] and publisher[6].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . oldandnewedinburgh.co.uk. oldandnewedinburgh.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . snaccooperative.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . snaccooperative.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Place of birth → Edinburgh
    Occupation → businessperson, publisher
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