William Chambers

Scottish publisher and politician (1800-1883)
Person human Q3568493
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William Chambers

Summary

William Chambers is a human[1]. His place of birth was Peebles[2]. He was born on April 16, 1800[3]. He died in Edinburgh[4]. He died on May 20, 1883[5]. He worked as an editor[6], politician[7], writer[8], and publisher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • William Chambers was born in Peebles[2].
  • William Chambers died in Edinburgh[4].
  • William Chambers was born on April 16, 1800[3].
  • William Chambers was born on January 1, 1800[11].
  • William Chambers died on May 20, 1883[5].
  • William Chambers died on January 1, 1883[12].
  • Burial took place at Cemetery, St Andrew's Church, Neidpath Road, Peebles[13].
  • William Chambers held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14].
  • William Chambers held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[15].
  • William Chambers worked as an editor[6].
  • William Chambers's professions included politician[7].
  • William Chambers's professions included writer[8].
  • William Chambers's professions included publisher[9].
  • William Chambers held the position of Lord Provost of Edinburgh[16].
  • William Chambers was a member of Royal Society of Edinburgh[17].
  • William Chambers is recorded as male[18].
  • William Chambers's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • William Chambers's Commons category is recorded as William Chambers (publisher)[20].
  • William Chambers's residence is recorded as Glenormiston House[21].
  • William Chambers's family name is recorded as Chambers[22].
  • William Chambers's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • William Chambers's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[24].
  • William Chambers's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[25].
  • William Chambers's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • William Chambers's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Chambers was born in Peebles[2]. Recorded date of birth include April 16, 1800[3] and January 1, 1800[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include editor[6], politician[7], writer[8], and publisher[9]. William Chambers held the position of Lord Provost of Edinburgh[16].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include May 20, 1883[5] and January 1, 1883[12]. William Chambers passed away in Edinburgh[4]. He is buried at Cemetery, St Andrew's Church, Neidpath Road, Peebles[13].

Why It Matters

William Chambers ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was William Chambers born?

William Chambers's place of birth was Peebles[2].

Where did William Chambers die?

William Chambers passed away in Edinburgh[4].

What did William Chambers do for work?

William Chambers worked as editor[6], politician[7], writer[8], and publisher[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . Library of the World's Best Literature. 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 877
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14397]]: 877, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258229|batch #258229]]"
  2. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation editor, politician, writer +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  3. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship
    Member of Royal Society of Edinburgh
    Family name Chambers
    Place of birth Peebles
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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