William Cheselden

English surgeon and teacher of anatomy and surgery (1688-1752)

Person human Q2004984

William Cheselden — Jonathan Richardson (1667-1745); engraved possibly by Ambroise Tardieu (1788–1841); uploaded by Rsabbatini on en.wikipedia · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

22 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[17]
Date of birth: October 19, 1688
Date of death: April 10, 1752
Place of birth: Somerby
Place of death: Bath
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain^[10]
Occupation: painter, ophthalmologist, surgeon, urologist, anatomist, teacher, physician^[11]^[12]
Field of work: medicine^[13]
Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society^[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[27]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[29]
Depicted by: William Cheselden (1688–1752)^[20]
Described by source: Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, BEIC Digital Library, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]
Family name: Cheselden^[18]
Given name: William^[19]
Has works in the collection: Hunterian Museum^[28]
Influenced by: William Cowper^[16]
Member of: Royal Society^[15]
P14585: 36348
P14608: 117659398
P14977: RETE020343

🏷️ Also known as

en William Cheselden en William Chesselden de Cheselden ja ウィリアム・チェゼルデン ru Уильям Чеселден sv Cheselden uk Вільям Чеселден

🔖 Identifiers · 65

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Academic Tree ID: 52684
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID: cheselden-william-1688-1752-surgeon-and-anatomist
Art UK artist ID: cheselden-william-16881752
BHL creator ID: 253442
BIBSYS ID: 1062223
BIU Santé person ID: 4394
BVMC person ID: 40109

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British Museum person or institution ID: 132635
CANTIC ID: 981058528342606706
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01269962
CTHS person ID: 128569
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf12147265
CiNii Research ID: 1140563741646631552
DDB person (GND) ID: 117659398
De Agostini ID: Cheselden,+William
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 117659398
Early Modern Letters Online person ID: fe7cce1d-f22a-425d-a6f2-8dec3e8da623
Electronic Enlightenment ID: chesewilli004959
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/William-Cheselden
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: william-cheselden
FAST ID: 136634
FactGrid item ID: Emotional Arithmetic
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IdRef ID: 118181068
KBR person ID: 14417249
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 117659398
Libraries Australia ID: 35077866
Medvik ID: nlk20000090036
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA1413146X
NE.se ID: william-cheselden
NL CR AUT ID: nlk20000090036
NLA Trove people ID: 819952
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000564794
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007293234405171
National Library of Portugal ID: 1379777
National Library of Wales Authority ID: cheselden-william-1688-1752
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp00856
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 07379760X
Obálky knih ID: nlk20000090036
Online Books Page author ID: Cheselden, William, 1688-1752
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3885124
Open Library ID: OL1171905A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 5226
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095606791
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID: NA6580
RA Collections ID: 9478
RERO ID (legacy): A003100721
Royal Academy ID: william-cheselden
SNAC ARK ID: w65c57zh
SNARC ID: provisional government
Science Museum people ID: cp91160
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID: 10002361
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID: 2187
Symogih.org ID: Actr52944
Treccani ID: william-cheselden
UK National Archives ID: F51299
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500001884
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058528342606706
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🔗 Connections

Occupation 6

teacher, painter, surgeon, ophthalmologist, anatomist, urologist

Described by source 5

Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, New International Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, BEIC Digital Library

Award received 1

Fellow of the Royal Society

Country of citizenship 1

Kingdom of Great Britain

FactGrid item ID 1

Emotional Arithmetic

Field of work 1

medicine

Given name 1

William

Influenced by 1

William Cowper

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Member of 1

Royal Society

Place of birth 1

Somerby

Place of death 1

Bath

SNARC ID 1

provisional government

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

William Cheselden was born on October 19, 1688^[1], in Somerby^[2]. He died on April 10, 1752^[3], in Bath^[4]. He worked as a painter^[5], ophthalmologist^[6], surgeon^[7], urologist^[8], and anatomist^[9].

FAQs

Where was William Cheselden born?

William Cheselden's place of birth was Somerby^[2].

Where did William Cheselden die?

William Cheselden died in Bath^[4].

What did William Cheselden do for work?

William Cheselden worked as a painter^[5], ophthalmologist^[6], surgeon^[7], urologist^[8], and anatomist^[9].

What awards did William Cheselden receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ William Cheselden — place of birth (P19): Somerby. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ William Cheselden — place of death (P20): Bath. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ William Cheselden — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-06-20. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ William Cheselden — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Great Britain. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ William Cheselden — field of work (P101): medicine. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ William Cheselden — occupation (P106): painter. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2021-05-22. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ William Cheselden — occupation (P106): ophthalmologist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ William Cheselden — occupation (P106): surgeon. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ William Cheselden — occupation (P106): urologist. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ William Cheselden — occupation (P106): anatomist. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ William Cheselden — occupation (P106): teacher. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ William Cheselden — occupation (P106): physician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ William Cheselden — award received (P166): Fellow of the Royal Society. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ William Cheselden — member of (P463): Royal Society. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ William Cheselden — date of birth (P569): October 19, 1688. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ William Cheselden — date of death (P570): April 10, 1752. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ William Cheselden — family name (P734): Cheselden. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ William Cheselden — given name (P735): William. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ William Cheselden — influenced by (P737): William Cowper. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ William Cheselden — depicted by (P1299): William Cheselden (1688–1752). wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ William Cheselden — described by source (P1343): Nordisk familjebok. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ William Cheselden — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ William Cheselden — described by source (P1343): BEIC Digital Library. digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ William Cheselden — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ William Cheselden — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ William Cheselden — described by source (P1343): New International Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ William Cheselden — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. IdRef. Retrieved 2020-05-03. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ William Cheselden — has works in the collection (P6379): Hunterian Museum. Retrieved 2024-06-28. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ William Cheselden — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. Retrieved 2020-12-09. wikidata.org.

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