William Chester Minor

American army surgeon, psychiatric-hospital patient, and lexicographical researcher
Person human Q723547
William Chester Minor
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William Chester Minor

Summary

William Chester Minor is a human[1]. He was born in British Ceylon[2]. He was born on June 22, 1834[3]. He died in Hartford[4]. He died on March 26, 1920[5]. He worked as a lexicographer[6], linguist[7], surgeon[8], and military physician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month, #6,961 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • William Chester Minor was born in British Ceylon[2].
  • William Chester Minor passed away in Hartford[4].
  • William Chester Minor was born on June 22, 1834[3].
  • William Chester Minor died on March 26, 1920[5].
  • William Chester Minor is buried at Connecticut[11].
  • Burial took place at Evergreen Cemetery[12].
  • William Chester Minor held citizenship in United States[13].
  • William Chester Minor worked as a lexicographer[6].
  • William Chester Minor's professions included linguist[7].
  • William Chester Minor's professions included surgeon[8].
  • William Chester Minor worked as a military physician[9].
  • William Chester Minor's field of work was linguistics[14].
  • William Chester Minor's field of work was lexicography[15].
  • William Chester Minor's field of work was multilingual dictionary[16].
  • William Chester Minor's field of work was military surgery[17].
  • William Chester Minor's education included a stint at Yale School of Medicine[18].
  • William Chester Minor is recorded as male[19].
  • William Chester Minor's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • William Chester Minor's military branch is recorded as Union Army[21].
  • William Chester Minor's Commons category is recorded as William Chester Minor[22].
  • William Chester Minor was part of the conflict American Civil War[23].
  • William Chester Minor's family name is recorded as Minor[24].
  • William Chester Minor's given name is recorded as William[25].
  • William Chester Minor's given name is recorded as Chester[26].
  • William Chester Minor's allegiance is recorded as Union[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Chester Minor's place of birth was British Ceylon[2]. He was born on June 22, 1834[3].

Education

William Chester Minor was educated at Yale School of Medicine[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lexicographer[6], linguist[7], surgeon[8], and military physician[9]. Fields of work include linguistics[14], an academic discipline[28]; lexicography[15], an academic discipline[29]; multilingual dictionary[16], a genre[30]; and military surgery[17].

Death and Burial

William Chester Minor died on March 26, 1920[5]. He passed away in Hartford[4]. Recorded place of burial include Connecticut[11] and Evergreen Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

William Chester Minor ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month, #6,961 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was William Chester Minor born?

William Chester Minor's place of birth was British Ceylon[2].

Where did William Chester Minor die?

William Chester Minor died in Hartford[4].

What did William Chester Minor do for work?

William Chester Minor worked as lexicographer[6], linguist[7], surgeon[8], and military physician[9].

Where did William Chester Minor go to school?

William Chester Minor was educated at Yale School of Medicine[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . 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. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation lexicographer, linguist, surgeon +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
  2. 15d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Medical condition schizophrenia
    Given name William, Chester
    Field of work linguistics, lexicography, multilingual dictionary +1
    Allegiance Union
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14397]]: 6346, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258229|batch #258229]]"
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