William Cogswell Whitney

American educator (1825–1882)
Person human Q86744840
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William Cogswell Whitney

Summary

William Cogswell Whitney is a human[1]. He was born in Georgetown[2]. He was born on +1825-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on +1882-08-29T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an educator[6].

Key Facts

  • William Cogswell Whitney's place of birth was Georgetown[2].
  • William Cogswell Whitney passed away in London[4].
  • William Cogswell Whitney was born on +1825-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Cogswell Whitney was born on +1825-01-25T00:00:00Z[7].
  • William Cogswell Whitney died on +1882-08-29T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of William Cogswell Whitney was Clara A. Whitney[8].
  • A child of William Cogswell Whitney was Willis Whitney[9].
  • William Cogswell Whitney held citizenship in United States[10].
  • William Cogswell Whitney worked as an educator[6].
  • William Cogswell Whitney was educated at Yale University[11].
  • William Cogswell Whitney is recorded as male[12].
  • William Cogswell Whitney's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Cogswell Whitney's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 167930398[14].
  • William Cogswell Whitney's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2011007510[15].
  • William Cogswell Whitney's given name is recorded as William[16].
  • William Cogswell Whitney's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • William Cogswell Whitney's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11hf7xghgf[18].
  • William Cogswell Whitney's FamilySearch person ID is recorded as KZWC-14H[19].
  • William Cogswell Whitney's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Whitney-8409[20].

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Origins and Family

William Cogswell Whitney was born in Georgetown[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1825-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1825-01-25T00:00:00Z[7].

Education

William Cogswell Whitney's education included a stint at Yale University[11].

Career and Affiliations

William Cogswell Whitney worked as an educator[6].

Personal Life

Children include Clara A. Whitney[8], 1860–1936[21] and Willis Whitney[9], an educator[22], 1855–1918[23], of United States[24].

Death and Burial

William Cogswell Whitney died on +1882-08-29T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in London[4].

FAQs

Where was William Cogswell Whitney born?

William Cogswell Whitney was born in Georgetown[2].

Where did William Cogswell Whitney die?

William Cogswell Whitney passed away in London[4].

What did William Cogswell Whitney do for work?

William Cogswell Whitney worked as educator[6].

Where did William Cogswell Whitney go to school?

William Cogswell Whitney was educated at Yale University[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . kotobank.jp. kotobank.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . kotobank.jp. kotobank.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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