William Collins

Summary

William Collins is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Chichester^[2]. He was born on December 25, 1721^[3]. He died in Chichester^[4]. He died on June 12, 1759^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6] and writer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• William Collins was born in Chichester^[2].
• William Collins died in Chichester^[4].
• William Collins was born on December 25, 1721^[3].
• William Collins was born on January 1, 1721^[9].
• William Collins died on June 12, 1759^[5].
• William Collins died on January 1, 1759^[10].
• William Collins held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[11].
• William Collins worked as a poet^[6].
• William Collins's professions included writer^[7].
• William Collins was educated at Magdalen College^[12].
• William Collins was educated at Winchester College^[13].
• William Collins's education included a stint at The Prebendal School^[14].
• William Collins is recorded as male^[15].
• William Collins's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• William Collins's Commons category is recorded as William Collins (poet)^[17].
• William Collins's family name is recorded as Collins^[18].
• William Collins's given name is recorded as William^[19].
• William Collins's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• William Collins's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• William Collins's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[22].
• William Collins's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)^[23].
• William Collins's described by source is recorded as Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets^[24].
• William Collins's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• William Collins's described by source is recorded as Q19036877^[26].
• William Collins's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1721-12-25^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1759-06-12^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 42ed1110-c5a4-4747-851e-f674f10513ba^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

William Collins's place of birth was Chichester^[2]. Recorded date of birth include December 25, 1721^[3] and January 1, 1721^[9].

Education

Educated at Magdalen College^[12], a college of the University of Oxford^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1458^[35]; Winchester College^[13], an independent school^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1382^[38], headquartered in Winchester^[39]; and The Prebendal School^[14], a school^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1497^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6] and writer^[7].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include June 12, 1759^[5] and January 1, 1759^[10]. William Collins died in Chichester^[4].

Why It Matters

William Collins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43]

FAQs

Where was William Collins born?

William Collins's place of birth was Chichester^[2].

Where did William Collins die?

William Collins passed away in Chichester^[4].

What did William Collins do for work?

William Collins worked as poet^[6] and writer^[7].

Where did William Collins go to school?

William Collins was educated at Magdalen College^[12], Winchester College^[13], and The Prebendal School^[14].