William Cowper

English surgeon and anatomist
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William Cowper

Summary

William Cowper is a human[1]. His place of birth was Petersfield[2]. He was born on January 1, 1666[3]. He passed away in Petersfield[4]. He died on March 8, 1709[5]. He worked as a surgeon[6] and anatomist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Cowper was born in Petersfield[2].
  • William Cowper was born in Sussex[9].
  • William Cowper died in Petersfield[4].
  • William Cowper passed away in Sussex[10].
  • William Cowper was born on January 1, 1666[3].
  • William Cowper died on March 8, 1709[5].
  • William Cowper held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • William Cowper's professions included surgeon[6].
  • William Cowper's professions included anatomist[7].
  • William Cowper's field of work was healing knowledge[12].
  • William Cowper's field of work was surgery[13].
  • William Cowper's field of work was anatomy[14].
  • William Cowper received the Fellow of the Royal Society[15].
  • William Cowper was a member of Royal Society[16].
  • William Cowper was a member of French Academy of Sciences[17].
  • William Cowper is recorded as male[18].
  • William Cowper's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • William Cowper's Commons category is recorded as William Cowper (anatomist)[20].
  • William Cowper's family name is recorded as Cowper[21].
  • William Cowper's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William Cowper's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[23].
  • William Cowper's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[24].
  • William Cowper's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • William Cowper's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Petersfield[2], a town[27], in United Kingdom[28] and Sussex[9], a historic county of England[29], in United Kingdom[30]. William Cowper was born on January 1, 1666[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include surgeon[6] and anatomist[7]. Fields of work include healing knowledge[12], a field of work[31]; surgery[13], a medical specialty[32]; and anatomy[14], a branch of biology[33].

Recognition

William Cowper received the Fellow of the Royal Society[15].

Death and Burial

William Cowper died on March 8, 1709[5]. Recorded place of death include Petersfield[4], a town[34], in United Kingdom[35] and Sussex[10], a historic county of England[36], in United Kingdom[37].

Why It Matters

William Cowper ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

He has been cited as an influence by William Cheselden[39], a painter[40], 1688–1752[41], of Kingdom of Great Britain[42], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[43], specialised in medicine[44].

FAQs

Where was William Cowper born?

William Cowper was born in Petersfield[2].

Where did William Cowper die?

William Cowper died in Petersfield[4].

What did William Cowper do for work?

William Cowper worked as surgeon[6] and anatomist[7].

What awards did William Cowper receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15].

Who did William Cowper influence?

William Cowper has been cited as an influence by William Cheselden[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . surgjournal.com. surgjournal.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . lindahall.org. Retrieved . lindahall.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation surgeon, anatomist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31699|batch #31699]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (1)"
  2. 27d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Field of work
    Occupation surgeon, anatomist
    Place of death Petersfield, Sussex
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30842|batch #30842]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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