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William DeWitt Alexander

American educator, author & linguist (1833-1913)
Person Human Q8007702
William DeWitt Alexander
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
April 2, 1833, 1833[2][8]
Date of death
February 21, 1913, 1913[3][9]
Place of birth
Honolulu
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Occupation
linguist, politician, surveyor, historian
Educated at
Yale College[15]
Father
William Patterson Alexander[11]
Mother
Mary Ann Alexander[12]
Child
Agnes Baldwin Alexander[13]
Sibling
Samuel Thomas Alexander[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Family name
Alexander (surname)[17]
Given name
William[18]
Place of burial
Kawaiahaʻo Church[10]
Writing language
English[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en William de Witt Alexander en William DeWitt Alexander en W. D. Alexander ar ويليام ديويت الكسندر el Γουίλιαμ Ντεβίτ Αλεξάντερ fa ویلیام دویت الکساندر nl William De Witt Alexander nl William DeWitt Alexander
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000073918833
VIAF cluster ID
21217028
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88002751
GND ID
1028623186
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
107716
American National Biography ID
1400017
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10036490
FAST ID
229486
Find a Grave memorial ID
24410999
Freebase ID
/m/0bwkb7z
Geni profile ID
6000000001383105430
Geographicus cartographer ID
dwalexander, alexanderwilliamdewitt
Show all 28 identifiers +16
IdRef ID
189885890
J9U entity ID
987007433521205171
Libraries Australia ID
35453734
NLA Trove people ID
958494
NUKAT ID
n00020949
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9813333219605606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069183783
Open Library ID
OL316971A, OL5288640A
OpenMLOL author ID
322371
Prabook ID
293826
RERO ID (legacy)
A002917767
SBN author ID
PUVV242345
SNAC ARK ID
w6xk8hf4
WikiTree person ID
Alexander-11936
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgmRYVfvCQTKFB7FbVcT3
Yale LUX ID
person/b03b685b-b76d-495f-8de4-4f04fc0c5391

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
politician, historian, linguist, surveyor
Child 1
Agnes Baldwin Alexander
Children (paternal) 1
Agnes Baldwin Alexander
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Yale College
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Honolulu
Place of burial 1
Kawaiahaʻo Church
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Born in Honolulu[1], he… he was born on April 2, 1833[2]. He died on February 21, 1913[3]. He worked as a linguist[4], politician[5], surveyor[6], and historian[7].

FAQs

Where was William DeWitt Alexander born?

Born in Honolulu[1].

Who were William DeWitt Alexander's parents?

William DeWitt Alexander's father was William Patterson Alexander[11]. William DeWitt Alexander's mother was Mary Ann Alexander[12].

What did William DeWitt Alexander do for work?

William DeWitt Alexander worked as linguist[4], politician[5], surveyor[6], and historian[7].

Where did William DeWitt Alexander go to school?

William DeWitt Alexander was educated at Yale College[15].

Related Entities

United States

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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. 8w ago · GZWDer · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Canadiana Name Authority ID → ncf10036490
    National Library of Poland MMS ID → 9813333219605606
    IdRef ID → 189885890
    RERO ID (legacy) → A002917767
    "Created claim: Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf10036490, Added with moreIdentifiers"
  2. 25w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → William Patterson Alexander
    Child → Agnes Baldwin Alexander
    Sibling → Samuel Thomas Alexander
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #33123: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P13576 is present."
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