William Dick

Scottish merchant and financier (1580-1655)
Person human Q18531161
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William Dick

Summary

William Dick is a human[1]. He was born on +1580-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1655-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a banker[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • William Dick was born on +1580-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Dick died on +1655-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Dick's father was John Dick, of Cartmore[6].
  • William Dick's mother was Margaret Stewart[7].
  • A child of William Dick was Alexander Dick[8].
  • A child of William Dick was Elizabeth Dick[9].
  • A child of William Dick was Elizabeth Dick[10].
  • A child of William Dick was William Dick[11].
  • William Dick worked as a banker[4].
  • William Dick's image is recorded as William Dick of Braid in 1640.png[12].
  • William Dick is recorded as male[13].
  • William Dick's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Dick's coat of arms image is recorded as Dick Coat of Arms.png[15].
  • William Dick's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29424044[16].
  • William Dick's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr95017787[17].
  • William Dick's honorific prefix is recorded as Sir[18].
  • William Dick's family name is recorded as Dick[19].
  • William Dick's given name is recorded as William[20].
  • William Dick's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[21].
  • William Dick's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 7598[22].
  • William Dick's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 137028[23].
  • William Dick's National Portrait Gallery is recorded as mp89592[24].
  • William Dick's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00540624[25].
  • William Dick's FAST ID is recorded as 1815776[26].
  • William Dick's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10003485[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Dick was born on +1580-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was John Dick, of Cartmore[6]. His mother was Margaret Stewart[7].

Career and Affiliations

William Dick's professions included banker[4].

Personal Life

Children include Alexander Dick[8], Elizabeth Dick[9], and William Dick[11].

Death and Burial

William Dick died on +1655-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Dick ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were William Dick's parents?

William Dick's father was John Dick, of Cartmore[6]. William Dick's mother was Margaret Stewart[7].

What did William Dick do for work?

William Dick worked as banker[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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