William Dodd

English Anglican clergyman and forger (1729-1777)
Person human Q5622982
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William Dodd

Summary

William Dodd is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bourne[2]. He was born on May 29, 1729[3]. He passed away in Tyburn[4]. He died on June 27, 1777[5]. He worked as a writer[6] and missionary[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bourne[2], William Dodd…
  • William Dodd died in Tyburn[4].
  • William Dodd was born on May 29, 1729[3].
  • William Dodd died on June 27, 1777[5].
  • William Dodd's professions included writer[6].
  • William Dodd worked as a missionary[7].
  • William Dodd was educated at Clare College[9].
  • William Dodd's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[10].
  • William Dodd is recorded as male[11].
  • William Dodd's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • William Dodd's Commons category is recorded as William Dodd[13].
  • The cause of death was hanging to death[14].
  • William Dodd's family name is recorded as Dodd[15].
  • William Dodd's given name is recorded as William[16].
  • William Dodd's depicted by is recorded as William Dodd[17].
  • William Dodd's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[18].
  • William Dodd's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[19].
  • William Dodd's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • William Dodd's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].

Body

Origins and Family

William Dodd's place of birth was Bourne[2]. He was born on May 29, 1729[3].

Education

William Dodd's education included a stint at Clare College[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6] and missionary[7].

Personal Life

William Dodd's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[10].

Death and Burial

William Dodd died on June 27, 1777[5]. He passed away in Tyburn[4]. The cause of death was hanging to death[14].

Why It Matters

William Dodd ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

FAQs

Where was William Dodd born?

William Dodd's place of birth was Bourne[2].

Where did William Dodd die?

William Dodd died in Tyburn[4].

What did William Dodd do for work?

William Dodd worked as writer[6] and missionary[7].

Where did William Dodd go to school?

William Dodd was educated at Clare College[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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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. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation writer, missionary
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32117|batch #32117]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
  2. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01178020
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp01178020, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
  3. 25d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Bourne
    Family name Dodd
    Aliases
    Place of death Tyburn
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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