William Duncombe

British translator (1690-1769)
Person human Q8008113
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William Duncombe

Summary

William Duncombe is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on +1690-01-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1769-02-26T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a translator[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Duncombe was born in London[2].
  • William Duncombe was born on +1690-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Duncombe died on +1769-02-26T00:00:00Z[4].
  • A child of William Duncombe was John Duncombe[7].
  • William Duncombe's professions included translator[5].
  • William Duncombe's image is recorded as Joseph Highmore (1692-1780) - William Duncombe (1690–1769), Translator and Playwright - 23 - Corpus Christi College.jpg[8].
  • William Duncombe is recorded as male[9].
  • William Duncombe's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • William Duncombe's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063441365[11].
  • William Duncombe's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1377986[12].
  • William Duncombe's GND ID is recorded as 1055764518[13].
  • William Duncombe's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83015626[14].
  • William Duncombe's IdRef ID is recorded as 130981087[15].
  • William Duncombe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0drdws[16].
  • William Duncombe's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2441424A[17].
  • William Duncombe's family name is recorded as Duncombe[18].
  • William Duncombe's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Duncombe's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 110315715[20].
  • William Duncombe's depicted by is recorded as William Duncombe (1690–1769), Translator and Playwright[21].
  • William Duncombe's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 876191[22].
  • William Duncombe's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[23].
  • William Duncombe's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 8240[24].
  • William Duncombe's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 137699[25].
  • William Duncombe's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00022143[26].
  • William Duncombe's FAST ID is recorded as 108438[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Duncombe was born in London[2]. He was born on +1690-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

William Duncombe's professions included translator[5].

Personal Life

A child of William Duncombe was John Duncombe[7].

Death and Burial

William Duncombe died on +1769-02-26T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

William Duncombe ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was William Duncombe born?

Born in London[2], William Duncombe…

What did William Duncombe do for work?

William Duncombe worked as translator[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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