William Edward Collinson

British linguist (1889-1969)
Person human Q20723
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William Edward Collinson

Summary

William Edward Collinson is a human[1]. Born in Birmingham[2], he… he was born on January 4, 1889[3]. He died in Liverpool[4]. He died on June 5, 1969[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], Esperantist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William Edward Collinson's place of birth was Birmingham[2].
  • William Edward Collinson passed away in Liverpool[4].
  • William Edward Collinson was born on January 4, 1889[3].
  • William Edward Collinson died on June 5, 1969[5].
  • William Edward Collinson held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • William Edward Collinson held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11].
  • William Edward Collinson's professions included linguist[6].
  • William Edward Collinson worked as an Esperantist[7].
  • William Edward Collinson's professions included university teacher[8].
  • William Edward Collinson's field of work was linguistics[12].
  • William Edward Collinson's field of work was German[13].
  • William Edward Collinson's field of work was Esperanto[14].
  • William Edward Collinson's field of work was language education[15].
  • William Edward Collinson was educated at Dulwich College[16].
  • William Edward Collinson is recorded as male[17].
  • William Edward Collinson's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • William Edward Collinson's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Edward Collinson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Q35934[20].
  • William Edward Collinson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Esperanto[21].
  • William Edward Collinson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].

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Origins and Family

William Edward Collinson was born in Birmingham[2]. He was born on January 4, 1889[3].

Education

William Edward Collinson was educated at Dulwich College[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], Esperantist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include linguistics[12], an academic discipline[23]; German[13], a modern language[24], in Germany[25]; Esperanto[14], a planned language[26], in Esperantujo[27], founded in 1887[28]; and language education[15], an academic major[29].

Death and Burial

William Edward Collinson died on June 5, 1969[5]. He passed away in Liverpool[4].

Why It Matters

William Edward Collinson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was William Edward Collinson born?

Born in Birmingham[2], William Edward Collinson…

Where did William Edward Collinson die?

William Edward Collinson died in Liverpool[4].

What did William Edward Collinson do for work?

William Edward Collinson worked as linguist[6], Esperantist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did William Edward Collinson go to school?

William Edward Collinson was educated at Dulwich College[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Birmingham
    Citizenship
    Educated at Dulwich College
    Given name William
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