William Elstob

English chaplain
Person human Q13522429
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William Elstob

Summary

William Elstob is a human[1]. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2], he… he was born on +1674-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on +1715-03-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a rector[6], linguist[7], translator[8], theologian[9], and historian[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2], William Elstob…
  • William Elstob passed away in London[4].
  • William Elstob was born on +1674-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Elstob died on +1715-03-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Elstob held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • William Elstob worked as a rector[6].
  • William Elstob worked as a linguist[7].
  • William Elstob's professions included translator[8].
  • William Elstob's professions included theologian[9].
  • William Elstob's professions included historian[10].
  • William Elstob's field of work was linguistics[13].
  • William Elstob's field of work was theology[14].
  • William Elstob's field of work was philology[15].
  • William Elstob's education included a stint at Eton College[16].
  • William Elstob was educated at St Catharine's College[17].
  • William Elstob was educated at The Queen's College[18].
  • William Elstob is recorded as male[19].
  • William Elstob's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • William Elstob's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063742539[21].
  • William Elstob's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 28603735[22].
  • William Elstob's GND ID is recorded as 1055382763[23].
  • William Elstob's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87916061[24].
  • William Elstob's IdRef ID is recorded as 254982115[25].
  • William Elstob's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gtvcwr[26].
  • William Elstob's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5181244A[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2], William Elstob… he was born on +1674-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Eton College[16], a public school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1440[30]; St Catharine's College[17], a college of the University of Cambridge[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1473[33]; and The Queen's College[18], a college of the University of Oxford[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1341[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rector[6], linguist[7], translator[8], theologian[9], and historian[10]. Fields of work include linguistics[13], an academic discipline[37]; theology[14], an academic discipline[38]; and philology[15], an academic discipline[39].

Death and Burial

William Elstob died on +1715-03-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in London[4].

Why It Matters

William Elstob ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was William Elstob born?

William Elstob was born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2].

Where did William Elstob die?

William Elstob passed away in London[4].

What did William Elstob do for work?

William Elstob worked as rector[6], linguist[7], translator[8], theologian[9], and historian[10].

Where did William Elstob go to school?

William Elstob was educated at Eton College[16], St Catharine's College[17], and The Queen's College[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00990008
    Sex or gender male
    Wikidata description English chaplain
    Library of congress authority id n87916061
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