William Emerson

British mathematician
Person human Q3031685
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William Emerson

Summary

William Emerson is a human[1]. Born in Hurworth-on-Tees[2], he… he was born on +1701-05-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Hurworth-on-Tees[4]. He died on +1782-05-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Hurworth-on-Tees[2], William Emerson…
  • William Emerson passed away in Hurworth-on-Tees[4].
  • William Emerson was born on +1701-05-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Emerson died on +1782-05-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Church of All Saints[8].
  • William Emerson worked as a mathematician[6].
  • A notable student of William Emerson was Jeremiah Dixon[9].
  • William Emerson's image is recorded as William emerson b.1701.JPG[10].
  • William Emerson's image is recorded as William Emerson. Stipple engraving by H. Adlard after Sikes. Wellcome V0001762.jpg[11].
  • William Emerson is recorded as male[12].
  • William Emerson's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Emerson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083920806[14].
  • William Emerson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69709420[15].
  • William Emerson's GND ID is recorded as 117500194[16].
  • William Emerson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85024772[17].
  • William Emerson's IdRef ID is recorded as 09014449X[18].
  • William Emerson's Commons category is recorded as William Emerson (mathematician)[19].
  • William Emerson's SBN author ID is recorded as UBOV432193[20].
  • William Emerson's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35926636[21].
  • William Emerson's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 109167650[22].
  • William Emerson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0177bd[23].
  • William Emerson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1172321A[24].
  • William Emerson's family name is recorded as Emerson[25].
  • William Emerson's given name is recorded as William[26].
  • William Emerson's pseudonym is recorded as Merones[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Emerson's place of birth was Hurworth-on-Tees[2]. He was born on +1701-05-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

William Emerson's professions included mathematician[6]. A notable student of him was Jeremiah Dixon[9].

Death and Burial

William Emerson died on +1782-05-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Hurworth-on-Tees[4]. He is buried at Church of All Saints[8].

Why It Matters

William Emerson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was William Emerson born?

William Emerson was born in Hurworth-on-Tees[2].

Where did William Emerson die?

William Emerson passed away in Hurworth-on-Tees[4].

What did William Emerson do for work?

William Emerson worked as mathematician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  25. [9] . books.google.cat. books.google.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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