William Farish

British chemist
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William Farish

Summary

William Farish is a human[1]. His place of birth was Carlisle[2]. He was born on +1759-03-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Little Stonham[4]. He died on +1837-01-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a chemist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Farish was born in Carlisle[2].
  • William Farish passed away in Little Stonham[4].
  • William Farish was born on +1759-03-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Farish died on +1837-01-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Farish held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[8].
  • William Farish held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • William Farish's professions included chemist[6].
  • William Farish held the position of professor[10].
  • William Farish was employed by University of Cambridge[11].
  • William Farish was educated at Magdalene College[12].
  • William Farish's education included a stint at Trinity School[13].
  • William Farish's image is recorded as William Farish.jpg[14].
  • William Farish is recorded as male[15].
  • William Farish's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William Farish's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 48313403[17].
  • William Farish's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88085779[18].
  • William Farish's Commons category is recorded as William Farish (chemist)[19].
  • William Farish's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qf3lk[20].
  • William Farish's Open Library ID is recorded as OL7290812A[21].
  • William Farish's family name is recorded as Farish[22].
  • William Farish's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • William Farish's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[24].
  • William Farish's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 9162[25].
  • William Farish's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 26911[26].
  • William Farish's National Portrait Gallery is recorded as mp122474[27].

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Origins and Family

William Farish was born in Carlisle[2]. He was born on +1759-03-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Magdalene College[12], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1428[30] and Trinity School[13], an academy school[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1968[33].

Career and Affiliations

William Farish's professions included chemist[6]. Among his employers was University of Cambridge[11]. He held the position of professor[10].

Death and Burial

William Farish died on +1837-01-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Little Stonham[4].

Why It Matters

William Farish ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was William Farish born?

Born in Carlisle[2], William Farish…

Where did William Farish die?

William Farish died in Little Stonham[4].

What did William Farish do for work?

William Farish worked as chemist[6].

Where did William Farish go to school?

William Farish was educated at Magdalene College[12] and Trinity School[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . geni.com. geni.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . geni.com. geni.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. Retrieved . geni.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. Retrieved . geni.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Google Knowledge Graph. 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.

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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