William Fry

(1777-1855) American printer; founder/publisher of "National Gazette and Literary Register"
Person human Q78216630
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William Fry

Summary

William Fry is a human[1]. He was born on +1777-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1855-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4], printer[5], and newspaper proprietor[6].

Key Facts

  • William Fry was born on +1777-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Fry died on +1855-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A child of William Fry was William Henry Fry[7].
  • A child of William Fry was Joseph Reese Fry[8].
  • William Fry held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William Fry worked as a writer[4].
  • William Fry's professions included printer[5].
  • William Fry worked as a newspaper proprietor[6].
  • William Fry is recorded as male[10].
  • William Fry's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • William Fry's Open Library ID is recorded as OL6898342A[12].
  • William Fry's given name is recorded as William[13].
  • William Fry's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Fry-11997[14].
  • William Fry's BHL creator ID is recorded as 182152[15].
  • William Fry's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/9949449f-8541-43dc-96bf-effe4c2c645e[16].

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Origins and Family

William Fry was born on +1777-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], printer[5], and newspaper proprietor[6].

Personal Life

Children include William Henry Fry[7], a composer[17], 1813–1864[18], of United States[19], specialised in fish farming[20] and Joseph Reese Fry[8], 1811–1865[21].

Death and Burial

William Fry died on +1855-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

FAQs

What did William Fry do for work?

William Fry worked as writer[4], printer[5], and newspaper proprietor[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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