William Gadsby

British pastor and hymnwriter
Person human Q1768139
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William Gadsby

Summary

William Gadsby is a human[1]. He was born in Attleborough[2]. He was born on +1773-01-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Manchester[4]. He died on +1844-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a hymnwriter[6], missionary[7], theologian[8], preacher[9], and pastor[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Attleborough[2], William Gadsby…
  • William Gadsby passed away in Manchester[4].
  • William Gadsby was born on +1773-01-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Gadsby died on +1844-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Gadsby died on +1844-01-27T00:00:00Z[12].
  • William Gadsby held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • William Gadsby's professions included hymnwriter[6].
  • William Gadsby worked as a missionary[7].
  • William Gadsby worked as a theologian[8].
  • William Gadsby's professions included preacher[9].
  • William Gadsby's professions included pastor[10].
  • William Gadsby worked as a writer[14].
  • William Gadsby's religion is recorded as Reformed Christianity[15].
  • William Gadsby's religion is recorded as Baptists[16].
  • William Gadsby's religion is recorded as Reformed Baptists[17].
  • William Gadsby's image is recorded as Williamgadsby.jpg[18].
  • William Gadsby is recorded as male[19].
  • William Gadsby's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • William Gadsby's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063867614[21].
  • William Gadsby's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 26383802[22].
  • William Gadsby's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n98088709[23].
  • William Gadsby's Commons category is recorded as William Gadsby[24].
  • William Gadsby's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07pr34[25].
  • William Gadsby's Open Library ID is recorded as OL292381A[26].
  • William Gadsby's family name is recorded as Gadsby[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Attleborough[2], William Gadsby… he was born on +1773-01-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include hymnwriter[6], missionary[7], theologian[8], preacher[9], pastor[10], and writer[14].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Reformed Christianity[15], a Christian denominational family[28], founded in 1519[29]; Baptists[16], a Christian denominational family[30]; and Reformed Baptists[17], a Christian denomination[31].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1844-01-01T00:00:00Z[5] and +1844-01-27T00:00:00Z[12]. William Gadsby passed away in Manchester[4].

Why It Matters

William Gadsby ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was William Gadsby born?

William Gadsby was born in Attleborough[2].

Where did William Gadsby die?

William Gadsby passed away in Manchester[4].

What did William Gadsby do for work?

William Gadsby worked as hymnwriter[6], missionary[7], theologian[8], preacher[9], and pastor[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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