William Gibson

English Roman Catholic bishop
Person human Q8009860
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William Gibson

Summary

William Gibson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hexham[2]. He was born on +1738-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Ushaw Moor[4]. He died on +1821-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Gibson's place of birth was Hexham[2].
  • William Gibson passed away in Ushaw Moor[4].
  • William Gibson was born on +1738-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Gibson died on +1821-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Gibson held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • William Gibson held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[10].
  • William Gibson's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • William Gibson worked as a Catholic bishop[7].
  • William Gibson held the position of titular bishop[11].
  • William Gibson held the position of Vicar Apostolic of Northern District[12].
  • William Gibson's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • William Gibson is recorded as male[14].
  • William Gibson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Gibson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000048950014[16].
  • William Gibson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 37247044[17].
  • William Gibson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr96040460[18].
  • William Gibson's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 157550934[19].
  • William Gibson's IdRef ID is recorded as 188091130[20].
  • William Gibson's SBN author ID is recorded as NAPV125887[21].
  • William Gibson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gx0zn5[22].
  • William Gibson's family name is recorded as Gibson[23].
  • William Gibson's given name is recorded as William[24].
  • William Gibson's Vatican Library ID is recorded as ADV12375488[25].
  • William Gibson's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as gibw[26].
  • William Gibson's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Gibson was born in Hexham[2]. He was born on +1738-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include titular bishop[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28] and Vicar Apostolic of Northern District[12].

Personal Life

William Gibson's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Death and Burial

William Gibson died on +1821-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Ushaw Moor[4].

Why It Matters

William Gibson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was William Gibson born?

William Gibson's place of birth was Hexham[2].

Where did William Gibson die?

William Gibson died in Ushaw Moor[4].

What did William Gibson do for work?

William Gibson worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Gibson, William (1738-1821) (DNB00). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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