William Gosse

Australian explorer (1842-1881)
Person human Q1937440
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William Gosse

Summary

William Gosse is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hoddesdon[2]. He was born on +1842-12-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Adelaide[4]. He died on +1881-08-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an explorer[6], botanical collector[7], and scientific collector[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Hoddesdon[2], William Gosse…
  • William Gosse passed away in Adelaide[4].
  • William Gosse was born on +1842-12-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Gosse died on +1881-08-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Gosse's father was William Gosse[10].
  • A child of William Gosse was James Hay Gosse[11].
  • William Gosse held citizenship in Australia[12].
  • William Gosse's professions included explorer[6].
  • William Gosse's professions included botanical collector[7].
  • William Gosse's professions included scientific collector[8].
  • William Gosse was educated at Adelaide Educational Institution[13].
  • William Gosse's image is recorded as William Gosse.jpg[14].
  • William Gosse is recorded as male[15].
  • William Gosse's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William Gosse's ISNI is recorded as 0000000064050518[17].
  • William Gosse's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 68744282[18].
  • William Gosse's GND ID is recorded as 1170185428[19].
  • William Gosse's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008092669[20].
  • William Gosse's Commons category is recorded as William Gosse[21].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[22].
  • William Gosse's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dw4vm[23].
  • William Gosse's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1977005A[24].
  • William Gosse's family name is recorded as Gosse[25].
  • William Gosse's given name is recorded as William[26].
  • William Gosse's given name is recorded as Q26776122[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Hoddesdon[2], William Gosse… he was born on +1842-12-11T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was he[10].

Education

William Gosse was educated at Adelaide Educational Institution[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6], botanical collector[7], and scientific collector[8].

Personal Life

A child of William Gosse was James Hay Gosse[11].

Death and Burial

William Gosse died on +1881-08-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Adelaide[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[22].

Why It Matters

William Gosse ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was William Gosse born?

Born in Hoddesdon[2], William Gosse…

Where did William Gosse die?

William Gosse passed away in Adelaide[4].

Who were William Gosse's parents?

William Gosse's father was William Gosse[10].

What did William Gosse do for work?

William Gosse worked as explorer[6], botanical collector[7], and scientific collector[8].

Where did William Gosse go to school?

William Gosse was educated at Adelaide Educational Institution[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). William Gosse. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-gosse
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_william-gosse_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{William Gosse}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-gosse}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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