William Gowans

American antiquarian bookseller (1803–1870)
Person human Q8010064
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William Gowans

Summary

William Gowans is a human[1]. He was born on +1803-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1870-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a bookseller[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • William Gowans was born on +1803-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Gowans died on +1870-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Gowans worked as a bookseller[4].
  • William Gowans's image is recorded as William Gowans in The Bookman - March 1895.jpg[6].
  • William Gowans is recorded as male[7].
  • William Gowans's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • William Gowans's ISNI is recorded as 0000000047224205[9].
  • William Gowans's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 63857375[10].
  • William Gowans's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr90018442[11].
  • William Gowans's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12274157f[12].
  • William Gowans's Commons category is recorded as William Gowans[13].
  • William Gowans's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l8l7_h[14].
  • William Gowans's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2496504A[15].
  • William Gowans's family name is recorded as Gowans[16].
  • William Gowans's given name is recorded as William[17].
  • William Gowans's FAST ID is recorded as 276405[18].
  • William Gowans's Prabook ID is recorded as 1079997[19].
  • William Gowans's openMLOL author ID is recorded as 142873[20].
  • William Gowans's BHL creator ID is recorded as 151129[21].
  • William Gowans's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJm9bXmtgdcpqbDgrCBgKd[22].
  • William Gowans's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/61c82264-6c38-4017-aeec-7273d7140391[23].

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Origins and Family

William Gowans was born on +1803-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

William Gowans worked as a bookseller[4].

Death and Burial

William Gowans died on +1870-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Gowans ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did William Gowans do for work?

William Gowans worked as bookseller[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [2] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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