William Grant Stairs

Canadian-British explorer, soldier, and adventurer
Person human Q3568667
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William Grant Stairs

Summary

William Grant Stairs is a human[1]. He was born in Halifax[2]. He was born on +1863-07-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Mozambique[4]. He died on +1892-06-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an explorer[6], engineer[7], diarist[8], and mountaineer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Halifax[2], William Grant Stairs…
  • William Grant Stairs passed away in Mozambique[4].
  • William Grant Stairs was born on +1863-07-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Grant Stairs died on +1892-06-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Grant Stairs held citizenship in Canada[11].
  • William Grant Stairs's professions included explorer[6].
  • William Grant Stairs's professions included engineer[7].
  • William Grant Stairs worked as a diarist[8].
  • William Grant Stairs worked as a mountaineer[9].
  • William Grant Stairs's education included a stint at Royal Military College of Canada[12].
  • William Grant Stairs's image is recorded as Capt. William Grant Stairs.JPG[13].
  • William Grant Stairs is recorded as male[14].
  • William Grant Stairs's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Grant Stairs's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110228824[16].
  • William Grant Stairs's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24837326[17].
  • William Grant Stairs's military branch is recorded as British Army[18].
  • William Grant Stairs's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr96024685[19].
  • William Grant Stairs's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 145293349[20].
  • William Grant Stairs's IdRef ID is recorded as 084333553[21].
  • William Grant Stairs's Commons category is recorded as William Grant Stairs[22].
  • William Grant Stairs's archives at is recorded as Royal Museum for Central Africa[23].
  • The cause of death was malaria[24].
  • William Grant Stairs's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 13235050[25].
  • William Grant Stairs's sport is recorded as mountaineering[26].
  • William Grant Stairs's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gr9n[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Grant Stairs was born in Halifax[2]. He was born on +1863-07-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William Grant Stairs's education included a stint at Royal Military College of Canada[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6], engineer[7], diarist[8], and mountaineer[9].

Death and Burial

William Grant Stairs died on +1892-06-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Mozambique[4]. The cause of death was malaria[24].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Grant Stairs include Stairs Expedition to Katanga[28], a conquest[29].

Why It Matters

William Grant Stairs ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

Entities named for him include Stairs Expedition to Katanga[28], a conquest[29].

FAQs

Where was William Grant Stairs born?

William Grant Stairs's place of birth was Halifax[2].

Where did William Grant Stairs die?

William Grant Stairs passed away in Mozambique[4].

What did William Grant Stairs do for work?

William Grant Stairs worked as explorer[6], engineer[7], diarist[8], and mountaineer[9].

Where did William Grant Stairs go to school?

William Grant Stairs was educated at Royal Military College of Canada[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . archiefbank.be. archiefbank.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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