William Harpur

Summary

William Harpur is a human^[1]. He was born on +1496-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +1574-02-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a merchant^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• William Harpur was born on +1496-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].
• William Harpur died on +1574-02-27T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Harpur is buried at St Paul's Church, Bedford^[6].
• William Harpur's professions included merchant^[4].
• William Harpur held the position of Sheriff of the City of London^[7].
• William Harpur held the position of Lord Mayor of London^[8].
• William Harpur was educated at Bedford School^[9].
• William Harpur received the Knighthood^[10].
• William Harpur's image is recorded as Sir Willm Harper, Merchant Taylor.png^[11].
• William Harpur is recorded as male^[12].
• William Harpur's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• William Harpur's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58613766^[14].
• William Harpur's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2008022205^[15].
• William Harpur's honorific prefix is recorded as Sir^[16].
• William Harpur's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dcyqs^[17].
• William Harpur's family name is recorded as Harpur^[18].
• William Harpur's given name is recorded as William^[19].
• William Harpur's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[20].
• William Harpur's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 12366^[21].
• William Harpur's National Portrait Gallery is recorded as mp88096^[22].
• William Harpur's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10005561^[23].
• William Harpur's Prabook ID is recorded as 1861294^[24].
• William Harpur's MoEML ID is recorded as HARP3^[25].
• William Harpur's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJvtffQqJDdX3B94Mw86Kd^[26].
• William Harpur's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/b1c1d600-9d17-40b6-b26a-9441f0abdbd6^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Harpur was born on +1496-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

William Harpur was educated at Bedford School^[9].

Career and Affiliations

William Harpur's professions included merchant^[4]. Positions held include Sheriff of the City of London^[7], a position^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and Lord Mayor of London^[8], a position^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 1189^[32].

Recognition

William Harpur received the Knighthood^[10].

Death and Burial

William Harpur died on +1574-02-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. Burial took place at St Paul's Church, Bedford^[6].

Why It Matters

William Harpur ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[5]

FAQs

What did William Harpur do for work?

William Harpur worked as merchant^[4].

Where did William Harpur go to school?

William Harpur was educated at Bedford School^[9].

What awards did William Harpur receive?

Honors received include Knighthood^[10].