William Harrison

English poet and diplomat
Person human Q8010942
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William Harrison

Summary

William Harrison is a human[1]. He was born on +1685-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1713-02-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], diplomat[5], and poet[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Harrison was born on +1685-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Harrison died on +1713-02-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Harrison's father was William Harrison[8].
  • William Harrison held citizenship in Kingdom of England[9].
  • William Harrison's professions included journalist[4].
  • William Harrison worked as a diplomat[5].
  • William Harrison's professions included poet[6].
  • William Harrison's education included a stint at Winchester College[10].
  • William Harrison's education included a stint at New College[11].
  • William Harrison is recorded as male[12].
  • William Harrison's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Harrison's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063422666[14].
  • William Harrison's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 67758689[15].
  • William Harrison's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80034436[16].
  • William Harrison's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35181619[17].
  • William Harrison's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0m0k4xw[18].
  • William Harrison's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1775614A[19].
  • William Harrison's family name is recorded as Harrison[20].
  • William Harrison's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • William Harrison's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 339701099[22].
  • William Harrison's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 854849[23].
  • William Harrison's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[24].
  • William Harrison's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 12455[25].
  • William Harrison's FAST ID is recorded as 52094[26].
  • William Harrison's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10005603[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Harrison was born on +1685-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was he[8].

Education

Educated at Winchester College[10], an independent school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1382[30], headquartered in Winchester[31] and New College[11], a college of the University of Oxford[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1379[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], diplomat[5], and poet[6].

Death and Burial

William Harrison died on +1713-02-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Harrison ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Who were William Harrison's parents?

William Harrison's father was William Harrison[8].

What did William Harrison do for work?

William Harrison worked as journalist[4], diplomat[5], and poet[6].

Where did William Harrison go to school?

William Harrison was educated at Winchester College[10] and New College[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714. wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Harrison, William. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Harrison, William. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Harrison, William. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . Harrison, William. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Harrison, William. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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