William Heath

British artist (died 1840)
Person human Q8011810
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William Heath

Summary

William Heath is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1794[2]. He passed away in Hampton[3]. He died on April 7, 1840[4]. He worked as a caricaturist[5], illustrator[6], painter[7], and lithographer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William Heath died in Hampton[3].
  • William Heath passed away in London[10].
  • William Heath was born on January 1, 1794[2].
  • William Heath was born on January 1, 1795[11].
  • William Heath died on April 7, 1840[4].
  • William Heath died on January 1, 1840[12].
  • Burial took place at Highgate Cemetery[13].
  • William Heath held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14].
  • William Heath held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[15].
  • William Heath worked as a caricaturist[5].
  • William Heath worked as an illustrator[6].
  • William Heath worked as a painter[7].
  • William Heath's professions included lithographer[8].
  • William Heath's field of work was painting[16].
  • William Heath's field of work was portrait painting[17].
  • William Heath's field of work was lithography[18].
  • William Heath's field of work was caricature[19].
  • William Heath is recorded as male[20].
  • William Heath's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • William Heath's Commons category is recorded as William Heath (artist)[22].
  • William Heath's family name is recorded as Heath[23].
  • William Heath's given name is recorded as William[24].
  • William Heath's described by source is recorded as Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers[25].
  • William Heath's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • William Heath's Commons Creator page is recorded as William Heath[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1794[2] and January 1, 1795[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include caricaturist[5], illustrator[6], painter[7], and lithographer[8]. Fields of work include painting[16], a method[28]; portrait painting[17], a genre of painting[29]; lithography[18], an artistic technique[30]; and caricature[19], an art genre[31].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 7, 1840[4] and January 1, 1840[12]. Recorded place of death include Hampton[3], a suburb[32], in United Kingdom[33] and London[10], a metropolis[34], in Roman Empire[35], founded in 0047[36]. Burial took place at Highgate Cemetery[13].

Why It Matters

William Heath ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where did William Heath die?

William Heath passed away in Hampton[3].

What did William Heath do for work?

William Heath worked as caricaturist[5], illustrator[6], painter[7], and lithographer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . National Gallery of Canada online collection. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . RKDartists. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [12] . National Gallery of Canada online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation caricaturist, illustrator, painter +1
    Described by source Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33123|batch #33123]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P13576 is present."
  2. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id ['cnp02180678', 'cni00093003', 'cnp02180680']
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  3. 28d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work
    Aliases
    Occupation caricaturist, illustrator, painter +1
    Family name Heath
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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