William Hodges

British artist (1744-1797)
Person human Q730841
William Hodges
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Summary

William Hodges is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on October 28, 1744[3]. He passed away in Brixham[4]. He died on March 6, 1797[5]. He worked as an explorer[6], painter[7], publisher[8], and artist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • William Hodges was born in London[2].
  • William Hodges passed away in Brixham[4].
  • William Hodges was born on October 28, 1744[3].
  • William Hodges died on March 6, 1797[5].
  • William Hodges died on June 6, 1797[11].
  • William Hodges held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[12].
  • William Hodges worked as an explorer[6].
  • William Hodges worked as a painter[7].
  • William Hodges worked as a publisher[8].
  • William Hodges's professions included artist[9].
  • William Hodges was a member of Royal Academy of Arts[13].
  • William Hodges is recorded as male[14].
  • William Hodges's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Hodges's genre is marine art[16].
  • William Hodges's Commons category is recorded as William Hodges[17].
  • William Hodges's family name is recorded as Hodges[18].
  • William Hodges's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Hodges's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[20].
  • William Hodges's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • William Hodges's Commons Creator page is recorded as William Hodges[22].
  • William Hodges's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Hodges'}[23].
  • William Hodges's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[24].
  • William Hodges's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[25].
  • William Hodges's has works in the collection is recorded as Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki[26].
  • William Hodges's has works in the collection is recorded as Tate[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Hodges was born in London[2]. He was born on October 28, 1744[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6], painter[7], publisher[8], and artist[9].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include March 6, 1797[5] and June 6, 1797[11]. William Hodges died in Brixham[4].

Why It Matters

William Hodges ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was William Hodges born?

William Hodges was born in London[2].

Where did William Hodges die?

William Hodges passed away in Brixham[4].

What did William Hodges do for work?

William Hodges worked as explorer[6], painter[7], publisher[8], and artist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +1797-03-06T00:00:00Z, +1797-06-06T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 15d ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Tate, Australian National Maritime Museum +21
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'arz', 'bh', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'ja',
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 23d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → FD56-4B39-888C-2153-B60E
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  4. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 123488893
    Occupation → explorer, painter, publisher +1
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  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Genre → —
    Artist files at → Frick Art Research Library, National Gallery of Art Library
    Aliases → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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