William How

Summary

William How is a human^[1]. He was born in Shrewsbury^[2]. He was born on December 13, 1823^[3]. He died on August 10, 1897^[4]. He worked as a hymnwriter^[5] and Anglican priest^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• William How's place of birth was Shrewsbury^[2].
• William How was born on December 13, 1823^[3].
• William How died on August 10, 1897^[4].
• William How's father was William Wyberg How^[8].
• William How's mother was Frances Maynard^[9].
• A child of William How was Ellen Frances How^[10].
• William How worked as a hymnwriter^[5].
• William How worked as an Anglican priest^[6].
• William How held the position of Bishop of Wakefield^[11].
• William How held the position of Bishop of Bedford^[12].
• William How's education included a stint at Wadham College^[13].
• William How's education included a stint at Durham University^[14].
• William How's education included a stint at Shrewsbury School^[15].
• William How's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[16].
• William How is recorded as male^[17].
• William How's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• William How's Commons category is recorded as William Walsham How^[19].
• William How's archives at is recorded as National Library of Wales^[20].
• The cause of death was disease^[21].
• William How's given name is recorded as William^[22].
• William How's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[23].
• William How's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement^[24].
• William How's described by source is recorded as Q19036877^[25].
• William How's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• William How's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Christian Hymns^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1823-12-13^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1897-08-10^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3911665f-540e-48a0-bd16-9f77b21a7f8f^[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Shrewsbury^[2], William How… he was born on December 13, 1823^[3]. His father was William Wyberg How^[8]. His mother was Frances Maynard^[9].

Education

Educated at Wadham College^[13], a college of the University of Oxford^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1610^[35], headquartered in Oxford^[36]; Durham University^[14], a collegiate university^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1832^[39], headquartered in Durham^[40]; and Shrewsbury School^[15], a secondary school^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 1552^[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include hymnwriter^[5] and Anglican priest^[6]. Positions held include Bishop of Wakefield^[11], an Anglican episcopal title^[44], founded in 1889^[45] and Bishop of Bedford^[12], a position^[46], founded in 1537^[47].

Personal Life

A child of William How was Ellen Frances How^[10]. His religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[16].

Death and Burial

William How died on August 10, 1897^[4]. The cause of death was disease^[21].

Why It Matters

William How ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48]

FAQs

Where was William How born?

William How's place of birth was Shrewsbury^[2].

Who were William How's parents?

William How's father was William Wyberg How^[8]. William How's mother was Frances Maynard^[9].

What did William How do for work?

William How worked as hymnwriter^[5] and Anglican priest^[6].

Where did William How go to school?

William How was educated at Wadham College^[13], Durham University^[14], and Shrewsbury School^[15].