William John Wills

Summary

William John Wills is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Totnes^[2]. He was born on January 5, 1834^[3]. He died in Cooper Creek^[4]. He died on January 1, 1861^[5]. He worked as an explorer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• William John Wills was born in Totnes^[2].
• William John Wills died in Cooper Creek^[4].
• William John Wills was born on January 5, 1834^[3].
• William John Wills died on January 1, 1861^[5].
• William John Wills is buried at Melbourne General Cemetery^[8].
• William John Wills held citizenship in Australia^[9].
• William John Wills held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[10].
• William John Wills's professions included explorer^[6].
• William John Wills is recorded as male^[11].
• William John Wills's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• William John Wills's Commons category is recorded as William John Wills^[13].
• William John Wills's family name is recorded as Wills^[14].
• William John Wills's given name is recorded as William John^[15].
• William John Wills's topic's main category is recorded as Category:William John Wills^[16].
• William John Wills's Commons gallery is recorded as William John Wills^[17].
• William John Wills's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[18].
• William John Wills's described by source is recorded as The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892^[19].
• William John Wills's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[20].
• William John Wills's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].
• William John Wills's writing language is recorded as English^[22].

Body

Origins and Family

William John Wills's place of birth was Totnes^[2]. He was born on January 5, 1834^[3].

Career and Affiliations

William John Wills worked as an explorer^[6].

Death and Burial

William John Wills died on January 1, 1861^[5]. He passed away in Cooper Creek^[4]. Burial took place at Melbourne General Cemetery^[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William John Wills include Burke and Wills expedition^[23], an expedition^[24] and Wills^[25], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[26], in Australia^[27], founded in 1949^[28].

Why It Matters

William John Wills ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]

Entities named for him include Burke and Wills expedition^[23], an expedition^[24] and Wills^[25], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[26], in Australia^[27], founded in 1949^[28].

FAQs

Where was William John Wills born?

William John Wills's place of birth was Totnes^[2].

Where did William John Wills die?

William John Wills died in Cooper Creek^[4].

What did William John Wills do for work?

William John Wills worked as explorer^[6].