William Kennedy

Canadian explorer (1814-1890)
Person human Q325573
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William Kennedy

Summary

William Kennedy is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cumberland House[2]. He was born on +1814-04-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in St. Andrews[4]. He died on +1890-01-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an explorer[6], fur trader[7], sailor[8], and magistrate[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Cumberland House[2], William Kennedy…
  • William Kennedy passed away in St. Andrews[4].
  • William Kennedy was born on +1814-04-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Kennedy died on +1890-01-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Kennedy died on +1890-01-01T00:00:00Z[11].
  • William Kennedy held citizenship in Canada[12].
  • William Kennedy held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • William Kennedy worked as an explorer[6].
  • William Kennedy's professions included fur trader[7].
  • William Kennedy's professions included sailor[8].
  • William Kennedy worked as a magistrate[9].
  • William Kennedy was employed by Hudson's Bay Company[14].
  • William Kennedy was a member of Manitoba Historical Society[15].
  • William Kennedy's image is recorded as William Kennedy by Stephen Pearce (2).jpg[16].
  • William Kennedy is recorded as male[17].
  • William Kennedy's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • William Kennedy's ISNI is recorded as 0000000073904108[19].
  • William Kennedy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5044168453546366300004[20].
  • William Kennedy's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85341610[21].
  • William Kennedy's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14059645j[22].
  • William Kennedy's IdRef ID is recorded as 059787376[23].
  • William Kennedy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076xt1m[24].
  • William Kennedy's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5371072A[25].
  • William Kennedy's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2511191A[26].
  • William Kennedy's family name is recorded as Kennedy[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Cumberland House[2], William Kennedy… he was born on +1814-04-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6], fur trader[7], sailor[8], and magistrate[9]. William Kennedy was employed by Hudson's Bay Company[14].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1890-01-25T00:00:00Z[5] and +1890-01-01T00:00:00Z[11]. William Kennedy died in St. Andrews[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Kennedy include Kennedy Channel[28], a strait[29], in Canada[30].

Why It Matters

William Kennedy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

Entities named for him include Kennedy Channel[28], a strait[29], in Canada[30].

FAQs

Where was William Kennedy born?

William Kennedy's place of birth was Cumberland House[2].

Where did William Kennedy die?

William Kennedy passed away in St. Andrews[4].

What did William Kennedy do for work?

William Kennedy worked as explorer[6], fur trader[7], sailor[8], and magistrate[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. biographi.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . National Portrait Gallery. wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] . National Portrait Gallery (London) online artwork database. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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