William Lewin

British ornithologist (1747-1795)
Person human Q3182757
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William Lewin

Summary

William Lewin is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on +1747-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on +1795-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an ornithologist[6] and painter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Lewin was born in London[2].
  • William Lewin died in London[4].
  • William Lewin was born on +1747-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Lewin died on +1795-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of William Lewin was John William Lewin[9].
  • A child of William Lewin was Thomas Lewin[10].
  • William Lewin held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • William Lewin's professions included ornithologist[6].
  • William Lewin worked as a painter[7].
  • William Lewin received the Fellow of the Linnean Society of London[12].
  • William Lewin was a member of Linnean Society of London[13].
  • William Lewin is recorded as male[14].
  • William Lewin's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Lewin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000091929739[16].
  • William Lewin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 95749091[17].
  • William Lewin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr93020179[18].
  • William Lewin's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500011184[19].
  • William Lewin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 10318540f[20].
  • William Lewin's Commons category is recorded as William Lewin[21].
  • William Lewin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08vmt7[22].
  • William Lewin's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4270964A[23].
  • William Lewin's RKDartists ID is recorded as 49794[24].
  • William Lewin's family name is recorded as Q30171715[25].
  • William Lewin's given name is recorded as William[26].
  • William Lewin's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 339724668[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Lewin's place of birth was London[2]. He was born on +1747-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ornithologist[6] and painter[7].

Recognition

William Lewin received the Fellow of the Linnean Society of London[12].

Personal Life

Children include John William Lewin[9], a botanical illustrator[28], 1770–1819[29], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[30] and Thomas Lewin[10], an artist[31], 1774–1840[32], of Kingdom of Great Britain[33].

Death and Burial

William Lewin died on +1795-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in London[4].

Why It Matters

William Lewin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was William Lewin born?

Born in London[2], William Lewin…

Where did William Lewin die?

William Lewin passed away in London[4].

What did William Lewin do for work?

William Lewin worked as ornithologist[6] and painter[7].

What awards did William Lewin receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Linnean Society of London[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . christies.com. Retrieved . christies.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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