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William Lily

15th/16th-century English classical grammarian and scholar (1468–1522)
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William Lily

Summary

William Lily is a human[1]. Born in Odiham[2], he… he was born on +1468-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on +1522-02-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a school teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Odiham[2], William Lily…
  • William Lily passed away in London[4].
  • William Lily was born on +1468-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Lily died on +1522-02-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Lily held citizenship in Kingdom of England[8].
  • William Lily's professions included school teacher[6].
  • William Lily was educated at University of Oxford[9].
  • William Lily is recorded as male[10].
  • William Lily's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • William Lily's ISNI is recorded as 000000006633360X[12].
  • William Lily's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76352166[13].
  • William Lily's GND ID is recorded as 100190855[14].
  • William Lily's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50050167[15].
  • William Lily's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12137523z[16].
  • William Lily's IdRef ID is recorded as 161236316[17].
  • William Lily's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0723389X[18].
  • William Lily's SBN author ID is recorded as BVEV023939[19].
  • William Lily's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35305827[20].
  • William Lily's archives at is recorded as University of Leeds Libraries[21].
  • The cause of death was plague[22].
  • William Lily's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/015s52[23].
  • William Lily's Open Library ID is recorded as OL122843A[24].
  • William Lily's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk2007401433[25].
  • William Lily's family name is recorded as Lily[26].
  • William Lily's given name is recorded as William[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Odiham[2], William Lily… he was born on +1468-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William Lily was educated at University of Oxford[9].

Career and Affiliations

William Lily worked as a school teacher[6].

Death and Burial

William Lily died on +1522-02-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in London[4]. The cause of death was plague[22].

Why It Matters

William Lily ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Lily born?

William Lily was born in Odiham[2].

Where did William Lily die?

William Lily passed away in London[4].

What did William Lily do for work?

William Lily worked as school teacher[6].

Where did William Lily go to school?

William Lily was educated at University of Oxford[9].

Related Entities

Kingdom of England London

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Ammelida · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → London
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    Place of birth → Odiham
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