William Linn

American academic administrator (1752-1808)
Person human Q8014593
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William Linn

Summary

William Linn is a human[1]. His place of birth was Shippensburg[2]. He was born on +1752-02-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Albany[4]. He died on +1808-01-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a priest[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Linn's place of birth was Shippensburg[2].
  • William Linn died in Albany[4].
  • William Linn was born on +1752-02-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Linn died on +1808-01-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of William Linn was John Blair Linn[8].
  • A child of William Linn was Susan Linn De Witt[9].
  • A child of William Linn was Archibald L. Linn[10].
  • A child of William Linn was Elizabeth Linn Brown[11].
  • A child of William Linn was Rebecca Keese[12].
  • A child of William Linn was William Linn[13].
  • William Linn held citizenship in United States[14].
  • William Linn worked as a priest[6].
  • William Linn held the position of President of Rutgers University[15].
  • William Linn was educated at Princeton University[16].
  • William Linn's religion is recorded as Presbyterianism[17].
  • William Linn's image is recorded as John Wesley Jarvis - William Linn - S-NPG.2007.12 - National Portrait Gallery (cropped).jpg[18].
  • William Linn is recorded as male[19].
  • William Linn's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • William Linn's ISNI is recorded as 0000000028415073[21].
  • William Linn's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 61929663[22].
  • William Linn's GND ID is recorded as 1157642144[23].
  • William Linn's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85368764[24].
  • William Linn's Commons category is recorded as William Linn[25].
  • William Linn's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05llj5[26].
  • William Linn's Open Library ID is recorded as OL79665A[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Linn was born in Shippensburg[2]. He was born on +1752-02-27T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William Linn was educated at Princeton University[16].

Career and Affiliations

William Linn worked as a priest[6]. He held the position of President of Rutgers University[15].

Personal Life

Children include John Blair Linn[8], a poet[28], 1777–1804[29], of United States[30]; Susan Linn De Witt[9], a poet[31], 1778–1824[32], of United States[33]; Archibald L. Linn[10], a politician[34], 1802–1857[35], of United States[36]; Elizabeth Linn Brown[11], 1775–1834[37], of United States[38]; Rebecca Keese[12]; and William Linn[13], a writer[39], 1790–1867[40]. His religion is recorded as Presbyterianism[17].

Death and Burial

William Linn died on +1808-01-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Albany[4].

Why It Matters

William Linn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Linn born?

William Linn's place of birth was Shippensburg[2].

Where did William Linn die?

William Linn passed away in Albany[4].

What did William Linn do for work?

William Linn worked as priest[6].

Where did William Linn go to school?

William Linn was educated at Princeton University[16].

References

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  22. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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