William Mason

poet (1724-1797)
Person human Q3098261
William Mason
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William Mason

Summary

William Mason is a human[1]. He was born in Kingston upon Hull[2]. He was born on +1724-02-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Aston[4]. He died on +1797-04-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a poet[6], painter[7], draftsperson[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kingston upon Hull[2], William Mason…
  • William Mason died in Aston[4].
  • William Mason was born on +1724-02-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Mason died on +1797-04-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Mason's professions included poet[6].
  • William Mason worked as a painter[7].
  • William Mason's professions included draftsperson[8].
  • William Mason's professions included writer[9].
  • William Mason's education included a stint at St John's College[11].
  • William Mason was educated at Hull Grammar School[12].
  • William Mason's image is recorded as William Mason by William Doughty.jpg[13].
  • William Mason is recorded as male[14].
  • William Mason's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Mason's ISNI is recorded as 0000000107863974[16].
  • William Mason's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 95718679[17].
  • William Mason's GND ID is recorded as 141299215[18].
  • William Mason's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50044112[19].
  • William Mason's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500006218[20].
  • William Mason's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 10589619x[21].
  • William Mason's IdRef ID is recorded as 121026434[22].
  • William Mason's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02806230[23].
  • William Mason's Commons category is recorded as William Mason (poet)[24].
  • William Mason's SBN author ID is recorded as BVEV063097[25].
  • William Mason's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35332946[26].
  • William Mason's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02w_wg[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Mason was born in Kingston upon Hull[2]. He was born on +1724-02-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at St John's College[11], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1511[30] and Hull Grammar School[12], a school[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1330[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], painter[7], draftsperson[8], and writer[9].

Death and Burial

William Mason died on +1797-04-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Aston[4].

Why It Matters

William Mason ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was William Mason born?

Born in Kingston upon Hull[2], William Mason…

Where did William Mason die?

William Mason passed away in Aston[4].

What did William Mason do for work?

William Mason worked as poet[6], painter[7], draftsperson[8], and writer[9].

Where did William Mason go to school?

William Mason was educated at St John's College[11] and Hull Grammar School[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . The Women’s Print History Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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