William Minto

British writer (1845-1893)
Person human Q8015671
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William Minto

Summary

William Minto is a human[1]. He was born on October 10, 1845[2]. He passed away in Aberdeen[3]. He died on March 1, 1893[4]. He worked as a writer[5], literary critic[6], science fiction writer[7], university teacher[8], and philosopher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • William Minto passed away in Aberdeen[3].
  • William Minto was born on October 10, 1845[2].
  • William Minto died on March 1, 1893[4].
  • English was William Minto's native language[11].
  • William Minto worked as a writer[5].
  • William Minto's professions included literary critic[6].
  • William Minto's professions included science fiction writer[7].
  • William Minto's professions included university teacher[8].
  • William Minto worked as a philosopher[9].
  • William Minto worked as a literary theorist[12].
  • William Minto's field of work was English-language literature[13].
  • William Minto's field of work was journalism[14].
  • William Minto's field of work was literary criticism[15].
  • William Minto's field of work was logic[16].
  • William Minto held the position of Regius Professor of Logic[17].
  • Among William Minto's employers was University of Aberdeen[18].
  • William Minto was educated at University of Aberdeen[19].
  • William Minto was educated at Merton College[20].
  • William Minto is recorded as male[21].
  • William Minto's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • William Minto's family name is recorded as Minto[23].
  • William Minto's given name is recorded as William[24].
  • William Minto's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[25].
  • William Minto's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • William Minto's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Minto was born on October 10, 1845[2]. English was his native language[11].

Education

Educated at University of Aberdeen[19], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1495[30], headquartered in Aberdeen[31] and Merton College[20], a college of the University of Oxford[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1264[34], headquartered in Oxford[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[5], literary critic[6], science fiction writer[7], university teacher[8], philosopher[9], and literary theorist[12]. Fields of work include English-language literature[13], a sub-set of literature[36]; journalism[14], an industry[37]; literary criticism[15], a literary genre[38]; and logic[16], a class used in Universal Decimal Classification[39]. Among William Minto's employers was University of Aberdeen[18]. He held the position of Regius Professor of Logic[17].

Death and Burial

William Minto died on March 1, 1893[4]. He died in Aberdeen[3].

Why It Matters

William Minto ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where did William Minto die?

William Minto died in Aberdeen[3].

What did William Minto do for work?

William Minto worked as writer[5], literary critic[6], science fiction writer[7], university teacher[8], and philosopher[9].

Where did William Minto go to school?

William Minto was educated at University of Aberdeen[19] and Merton College[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . scottishphilosophy.org. scottishphilosophy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . scottishphilosophy.org. scottishphilosophy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . scottishphilosophy.org. scottishphilosophy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . scottishphilosophy.org. scottishphilosophy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . scottishphilosophy.org. scottishphilosophy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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