William Nast

American Methodist and president of Baldwin Wallace University (1807-1899)
Person human Q8016044
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William Nast

Summary

William Nast is a human[1]. His place of birth was Stuttgart[2]. He was born on January 15, 1807[3]. He died in Cincinnati[4]. He died on May 16, 1899[5]. He worked as a missionary[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Nast was born in Stuttgart[2].
  • William Nast died in Cincinnati[4].
  • William Nast was born on January 15, 1807[3].
  • William Nast died on May 16, 1899[5].
  • A child of William Nast was William F. Nast[8].
  • A child of William Nast was Francesca Nast[9].
  • William Nast held citizenship in Kingdom of Württemberg[10].
  • William Nast's professions included missionary[6].
  • William Nast held the position of in-home tutor[11].
  • William Nast held the position of librarian[12].
  • Among William Nast's employers was United States Military Academy[13].
  • William Nast was educated at Evangelical Seminaries of Maulbronn and Blaubeuren[14].
  • William Nast's religion is recorded as Methodism[15].
  • William Nast's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[16].
  • William Nast is recorded as male[17].
  • William Nast's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • William Nast's Commons category is recorded as Wilhelm Nast[19].
  • William Nast's family name is recorded as Nast[20].
  • William Nast's given name is recorded as Johann[21].
  • William Nast's given name is recorded as Wilhelm[22].
  • William Nast's significant event is recorded as emigration[23].
  • William Nast's described by source is recorded as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[24].
  • William Nast's described by source is recorded as Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog[25].
  • William Nast's described by source is recorded as History of Missiology[26].
  • William Nast's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Stuttgart[2], William Nast… he was born on January 15, 1807[3].

Education

William Nast was educated at Evangelical Seminaries of Maulbronn and Blaubeuren[14].

Career and Affiliations

William Nast's professions included missionary[6]. He was employed by United States Military Academy[13]. Positions held include in-home tutor[11], an occupation[28] and librarian[12], an occupation[29].

Personal Life

Children include William F. Nast[8], an inventor[30], 1840–1893[31], of United States[32] and Francesca Nast[9], 1848–1914[33]. Religious affiliations include Methodism[15], a Christian denominational family[34] and Lutheranism[16], a Christian denominational family[35], founded in 1517[36].

Death and Burial

William Nast died on May 16, 1899[5]. He passed away in Cincinnati[4].

Why It Matters

William Nast ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was William Nast born?

William Nast's place of birth was Stuttgart[2].

Where did William Nast die?

William Nast passed away in Cincinnati[4].

What did William Nast do for work?

William Nast worked as missionary[6].

Where did William Nast go to school?

William Nast was educated at Evangelical Seminaries of Maulbronn and Blaubeuren[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . bu.edu. bu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Integrated 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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