William Norwood Potter

English chess player (1840-1895)
Person human Q2580133
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William Norwood Potter

Summary

William Norwood Potter is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on +1840-08-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Surrey[4]. He died on +1895-03-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a chess player[6], clerk[7], literary editor[8], and journalist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • William Norwood Potter's place of birth was London[2].
  • William Norwood Potter passed away in Surrey[4].
  • William Norwood Potter was born on +1840-08-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Norwood Potter died on +1895-03-13T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Norwood Potter held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11].
  • William Norwood Potter worked as a chess player[6].
  • William Norwood Potter worked as a clerk[7].
  • William Norwood Potter's professions included literary editor[8].
  • William Norwood Potter's professions included journalist[9].
  • William Norwood Potter's image is recorded as Potter, William Norwood - DPLA - ff13bb6f4327c2888d77c68bde5bef07.jpg[12].
  • William Norwood Potter is recorded as male[13].
  • William Norwood Potter's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Norwood Potter's ISNI is recorded as 0000000423022931[15].
  • William Norwood Potter's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 305807949[16].
  • William Norwood Potter's sport is recorded as chess[17].
  • William Norwood Potter's given name is recorded as William[18].
  • William Norwood Potter's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 356061574[19].
  • William Norwood Potter's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • William Norwood Potter's country for sport is recorded as England[21].
  • William Norwood Potter's Chessgames.com player ID is recorded as 85906[22].
  • William Norwood Potter's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1231g6kd[23].
  • William Norwood Potter's 365Chess.com player ID is recorded as William_Norwood_Potter[24].
  • William Norwood Potter's sibling is recorded as Mary Potter[25].
  • William Norwood Potter's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJwMwF4KcRWTRXtcpCChHC[26].

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Origins and Family

William Norwood Potter was born in London[2]. He was born on +1840-08-27T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chess player[6], clerk[7], literary editor[8], and journalist[9].

Death and Burial

William Norwood Potter died on +1895-03-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Surrey[4].

Why It Matters

William Norwood Potter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was William Norwood Potter born?

Born in London[2], William Norwood Potter…

Where did William Norwood Potter die?

William Norwood Potter died in Surrey[4].

What did William Norwood Potter do for work?

William Norwood Potter worked as chess player[6], clerk[7], literary editor[8], and journalist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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