William Poynter

Catholic bishop
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William Poynter

Summary

William Poynter is a human[1]. He was born in Petersfield[2]. He was born on +1762-05-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1827-11-26T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[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

  • Born in Petersfield[2], William Poynter…
  • William Poynter was born on +1762-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Poynter died on +1827-11-26T00:00:00Z[4].
  • William Poynter worked as a Catholic priest[5].
  • William Poynter worked as a Catholic bishop[6].
  • William Poynter held the position of titular bishop[8].
  • William Poynter held the position of Vicar Apostolic of London District[9].
  • William Poynter's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].
  • William Poynter's image is recorded as Bishop William Poynter, Vicar Apostolic of the London District (St Edmund's College, Ware).png[11].
  • William Poynter is recorded as male[12].
  • William Poynter's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Poynter's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109692961[14].
  • William Poynter's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 47918155[15].
  • William Poynter's GND ID is recorded as 132264277[16].
  • William Poynter's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no99055646[17].
  • William Poynter's IdRef ID is recorded as 235257907[18].
  • William Poynter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0410zbw[19].
  • William Poynter's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4916930A[20].
  • William Poynter's family name is recorded as Poynter[21].
  • William Poynter's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William Poynter's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as poy[23].
  • William Poynter's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2006008560[24].
  • William Poynter's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[25].
  • William Poynter's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[26].
  • William Poynter's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 22688[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Poynter was born in Petersfield[2]. He was born on +1762-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6]. Positions held include titular bishop[8], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28] and Vicar Apostolic of London District[9], a historical episcopal title[29], founded in 1688[30].

Personal Life

William Poynter's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].

Death and Burial

William Poynter died on +1827-11-26T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

William Poynter 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 Poynter born?

Born in Petersfield[2], William Poynter…

What did William Poynter do for work?

William Poynter worked as Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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