William Ralston Shedden-Ralston

British scholar and translator (1828-1889)
Person human Q2343190
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

William Ralston Shedden-Ralston

Summary

William Ralston Shedden-Ralston is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on April 4, 1828[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on August 6, 1889[5]. He worked as an intellectual[6], translator[7], collector of fairy tales[8], writer[9], and folklorist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's place of birth was London[2].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston died in London[4].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston was born on April 4, 1828[3].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston died on August 6, 1889[5].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston worked as an intellectual[6].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston worked as a translator[7].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's professions included collector of fairy tales[8].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's professions included writer[9].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's professions included folklorist[10].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's professions included linguist[13].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's field of work was Russian[14].
  • A notable work attributed to William Ralston Shedden-Ralston is The Songs of the Russian People, as Illustrative of Slavonic Mythology and Russian Social Life[15].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston is recorded as male[16].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's given name is recorded as William[18].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's topic's main category is recorded as Q106425054[19].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[20].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's described by source is recorded as Men-at-the-Bar[21].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[24].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[25].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's place of birth was London[2]. He was born on April 4, 1828[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include intellectual[6], translator[7], collector of fairy tales[8], writer[9], folklorist[10], and linguist[13]. William Ralston Shedden-Ralston's field of work was Russian[14].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to William Ralston Shedden-Ralston is The Songs of the Russian People, as Illustrative of Slavonic Mythology and Russian Social Life[15].

Death and Burial

William Ralston Shedden-Ralston died on August 6, 1889[5]. He died in London[4].

Why It Matters

William Ralston Shedden-Ralston ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was William Ralston Shedden-Ralston born?

William Ralston Shedden-Ralston was born in London[2].

Where did William Ralston Shedden-Ralston die?

William Ralston Shedden-Ralston passed away in London[4].

What did William Ralston Shedden-Ralston do for work?

William Ralston Shedden-Ralston worked as intellectual[6], translator[7], collector of fairy tales[8], writer[9], and folklorist[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). William Ralston Shedden-Ralston. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-ralston-shedden-ralston
MLA “William Ralston Shedden-Ralston.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-ralston-shedden-ralston.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_william-ralston-shedden-ralston_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{William Ralston Shedden-Ralston}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-ralston-shedden-ralston}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): William Ralston Shedden-Ralston — https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-ralston-shedden-ralston (retrieved 2026-04-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-ralston-shedden-ralston · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 3920
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14397]]: 3920, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258229|batch #258229]]"
  2. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00554010
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.