William Richard Hamilton

British antiquarian, traveller and diplomat

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[27]
Date of birth: 1777, January 9, 1777^[7]
Date of death: 1859, July 11, 1859^[8]
Place of birth: London
Place of death: London
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[18]^[19]
Occupation: diplomat, antiquarian bookseller
Employer: Foreign Office^[22]
Position held: ambassador of the United Kingdom to Naples, President of the Royal Geographical Society, President of the Royal Geographical Society^[20]^[21]
Educated at: Harrow School, St John's College^[23]^[24]
Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society^[25]
Father: Anthony Hamilton^[9]
Mother: Anne Terrick^[10]
Spouse: Juliana Udny^[11]
Child: William John Hamilton, Alexander Edmund Hamilton, Henry George Hamilton, Charles Anthony Hamilton, Arthur Richard Hamilton, Frederick William Hamilton^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[31]
Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[30]
Family name: Hamilton^[28]
Given name: William^[29]
Member of: Royal Society of London^[26]

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VIAF cluster ID: 66896160
Library of Congress Authorities ID: nr93031472
GND ID: 104137169
Image (Wikimedia Commons): William Richard Hamilton Lane.jpg ↗
American Academy in Rome ID: 10146841
BAnQ authority ID: 0000446663
British Museum person or institution ID: 53806
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00352990
Cambridge Alumni Database ID: HMLN795WR
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme): 0041J4265
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf10104370

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DDB person (GND) ID: 104137169
Darwin Correspondence ID: 2080
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 104137169
FAST ID: 1953704
Freebase ID: /m/026c9d0
Geni profile ID: 6000000017518224006
IdRef ID: 23688428X
KSW person ID: 37822
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 104137169
LBT person ID: WiHamil1859
Libraries Australia ID: 35957585
NLA Trove people ID: 1162670
National Library of Greece ID: 174477
National Library of Portugal ID: 1497662
National Library of Wales Authority ID: hamilton-william-richard-1777-1859
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp71163
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 068799608
Online Books Page author ID: Hamilton, William, 1777-1859
Open Library ID: OL4626516A, OL2386999A
OpenMLOL author ID: 143569
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 12147
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID: NA5805
Prabook ID: 1757501
RA Collections ID: 14483
RERO ID (legacy): A023927652
Royal Academy ID: william-richard-hamilton
SBN author ID: PAVV023895
SEARCH on line catalogue ID: 12445
SNAC ARK ID: w69603x1
SNARC ID: Liedertswil
The Peerage person ID: p3737.htm#i37366
UK National Archives ID: F63130
Unz Review author ID: HamiltonWilliamRichard
Vatican Library ID (former scheme): ADV10146841
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/13694
WikiTree person ID: Hamilton-4916
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJpJ9q3PDbq4bcfWdDtBT3
Yale LUX ID: person/0ff94cee-3e05-419e-92f7-be5d1dbbc138

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Country of citizenship 2

Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Educated at 2

Harrow School, St John's College

Award received 1

Fellow of the Royal Society

Child 1

William John Hamilton

Children (paternal) 1

William John Hamilton

Family name 1

Hamilton

Founded entities 1

Palestine Association

Given name 1

William

Instance of 1

human

Member of 1

Royal Society of London

Occupation 1

diplomat

Place of birth 1

London

Place of death 1

London

SNARC ID 1

Liedertswil

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

William Richard Hamilton was born in 1777^[1] in London^[2]. He died in 1859^[3] in London^[4]. He worked as a diplomat^[5] and antiquarian bookseller^[6].

FAQs

Where was William Richard Hamilton born?

William Richard Hamilton's place of birth was London^[2].

Where did William Richard Hamilton die?

William Richard Hamilton died in London^[4].

Who were William Richard Hamilton's parents?

William Richard Hamilton's father was Anthony Hamilton^[9]. William Richard Hamilton's mother was Anne Terrick^[10].

Who was William Richard Hamilton married to?

William Richard Hamilton's spouses include Juliana Udny^[11].

What did William Richard Hamilton do for work?

William Richard Hamilton worked as a diplomat^[5] and antiquarian bookseller^[6].

Where did William Richard Hamilton go to school?

William Richard Hamilton was educated at Harrow School^[23] and St John's College^[24].

What awards did William Richard Hamilton receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[25].

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[2] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — place of birth (P19): London. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — place of death (P20): London. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-06-21. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — father (P22): Anthony Hamilton. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — mother (P25): Anne Terrick. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — spouse (P26): Juliana Udny. Retrieved 2020-08-07. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Great Britain. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — position held (P39): ambassador of the United Kingdom to Naples. British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — position held (P39): President of the Royal Geographical Society. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — child (P40): William John Hamilton. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — child (P40): Alexander Edmund Hamilton. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — child (P40): Henry George Hamilton. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — child (P40): Charles Anthony Hamilton. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — child (P40): Arthur Richard Hamilton. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — child (P40): Frederick William Hamilton. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — educated at (P69): Harrow School. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — educated at (P69): St John's College. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — occupation (P106): diplomat. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — occupation (P106): antiquarian bookseller. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — employer (P108): Foreign Office. British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — award received (P166): Fellow of the Royal Society. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — member of (P463): Royal Society of London. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — date of birth (P569): 1777. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-13. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — date of birth (P569): January 9, 1777. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — date of death (P570): 1859. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-13. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — date of death (P570): July 11, 1859. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — family name (P734): Hamilton. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — given name (P735): William. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ William Richard Hamilton — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.

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