William Scawen

Cornish writer
Person human Q8018164
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William Scawen

Summary

William Scawen is a human[1]. He was born on +1600-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1689-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4] and politician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Scawen was born on +1600-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Scawen died on +1689-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Scawen held citizenship in Kingdom of England[7].
  • William Scawen worked as a writer[4].
  • William Scawen worked as a politician[5].
  • William Scawen held the position of Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England[8].
  • William Scawen is recorded as male[9].
  • William Scawen's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • William Scawen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 54023541[11].
  • William Scawen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr93035000[12].
  • William Scawen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02x25fc[13].
  • William Scawen's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5172468A[14].
  • William Scawen's family name is recorded as Scawen[15].
  • William Scawen's given name is recorded as William[16].
  • William Scawen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Cornish[17].
  • William Scawen's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 74429[18].
  • William Scawen's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10010763[19].
  • William Scawen's Shakeosphere person ID is recorded as 56648[20].
  • William Scawen's Prabook ID is recorded as 1758090[21].
  • William Scawen's sibling is recorded as Robert Scawen[22].
  • William Scawen's writing language is recorded as Cornish[23].
  • William Scawen's Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID is recorded as 46925[24].
  • William Scawen's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJxCyPgCYfWT8VXBDY8V4q[25].
  • William Scawen's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/b8861c8d-6350-4498-8af4-73c210203575[26].

Body

Origins and Family

William Scawen was born on +1600-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4] and politician[5]. William Scawen held the position of Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England[8].

Death and Burial

William Scawen died on +1689-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Scawen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

What did William Scawen do for work?

William Scawen worked as writer[4] and politician[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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