William Shanks

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William Shanks

Summary

William Shanks is a human[1]. He was born in Corsenside[2]. He was born on +1812-01-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Houghton-le-Spring[4]. He died on +1882-06-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Corsenside[2], William Shanks…
  • William Shanks passed away in Houghton-le-Spring[4].
  • William Shanks was born on +1812-01-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Shanks died on +1882-06-13T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Houghton Hillside Cemetery[8].
  • William Shanks held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • William Shanks worked as a mathematician[6].
  • William Shanks's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Among William Shanks's employers was Houghton Le Spring Nursery School[11].
  • William Shanks is recorded as male[12].
  • William Shanks's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Shanks's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4688164479558426210008[14].
  • William Shanks's IdRef ID is recorded as 25985008X[15].
  • William Shanks's Commons category is recorded as William Shanks[16].
  • William Shanks's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 215358928[17].
  • William Shanks's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c0_zl[18].
  • William Shanks's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Shanks's zbMATH author ID is recorded as shanks.w[20].
  • William Shanks's MacTutor biography ID is recorded as Shanks[21].
  • William Shanks's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Shanks-1269[22].
  • William Shanks's Treccani ID is recorded as william-shanks[23].
  • William Shanks's Prabook ID is recorded as 1758201[24].
  • William Shanks's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].
  • William Shanks's Alvin ID is recorded as alvin-person:21976[26].
  • William Shanks's Hrvatska enciklopedija ID is recorded as 55659[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Shanks was born in Corsenside[2]. He was born on +1812-01-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

William Shanks's professions included mathematician[6]. His field of work was mathematics[10]. He was employed by Houghton Le Spring Nursery School[11].

Death and Burial

William Shanks died on +1882-06-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Houghton-le-Spring[4]. He is buried at Houghton Hillside Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

William Shanks ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was William Shanks born?

Born in Corsenside[2], William Shanks…

Where did William Shanks die?

William Shanks died in Houghton-le-Spring[4].

What did William Shanks do for work?

William Shanks worked as mathematician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. houghtonlespring.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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