William Simpson

African American portrait artist
Person human Q98687103
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William Simpson

Summary

William Simpson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Buffalo[2]. He was born on +1818-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Boston[4]. He died on +1872-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an artist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Simpson's place of birth was Buffalo[2].
  • William Simpson passed away in Boston[4].
  • William Simpson was born on +1818-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Simpson died on +1872-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Simpson held citizenship in United States[8].
  • William Simpson is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[9].
  • William Simpson's professions included artist[6].
  • William Simpson is recorded as male[10].
  • William Simpson's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • William Simpson's family name is recorded as Simpson[12].
  • William Simpson's given name is recorded as William[13].
  • William Simpson's work location is recorded as United States[14].
  • William Simpson's described by source is recorded as St. James Guide to Black Artists[15].
  • William Simpson's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11ky6__xjb[16].
  • William Simpson's Benezit ID is recorded as B00204445[17].
  • William Simpson's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[18].
  • William Simpson's askArt person ID is recorded as 60124[19].
  • William Simpson's Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID is recorded as 991003853859707141[20].
  • William Simpson's artist files at is recorded as Frick Art Research Library[21].
  • William Simpson's African American Visual Artists Database ID is recorded as 418[22].

Body

Origins and Family

William Simpson's place of birth was Buffalo[2]. He was born on +1818-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[9].

Career and Affiliations

William Simpson worked as an artist[6].

Death and Burial

William Simpson died on +1872-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Boston[4].

Why It Matters

William Simpson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Simpson born?

Born in Buffalo[2], William Simpson…

Where did William Simpson die?

William Simpson died in Boston[4].

What did William Simpson do for work?

William Simpson worked as artist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . St. James Guide to Black Artists. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Frick Art Research Library Photoarchive. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . link.gale.com. link.gale.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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