William Simson

Scottish painter (1800-1847)
Person human Q8018460
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William Simson

Summary

William Simson is a human[1]. He was born on +1800-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died in Chelsea[3]. He died on +1847-08-29T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a painter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Simson passed away in Chelsea[3].
  • William Simson was born on +1800-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Simson died on +1847-08-29T00:00:00Z[4].
  • William Simson worked as a painter[5].
  • William Simson was educated at Edinburgh College of Art[7].
  • William Simson is recorded as male[8].
  • William Simson's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • William Simson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000067086292[10].
  • William Simson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 73646740[11].
  • William Simson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2007136229[12].
  • William Simson's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500011592[13].
  • William Simson's Commons category is recorded as William Simson[14].
  • William Simson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05nfpg[15].
  • William Simson's RKDartists ID is recorded as 72783[16].
  • William Simson's given name is recorded as William[17].
  • William Simson's work location is recorded as Netherlands[18].
  • William Simson's work location is recorded as Dordrecht[19].
  • William Simson's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[20].
  • William Simson's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • William Simson's Art UK artist ID is recorded as simson-william-18001847[22].
  • William Simson's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 25609[23].
  • William Simson's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 46322[24].
  • William Simson's National Portrait Gallery is recorded as mp07562[25].
  • William Simson's FAST ID is recorded as 1689662[26].
  • William Simson's Benezit ID is recorded as B00170133[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Simson was born on +1800-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

William Simson's education included a stint at Edinburgh College of Art[7].

Career and Affiliations

William Simson's professions included painter[5].

Death and Burial

William Simson died on +1847-08-29T00:00:00Z[4]. He died in Chelsea[3].

Why It Matters

William Simson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where did William Simson die?

William Simson died in Chelsea[3].

What did William Simson do for work?

William Simson worked as painter[5].

Where did William Simson go to school?

William Simson was educated at Edinburgh College of Art[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . 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. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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