William Smith

Summary

William Smith is a human^[1]. Born in Seaton Sluice^[2], he… he was born on +1790-10-11T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Northumberland^[4]. He died on +1847-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a sailor^[6], explorer^[7], and sealer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• William Smith's place of birth was Seaton Sluice^[2].
• William Smith passed away in Northumberland^[4].
• William Smith was born on +1790-10-11T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Smith died on +1847-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5].
• William Smith held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[10].
• William Smith held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[11].
• William Smith worked as a sailor^[6].
• William Smith worked as an explorer^[7].
• William Smith's professions included sealer^[8].
• William Smith's image is recorded as Williams-Point.jpg^[12].
• William Smith is recorded as male^[13].
• William Smith's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• William Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 21770430^[15].
• William Smith's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no98130445^[16].
• William Smith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05blgv^[17].
• William Smith's family name is recorded as Smith^[18].
• William Smith's given name is recorded as William^[19].
• William Smith's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 37986^[20].
• William Smith's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/William-Smith-British-explorer^[21].
• William Smith's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Smith'}^[22].
• William Smith's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Smith-235938^[23].
• William Smith's Prabook ID is recorded as 1758340^[24].
• William Smith's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJxcR8YJBkMm3mHFtqxdQq^[25].
• William Smith's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/5a035c1a-8005-4351-82eb-ac02428437bc^[26].

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Origins and Family

William Smith was born in Seaton Sluice^[2]. He was born on +1790-10-11T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sailor^[6], explorer^[7], and sealer^[8].

Death and Burial

William Smith died on +1847-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Northumberland^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Smith include Smith Island^[27], an island^[28].

Why It Matters

William Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]

He is credited with the discovery of South Shetland Islands^[30], an archipelago^[31] and Livingston Island^[32], an island^[33]. Entities named for him include Smith Island^[27], an island^[28].

FAQs

Where was William Smith born?

William Smith was born in Seaton Sluice^[2].

Where did William Smith die?

William Smith passed away in Northumberland^[4].

What did William Smith do for work?

William Smith worked as sailor^[6], explorer^[7], and sealer^[8].

What did William Smith discover?

William Smith is credited as discoverer of South Shetland Islands^[30] and Livingston Island^[32].