William Smith Shaw

lawyer, librarian
Person human Q17423725
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William Smith Shaw

Summary

William Smith Shaw is a human[1]. He was born in Haverhill[2]. He was born on +1778-08-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Boston[4]. He died on +1826-04-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a librarian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Smith Shaw's place of birth was Haverhill[2].
  • William Smith Shaw passed away in Boston[4].
  • William Smith Shaw was born on +1778-08-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Smith Shaw died on +1826-04-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Smith Shaw held citizenship in United States[8].
  • William Smith Shaw worked as a librarian[6].
  • William Smith Shaw's education included a stint at Harvard University[9].
  • William Smith Shaw's education included a stint at Harvard College[10].
  • William Smith Shaw received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[11].
  • William Smith Shaw was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12].
  • William Smith Shaw was a member of American Antiquarian Society[13].
  • William Smith Shaw's image is recorded as William Smith Shaw.jpg[14].
  • William Smith Shaw is recorded as male[15].
  • William Smith Shaw's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William Smith Shaw's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56470355[17].
  • William Smith Shaw's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr91043000[18].
  • William Smith Shaw's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/010xdvs5[19].
  • William Smith Shaw's given name is recorded as William[20].
  • William Smith Shaw's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Eminent Librarians[21].
  • William Smith Shaw's FAST ID is recorded as 299177[22].
  • William Smith Shaw's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Shaw-27819[23].
  • William Smith Shaw's Prabook ID is recorded as 1078268[24].
  • William Smith Shaw's American National Biography ID is recorded as 2000932[25].
  • William Smith Shaw's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJv4mvjtBFgVMX6h9mBVmd[26].
  • William Smith Shaw's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/68c38e98-fc05-4157-850b-e8330d1f60e1[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Smith Shaw's place of birth was Haverhill[2]. He was born on +1778-08-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Harvard College[10], a college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1636[34].

Career and Affiliations

William Smith Shaw's professions included librarian[6].

Recognition

William Smith Shaw received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[11].

Death and Burial

William Smith Shaw died on +1826-04-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Boston[4].

Why It Matters

William Smith Shaw ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Smith Shaw born?

William Smith Shaw's place of birth was Haverhill[2].

Where did William Smith Shaw die?

William Smith Shaw passed away in Boston[4].

What did William Smith Shaw do for work?

William Smith Shaw worked as librarian[6].

Where did William Smith Shaw go to school?

William Smith Shaw was educated at Harvard University[9] and Harvard College[10].

What awards did William Smith Shaw receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . 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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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