William Thompson Walters

American businessperson and art collector
Person human Q8019380
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William Thompson Walters

Summary

William Thompson Walters is a human[1]. Born in Liverpool[2], he… he was born on May 23, 1820[3]. He passed away in Baltimore[4]. He died on November 22, 1894[5]. He worked as an art collector[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Thompson Walters was born in Liverpool[2].
  • William Thompson Walters passed away in Baltimore[4].
  • William Thompson Walters was born on May 23, 1820[3].
  • William Thompson Walters was born on January 1, 1819[9].
  • William Thompson Walters died on November 22, 1894[5].
  • William Thompson Walters died on January 1, 1894[10].
  • William Thompson Walters is buried at Green Mount Cemetery[11].
  • A child of William Thompson Walters was Henry Walters[12].
  • A child of William Thompson Walters was Jenny Walters[13].
  • William Thompson Walters held citizenship in United States[14].
  • William Thompson Walters's professions included art collector[6].
  • William Thompson Walters worked as a writer[7].
  • William Thompson Walters was educated at University of Pennsylvania[15].
  • William Thompson Walters is recorded as male[16].
  • William Thompson Walters's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William Thompson Walters's Commons category is recorded as William Thompson Walters[18].
  • William Thompson Walters's residence is recorded as Baltimore[19].
  • William Thompson Walters's family name is recorded as Walters[20].
  • William Thompson Walters's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • William Thompson Walters's depicted by is recorded as Portrait of William T. Walters[22].
  • William Thompson Walters's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[23].
  • William Thompson Walters's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[24].
  • William Thompson Walters's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • William Thompson Walters's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Liverpool[2], William Thompson Walters… Recorded date of birth include May 23, 1820[3] and January 1, 1819[9].

Education

William Thompson Walters's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include art collector[6] and writer[7].

Personal Life

Children include Henry Walters[12], an art collector[27], 1848–1931[28], of United States[29] and Jenny Walters[13].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include November 22, 1894[5] and January 1, 1894[10]. William Thompson Walters passed away in Baltimore[4]. He is buried at Green Mount Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

William Thompson Walters ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was William Thompson Walters born?

William Thompson Walters's place of birth was Liverpool[2].

Where did William Thompson Walters die?

William Thompson Walters passed away in Baltimore[4].

What did William Thompson Walters do for work?

William Thompson Walters worked as art collector[6] and writer[7].

Where did William Thompson Walters go to school?

William Thompson Walters was educated at University of Pennsylvania[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America. wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America. wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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