William Turton

British naturalist
Person human Q599800
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William Turton

Summary

William Turton is a human[1]. He was born in Gloucestershire[2]. He was born on May 21, 1762[3]. He died in Devon[4]. He died on December 28, 1835[5]. He worked as a naturalist[6], zoologist[7], printer[8], author[9], and translator[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • William Turton was born in Gloucestershire[2].
  • William Turton passed away in Devon[4].
  • William Turton died in Bideford[12].
  • William Turton was born on May 21, 1762[3].
  • William Turton was born on January 1, 1762[13].
  • William Turton died on December 28, 1835[5].
  • William Turton died on January 1, 1835[14].
  • William Turton held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[15].
  • William Turton held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[16].
  • William Turton's professions included naturalist[6].
  • William Turton's professions included zoologist[7].
  • William Turton's professions included printer[8].
  • William Turton's professions included author[9].
  • William Turton worked as a translator[10].
  • William Turton's professions included botanist[17].
  • William Turton's education included a stint at Oriel College[18].
  • William Turton is recorded as male[19].
  • William Turton's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • William Turton is part of book trade in Wales[21].
  • William Turton's family name is recorded as Turton[22].
  • William Turton's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • William Turton's work location is recorded as Swansea[24].
  • William Turton's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[25].
  • William Turton's described by source is recorded as Q19036877[26].
  • William Turton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

William Turton was born in Gloucestershire[2]. Recorded date of birth include May 21, 1762[3] and January 1, 1762[13].

Education

William Turton was educated at Oriel College[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include naturalist[6], zoologist[7], printer[8], author[9], translator[10], and botanist[17].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include December 28, 1835[5] and January 1, 1835[14]. Recorded place of death include Devon[4], a ceremonial county of England[28], in United Kingdom[29] and Bideford[12], a town[30], in United Kingdom[31].

Why It Matters

William Turton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was William Turton born?

Born in Gloucestershire[2], William Turton…

Where did William Turton die?

William Turton passed away in Devon[4].

What did William Turton do for work?

William Turton worked as naturalist[6], zoologist[7], printer[8], author[9], and translator[10].

Where did William Turton go to school?

William Turton was educated at Oriel College[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 13
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Place of death → Devon, Bideford
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'mg', 'pt', 'species', 'tr']
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → naturalist, zoologist, printer +4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32118|batch #32118]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
  3. 20w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 → 4833
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14397]]: 4833, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258229|batch #258229]]"
  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Q19036877
    Country of citizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    Place of birth → Gloucestershire
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02162934
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp02032743, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
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