William Walcher

Bishop of Durham; Earl of Northumbria
Person human Q1781092
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William Walcher

Summary

William Walcher is a human[1]. He was born on +1050-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died in Gateshead[3]. He died on +1080-05-14T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], feudatory[6], and Catholic bishop[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Walcher died in Gateshead[3].
  • William Walcher was born on +1050-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Walcher died on +1080-05-14T00:00:00Z[4].
  • William Walcher held citizenship in Germany[9].
  • William Walcher held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • William Walcher's professions included Catholic priest[5].
  • William Walcher worked as a feudatory[6].
  • William Walcher's professions included Catholic bishop[7].
  • William Walcher held the position of Earl of Northumbria[11].
  • William Walcher held the position of Roman Catholic bishop of Durham[12].
  • William Walcher's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • William Walcher is recorded as male[14].
  • William Walcher's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Walcher's noble title is recorded as Earl of Northumbria[16].
  • William Walcher's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v75v[17].
  • William Walcher's family name is recorded as Walcher[18].
  • William Walcher's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Walcher's given name is recorded as Guillaume[20].
  • William Walcher's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as walcher[21].
  • William Walcher's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[22].
  • William Walcher's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[23].
  • William Walcher's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 28428[24].
  • William Walcher's consecrator is recorded as Thomas of Bayeux[25].
  • William Walcher's PASE ID is recorded as 20227[26].

Body

Origins and Family

William Walcher was born on +1050-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[5], feudatory[6], and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include Earl of Northumbria[11], a noble title[27] and Roman Catholic bishop of Durham[12].

Personal Life

William Walcher's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Death and Burial

William Walcher died on +1080-05-14T00:00:00Z[4]. He passed away in Gateshead[3].

Why It Matters

William Walcher ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where did William Walcher die?

William Walcher passed away in Gateshead[3].

What did William Walcher do for work?

William Walcher worked as Catholic priest[5], feudatory[6], and Catholic bishop[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 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] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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