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William Wales

British astronomer
Person human Q432189

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
1734
Date of death
December 29, 1798
Place of birth
Yorkshire
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain[11]
Occupation
mathematician, astronomer, explorer, pedagogue, computer
Employer
Nevil Maskelyne[15]
Field of work
astronomy, mathematics[13][14]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society[18]
Spouse
Mary Green[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[23]
Family name
Wales[21]
Given name
William[22]
Member of
Royal Society[19]
Native language
English[12]
P14977
RETE090704[28]
Participant in
first voyage of James Cook, second voyage of James Cook[24][25]
Student
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Lamb[16][17]
Writing language
English[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Wales he ויליאם ויילס ja ウィリアム・ウェールズ ru Уильям Уэльс zh 威廉·威爾斯 (天文學家)
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000073672271
VIAF cluster ID
79174737
Library of Congress authority ID
n86842601
GND ID
136139132
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
81223
BAnQ authority ID
0000089540
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140653229
Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID
9155
CCAB ID
000397845
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01150949
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10038688
Dictionary of Canadian Biography ID
wales_william_4
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Early Modern Letters Online person ID
492affc6-b223-4335-a5f8-388fee62d6c9
FAST ID
180074
Freebase ID
/m/076t6ht
IdRef ID
194337758
KBR person ID
14182368
LBT person ID
WiWales1798
Libraries Australia ID
35791678
Movie Walker Press person ID
26822
Museo Galileo authority ID
88099
NL CR AUT ID
ola2016914265
NLA Trove people ID
1089651
NUKAT ID
n2017211232
National Library of Chile ID
000125694
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000285329
National Library of Wales Authority ID
wales-william-1734-1798
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
193246260
Open Library ID
OL518244A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
28457
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA5931
RERO ID (legacy)
A006102946
S2A3 Biographical Database ID
3022
SBN author ID
UFIV087373
SNAC ARK ID
w66q245k
SNARC ID
The Mindy Project
Union List of Artist Names ID
500446856
Wellcome Collection concept ID
eaan4nq7
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfX7G9wqXxP8HkgvQ6dwC
Yale LUX ID
person/da8f498d-6a27-47b1-8478-eaa32d630077

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
mathematician, astronomer, pedagogue, explorer, computer
Field of work 2
mathematics, astronomy
Participant in 2
first voyage of James Cook, second voyage of James Cook
Student 2
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Lamb
Students 2
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Lamb
Award received 1
Fellow of the Royal Society
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Great Britain
Employer 1
Nevil Maskelyne
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Royal Society
Named after 1
15045 Walesdymond
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Yorkshire
Place of death 1
London
SNARC ID 1
The Mindy Project
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

William Wales was born in 1734[1] in Yorkshire[2]. He died on December 29, 1798[3], in London[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], astronomer[6], explorer[7], pedagogue[8], and computer[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Wales include 15045 Walesdymond[29], an asteroid[30].

Why It Matters

Entities named for William Wales include 15045 Walesdymond[29], an asteroid[30].

FAQs

Where was William Wales born?

William Wales's place of birth was Yorkshire[2].

Where did William Wales die?

William Wales passed away in London[4].

Who was William Wales married to?

William Wales's spouses include Mary Green[10].

What did William Wales do for work?

William Wales worked as a mathematician[5], astronomer[6], explorer[7], pedagogue[8], and computer[9].

What awards did William Wales receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[18].

Related Entities

astronomy Charles Lamb Kingdom of Great Britain London mathematics Nevil Maskelyne Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae. Retrieved . rete.uclouvain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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