William Whitehead

British Poet Laureate and playwright (1715–1785)
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William Whitehead
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William Whitehead

Summary

William Whitehead is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cambridge[2]. He was born on +1715-02-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Berkeley Square[4]. He died on +1785-04-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a poet[6], playwright[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William Whitehead's place of birth was Cambridge[2].
  • William Whitehead passed away in Berkeley Square[4].
  • William Whitehead was born on +1715-02-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Whitehead died on +1785-04-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Whitehead is buried at Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair[10].
  • William Whitehead held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • William Whitehead held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • William Whitehead's professions included poet[6].
  • William Whitehead worked as a playwright[7].
  • William Whitehead worked as a writer[8].
  • William Whitehead held the position of Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom[13].
  • William Whitehead was educated at Winchester College[14].
  • William Whitehead's education included a stint at Clare College[15].
  • William Whitehead's image is recorded as William Whitehead by Benjamin Wilson.jpg[16].
  • William Whitehead is recorded as male[17].
  • William Whitehead's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • William Whitehead's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063002856[19].
  • William Whitehead's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 39437154[20].
  • William Whitehead's GND ID is recorded as 121700879[21].
  • William Whitehead's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82054711[22].
  • William Whitehead's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122739322[23].
  • William Whitehead's IdRef ID is recorded as 031544525[24].
  • William Whitehead's Commons category is recorded as William Whitehead[25].
  • William Whitehead's SBN author ID is recorded as BCTV001213[26].
  • William Whitehead's SBN author ID is recorded as LO1V265924[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Whitehead was born in Cambridge[2]. He was born on +1715-02-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Winchester College[14], an independent school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1382[30], headquartered in Winchester[31] and Clare College[15], a college of the University of Cambridge[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1326[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], playwright[7], and writer[8]. William Whitehead held the position of Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom[13].

Death and Burial

William Whitehead died on +1785-04-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Berkeley Square[4]. He is buried at Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair[10].

Why It Matters

William Whitehead ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was William Whitehead born?

William Whitehead's place of birth was Cambridge[2].

Where did William Whitehead die?

William Whitehead died in Berkeley Square[4].

What did William Whitehead do for work?

William Whitehead worked as poet[6], playwright[7], and writer[8].

Where did William Whitehead go to school?

William Whitehead was educated at Winchester College[14] and Clare College[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . 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. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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