William Williams Pantycelyn

Welsh hymnwriter (1717-1791)
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William Williams Pantycelyn
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William Williams Pantycelyn

Summary

William Williams Pantycelyn is a human[1]. His place of birth was Llanfair-ar-y-bryn[2]. He was born on February 11, 1717[3]. He died in Pantycelyn Farmhouse[4]. He died on January 11, 1791[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], poet[7], hymnwriter[8], preacher[9], and Christian minister[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • William Williams Pantycelyn was born in Llanfair-ar-y-bryn[2].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn died in Pantycelyn Farmhouse[4].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn was born on February 11, 1717[3].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn was born on 1717[12].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn died on January 11, 1791[5].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn died on 1791[13].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn held citizenship in Wales[14].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[15].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn worked as a linguist[6].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn's professions included poet[7].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn worked as a hymnwriter[8].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn's professions included preacher[9].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn worked as a Christian minister[10].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn was educated at Llwynllwyd Academy[16].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[17].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn's religion is recorded as Methodism[18].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn was influenced by Howell Harris[19].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn is recorded as male[20].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn's Commons category is recorded as William Williams (Pantycelyn)[22].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn's family name is recorded as Williams[23].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn's given name is recorded as William[24].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn's pseudonym is recorded as Williams Pantycelyn[25].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn's depicted by is recorded as William Williams, Pantycelyn (print)[26].
  • William Williams Pantycelyn's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1717-02-11[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1791-01-11[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 001cab24-fa21-440c-b7ce-5c09804f5c77[32]

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Origins and Family

William Williams Pantycelyn was born in Llanfair-ar-y-bryn[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 11, 1717[3] and 1717[12].

Education

William Williams Pantycelyn's education included a stint at Llwynllwyd Academy[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], poet[7], hymnwriter[8], preacher[9], and Christian minister[10].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Anglicanism[17], a Christian denominational family[33] and Methodism[18], a Christian denominational family[34].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 11, 1791[5] and 1791[13]. William Williams Pantycelyn passed away in Pantycelyn Farmhouse[4].

Why It Matters

William Williams Pantycelyn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was William Williams Pantycelyn born?

William Williams Pantycelyn was born in Llanfair-ar-y-bryn[2].

Where did William Williams Pantycelyn die?

William Williams Pantycelyn passed away in Pantycelyn Farmhouse[4].

What did William Williams Pantycelyn do for work?

William Williams Pantycelyn worked as linguist[6], poet[7], hymnwriter[8], preacher[9], and Christian minister[10].

Where did William Williams Pantycelyn go to school?

William Williams Pantycelyn was educated at Llwynllwyd Academy[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation linguist, poet, hymnwriter +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  2. 27d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship
    Country of citizenship Wales, Kingdom of Great Britain
    Writing language Welsh, English
    Educated at
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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