William Wishart

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William Wishart

Summary

William Wishart is a human[1]. He was born on +1660-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1729-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a civil servant[4].

Key Facts

  • William Wishart was born on +1660-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Wishart died on +1729-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Wishart's father was William Wishart[5].
  • William Wishart's mother was Christian Burne[6].
  • William Wishart was married to Janet Murray[7].
  • A child of William Wishart was George Wishart[8].
  • A child of William Wishart was William Wishart[9].
  • William Wishart worked as a civil servant[4].
  • William Wishart's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh[10].
  • William Wishart is recorded as male[11].
  • William Wishart's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • William Wishart's ISNI is recorded as 0000000028835246[13].
  • William Wishart's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 38350882[14].
  • William Wishart's GND ID is recorded as 1055516239[15].
  • William Wishart's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85144169[16].
  • William Wishart's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025_kx5[17].
  • William Wishart's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4269892A[18].
  • William Wishart's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Wishart's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 339597542[20].
  • William Wishart's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 1498562804993[21].
  • William Wishart's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 64381[22].
  • William Wishart's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00335857[23].
  • William Wishart's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp01020438[24].
  • William Wishart's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10013039[25].
  • William Wishart's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Wishart-83[26].

Body

Origins and Family

William Wishart was born on +1660-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was he[5]. His mother was Christian Burne[6].

Education

William Wishart's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh[10].

Career and Affiliations

William Wishart's professions included civil servant[4].

Personal Life

Among William Wishart's spouses was Janet Murray[7]. Children include George Wishart[8], a Christian minister[27], 1703–1785[28], of Kingdom of Great Britain[29] and he[9], a Christian minister[30], 1692–1753[31], of Kingdom of Scotland[32].

Death and Burial

William Wishart died on +1729-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

FAQs

Who were William Wishart's parents?

William Wishart's father was William Wishart[5]. William Wishart's mother was Christian Burne[6].

Who was William Wishart married to?

William Wishart's spouses include Janet Murray[7].

What did William Wishart do for work?

William Wishart worked as civil servant[4].

Where did William Wishart go to school?

William Wishart was educated at University of Edinburgh[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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