William Wright

Irish missionary in Damascus and the author of The Empire of the Hittites (1884)
Person human Q8020594
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William Wright

Summary

William Wright is a human[1]. Born in Rathfriland[2], he… he was born on +1837-01-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on +1899-07-31T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a missionary[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Rathfriland[2], William Wright…
  • William Wright died in London[4].
  • William Wright was born on +1837-01-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Wright died on +1899-07-31T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Wright held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • William Wright worked as a missionary[6].
  • William Wright worked as a writer[7].
  • William Wright was educated at Belfast Royal Academy[10].
  • William Wright's education included a stint at Queen's University Belfast[11].
  • William Wright was a member of Bible society[12].
  • William Wright's religion is recorded as Presbyterianism[13].
  • William Wright was influenced by Charles Spurgeon[14].
  • William Wright was influenced by Edward Henry Palmer[15].
  • William Wright was influenced by Richard Francis Burton[16].
  • William Wright is recorded as male[17].
  • William Wright's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • William Wright's ISNI is recorded as 0000000067010108[19].
  • William Wright's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56456243[20].
  • William Wright's GND ID is recorded as 1055174664[21].
  • William Wright's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr89012539[22].
  • William Wright's IdRef ID is recorded as 176669523[23].
  • William Wright's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04n4sp_[24].
  • William Wright's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2145948A[25].
  • William Wright's family name is recorded as Wright[26].
  • William Wright's given name is recorded as William[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Wright's place of birth was Rathfriland[2]. He was born on +1837-01-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Belfast Royal Academy[10], a grammar school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1785[30] and Queen's University Belfast[11], a public research university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1845[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include missionary[6] and writer[7].

Personal Life

William Wright's religion is recorded as Presbyterianism[13].

Death and Burial

William Wright died on +1899-07-31T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in London[4].

Why It Matters

William Wright ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was William Wright born?

William Wright was born in Rathfriland[2].

Where did William Wright die?

William Wright passed away in London[4].

What did William Wright do for work?

William Wright worked as missionary[6] and writer[7].

Where did William Wright go to school?

William Wright was educated at Belfast Royal Academy[10] and Queen's University Belfast[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Dictionary of Irish Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Dictionary of Irish Biography. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Dictionary of Irish Biography. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Wright, William. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Dictionary of Ulster Biography. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [14] . Dictionary of Irish Biography. wikidata.org.
  24. [15] . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] . Dictionary of Irish Biography. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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