William Wrigley

Summary

William Wrigley is a human^[1]. Born in Philadelphia^[2], he… he was born on +1861-09-30T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Phoenix^[4]. He died on +1932-01-26T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a businessperson^[6], entrepreneur^[7], and merchant^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month, #6,937 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Philadelphia^[2], William Wrigley…
• William Wrigley died in Phoenix^[4].
• William Wrigley was born on +1861-09-30T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Wrigley was born on +1861-01-01T00:00:00Z^[10].
• William Wrigley died on +1932-01-26T00:00:00Z^[5].
• William Wrigley is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park^[11].
• William Wrigley held citizenship in United States^[12].
• William Wrigley's professions included businessperson^[6].
• William Wrigley worked as an entrepreneur^[7].
• William Wrigley's professions included merchant^[8].
• William Wrigley's field of work was chemistry^[13].
• William Wrigley was educated at The Wharton School^[14].
• William Wrigley's image is recorded as William Wrigley, Jr.jpg^[15].
• William Wrigley is recorded as male^[16].
• William Wrigley's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• William Wrigley's signature is recorded as William Wrigley Jr Signature.svg^[18].
• William Wrigley's ISNI is recorded as 000000004780869X^[19].
• William Wrigley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4330489^[20].
• William Wrigley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2004106598^[21].
• William Wrigley's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16684547p^[22].
• William Wrigley's Commons category is recorded as William Wrigley Jr.^[23].
• William Wrigley's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 2371^[24].
• William Wrigley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/038578^[25].
• William Wrigley's family name is recorded as Wrigley^[26].
• William Wrigley's given name is recorded as William^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Wrigley was born in Philadelphia^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1861-09-30T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1861-01-01T00:00:00Z^[10].

Education

William Wrigley was educated at The Wharton School^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include businessperson^[6], entrepreneur^[7], and merchant^[8]. William Wrigley's field of work was chemistry^[13].

Death and Burial

William Wrigley died on +1932-01-26T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Phoenix^[4]. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park^[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Wrigley include Wrigley Company^[28], a business^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1891^[31], headquartered in Chicago^[32].

Why It Matters

William Wrigley ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month, #6,937 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for him include Wrigley Company^[28], a business^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1891^[31], headquartered in Chicago^[32].

FAQs

Where was William Wrigley born?

William Wrigley's place of birth was Philadelphia^[2].

Where did William Wrigley die?

William Wrigley passed away in Phoenix^[4].

What did William Wrigley do for work?

William Wrigley worked as businessperson^[6], entrepreneur^[7], and merchant^[8].

Where did William Wrigley go to school?

William Wrigley was educated at The Wharton School^[14].