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Bennelong

Eora interlocutor with the British in Australia and the United Kingdom
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Bennelong
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Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
1764
Date of death
January 3, 1813
Place of birth
Australia
Place of death
Sydney
Country of citizenship
Australia[8]
Ethnic group
Darug people[9]
Occupation
translator
Spouse
Barangaroo, Boorong[6][7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dharug, English[11][12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Baneelon en Bannalong en Bannelon en Baunellon en Bennelong en Ben-nil-long en Boinba en Bun-de-bun-da en Bunde-bunda en Bundebunda en Wogletrowey en Wo-gul-trow-e en Wogultrowey en Wo-lar-ra-bar-ray en Wolarrabarrey en Wollewarre en Woollarawarre Bennelong es Woollarawarre Bennelong he בנלונג ja ベネロング
🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
51177378
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nb90564021
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
bennelong-1769
Dictionary of Sydney ID
person/bennelong
FAST ID
1807589
Freebase ID
/m/0gyz9
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m0gyz9
Indigenous Australia ID
bennelong-1769
NLA Trove people ID
1467596
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
65441
People Australia ID
1769
SNAC ARK ID
w6h4322q
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WikiTree person ID
Wangal-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmHMTMbxY3fKTcKRfmw4q
Yale LUX ID
person/74a67e10-9370-405d-aa48-9e85037e8b39

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Named after 2
Bennelong Point, Bennelong
Country of citizenship 1
Australia
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
translator
Place of birth 1
Australia
Place of death 1
Sydney
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Bennelong was born in 1764[1] in Australia[2]. He died on January 3, 1813[3], in Sydney[4]. He worked as a translator[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Bennelong include he[13], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[14], in Australia[15], founded in 1949[16] and Bennelong Point[17], a point[18], in Australia[19].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include he[13], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[14], in Australia[15], founded in 1949[16] and Bennelong Point[17], a point[18], in Australia[19].

FAQs

Where was Bennelong born?

Bennelong was born in Australia[2].

Where did Bennelong die?

Bennelong died in Sydney[4].

Who was Bennelong married to?

Bennelong's spouses include Barangaroo[6] and Boorong[7].

What did Bennelong do for work?

Bennelong worked as a translator[5].

Related Entities

Australia Sydney

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 24w ago · Aliceinthealice · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Bennelong.jpg
    "Changed claim: Date of birth: 1764"
  2. 27w ago · Aliceinthealice · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Sydney
    Image → Bennelong.jpg
    Occupation → translator
    Place of birth → Australia
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Image: Bennelong Bridge.jpg"
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