Charles Masson

British East India Company soldier and explorer (1800–1853)
Person human Q1065478
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Charles Masson

Summary

Charles Masson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Greater London[2]. He was born on February 16, 1800[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on November 5, 1853[5]. He worked as an explorer[6], numismatist[7], discoverer[8], archaeologist[9], and soldier[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Greater London[2], Charles Masson…
  • Charles Masson's place of birth was London[12].
  • Charles Masson died in London[4].
  • Charles Masson was born on February 16, 1800[3].
  • Charles Masson died on November 5, 1853[5].
  • Charles Masson held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • Charles Masson held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[14].
  • Charles Masson worked as an explorer[6].
  • Charles Masson worked as a numismatist[7].
  • Charles Masson worked as a discoverer[8].
  • Charles Masson's professions included archaeologist[9].
  • Charles Masson worked as a soldier[10].
  • Charles Masson is recorded as male[15].
  • Charles Masson's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Charles Masson's Commons category is recorded as Charles Masson[17].
  • Charles Masson's family name is recorded as Lewis[18].
  • Charles Masson's given name is recorded as James[19].
  • Charles Masson's pseudonym is recorded as Charles Masson[20].
  • Charles Masson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Charles Masson's Commons Creator page is recorded as Charles Masson[22].
  • Charles Masson's different from is recorded as Charles Masson[23].
  • Charles Masson's different from is recorded as Charles Masson[24].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Greater London[2], a ceremonial county of England[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1965[27] and London[12], a metropolis[28], in Roman Empire[29], founded in 0047[30]. Charles Masson was born on February 16, 1800[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6], numismatist[7], discoverer[8], archaeologist[9], and soldier[10].

Death and Burial

Charles Masson died on November 5, 1853[5]. He passed away in London[4].

Why It Matters

Charles Masson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Charles Masson born?

Charles Masson's place of birth was Greater London[2].

Where did Charles Masson die?

Charles Masson died in London[4].

What did Charles Masson do for work?

Charles Masson worked as explorer[6], numismatist[7], discoverer[8], archaeologist[9], and soldier[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . 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. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Greater London, London
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'it', 'ml', 'nl', 'ps', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 8w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 13518303f
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P268]]: 12043843g, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265162|batch #265162]]"
  3. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 13518303f
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  4. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1412]]: [[Q1860]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263717|batch #263717]]"
  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Different from → Charles Masson, Charles Masson
    Family name → Lewis
    Instance of → human
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31699|batch #31699]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (1)"
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