Charlotte Turner Smith

English poet, novelist (1749–1806)
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Summary

Charlotte Turner Smith was born on May 4, 1749[1], in London[2]. She died on October 28, 1806[3], in Tilford[4]. She worked as a poet[5], writer[6], novelist[7], and botanist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (697 views/month, #7,222 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Father: Nicholas Turner[10]
  • Spouse: Benjamin Smith[11]
  • Child: Augusta Smith[12], William Towers Smith[13], Sir Lionel Smith, 1st Baronet[14]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15], Kingdom of Great Britain[16]
  • Field of work: poetry[17]
  • Notable work: Emmeline[18], Celestina. A novel. In four volumes. By Charlotte Smith.[19], Desmond[20], Beachy Head: with Other Poems[21], Conversations Introducing Poetry, Chiefly on Subjects of Natural History, for the Use of Young Persons[22], Elegiac Sonnets[23], Letters of a Solitary Wanderer[24], Marchmont[25], Minor Morals[26], Montalbert[27], Narrative of the Loss of the Catharine, Venus, and Piedmont Transports[28], Rambles Farther: A Continuation of Rural Walks[29], Rural Walks[30], The Banished Man[31]
  • Sex or gender: female[32]
  • Commons category: Charlotte Turner Smith[33]
  • Archives at: Linnean Society of London[34]
  • Family name: Smith[35], Turner[36]
  • Given name: Charlotte[37]
  • Described at URL: https://stainforth.scu.edu/catalog/person/?id=4345[38], https://lib-ebook.colorado.edu/sca/specialcollections/wprp/139.htm[39]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[40], Women Writers in Review[41], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Library of the World's Best Literature[43], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[44], A historical dictionary of British women[45]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[46]
  • Commons Creator page: Charlotte Turner Smith[47]

Why It Matters

Charlotte Turner Smith has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Charlotte Turner Smith born?

Charlotte Turner Smith's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Charlotte Turner Smith die?

Charlotte Turner Smith died in Tilford[4].

Who were Charlotte Turner Smith's parents?

Charlotte Turner Smith's father was Nicholas Turner[10].

Who was Charlotte Turner Smith married to?

Charlotte Turner Smith's spouses include Benjamin Smith[11].

What did Charlotte Turner Smith do for work?

Charlotte Turner Smith worked as a poet[5], writer[6], novelist[7], and botanist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Orlando. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Orlando. orlando.cambridge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . sussexflora.org.uk. Retrieved . sussexflora.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [34] ↑ . sussexflora.org.uk. Retrieved . sussexflora.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [18] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  24. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [43] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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