D. T. Niles

Ceylon Tamil priest and evangelist (1908-1970)
Person human Q11964700
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D. T. Niles

Summary

D. T. Niles is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tellippalai[2]. He was born on +1908-05-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Vellore[4]. He died on +1970-07-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Protestant theologian[6], pastor[7], teacher[8], and missionary[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • D. T. Niles was born in Tellippalai[2].
  • D. T. Niles's place of birth was Jaffna[11].
  • D. T. Niles passed away in Vellore[4].
  • D. T. Niles was born on +1908-05-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • D. T. Niles died on +1970-07-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • D. T. Niles held citizenship in Sri Lanka[12].
  • D. T. Niles's professions included Protestant theologian[6].
  • D. T. Niles's professions included pastor[7].
  • D. T. Niles's professions included teacher[8].
  • D. T. Niles worked as a missionary[9].
  • D. T. Niles's field of work was church‘s ministry[13].
  • D. T. Niles's field of work was Protestant theology[14].
  • D. T. Niles's field of work was missionary work[15].
  • D. T. Niles's field of work was ecumenism[16].
  • D. T. Niles's field of work was Christian hymn[17].
  • D. T. Niles was educated at Jaffna Central College[18].
  • D. T. Niles was educated at United Theological College, Bangalore[19].
  • D. T. Niles's video is recorded as Wereldconferentie der Kerken openingsdienst in de Nieuwe Kerk zitting in het Concertgebouw.webm[20].
  • D. T. Niles is recorded as male[21].
  • D. T. Niles's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • D. T. Niles's ISNI is recorded as 0000000374019911[23].
  • D. T. Niles's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 66966034[24].
  • D. T. Niles's GND ID is recorded as 1027786871[25].
  • D. T. Niles's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50004016[26].
  • D. T. Niles's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 115748463[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Tellippalai[2], a human settlement[28], in Sri Lanka[29] and Jaffna[11], a city[30], in Sri Lanka[31], founded in 1621[32]. D. T. Niles was born on +1908-05-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Jaffna Central College[18], a school[33], in Sri Lanka[34], founded in 1817[35] and United Theological College, Bangalore[19], a seminary[36], in India[37], founded in 1910[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Protestant theologian[6], pastor[7], teacher[8], and missionary[9]. Fields of work include church‘s ministry[13]; Protestant theology[14], a branch of theology[39]; missionary work[15], a religious mission[40]; ecumenism[16]; and Christian hymn[17], a literary genre[41].

Death and Burial

D. T. Niles died on +1970-07-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Vellore[4].

Why It Matters

D. T. Niles ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was D. T. Niles born?

D. T. Niles's place of birth was Tellippalai[2].

Where did D. T. Niles die?

D. T. Niles died in Vellore[4].

What did D. T. Niles do for work?

D. T. Niles worked as Protestant theologian[6], pastor[7], teacher[8], and missionary[9].

Where did D. T. Niles go to school?

D. T. Niles was educated at Jaffna Central College[18] and United Theological College, Bangalore[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] . History of Missiology. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . BnF authorities. 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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