David Garrick

Summary

David Garrick is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Hereford^[2]. He was born on February 19, 1717^[3]. He died in London^[4]. He died on January 20, 1779^[5]. He worked as a playwright^[6], theatrical producer^[7], writer^[8], screenwriter^[9], and stage actor^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (736 views/month, #7,105 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• David Garrick's place of birth was Hereford^[2].
• David Garrick passed away in London^[4].
• David Garrick was born on February 19, 1717^[3].
• David Garrick died on January 20, 1779^[5].
• David Garrick is buried at Poets' Corner^[12].
• Among David Garrick's spouses was Eva Marie Veigel^[13].
• A child of David Garrick was Samuel Cautherley^[14].
• David Garrick held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[15].
• David Garrick's professions included playwright^[6].
• David Garrick's professions included theatrical producer^[7].
• David Garrick's professions included writer^[8].
• David Garrick worked as a screenwriter^[9].
• David Garrick's professions included stage actor^[10].
• David Garrick worked as an actor^[16].
• David Garrick was educated at King Edward VI School^[17].
• David Garrick was educated at Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School^[18].
• David Garrick is recorded as male^[19].
• David Garrick's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• David Garrick's genre is Shakespearean comedy^[21].
• David Garrick's Commons category is recorded as David Garrick^[22].
• David Garrick's archives at is recorded as Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library^[23].
• David Garrick's archives at is recorded as National Library of Wales^[24].
• David Garrick's family name is recorded as Garrick^[25].
• David Garrick's given name is recorded as David^[26].
• David Garrick's topic's main category is recorded as Category:David Garrick^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1717-02-19^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1779-01-20^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: e9928a31-aa02-4b49-9e56-7bd837753de9^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

David Garrick was born in Hereford^[2]. He was born on February 19, 1717^[3].

Education

Educated at King Edward VI School^[17], a secondary school^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1495^[35] and Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School^[18], a grammar school^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1701^[38]. David Garrick studied under Samuel Johnson^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include playwright^[6], theatrical producer^[7], writer^[8], screenwriter^[9], stage actor^[10], and actor^[16].

Personal Life

David Garrick was married to Eva Marie Veigel^[13]. A child of him was Samuel Cautherley^[14].

Death and Burial

David Garrick died on January 20, 1779^[5]. He died in London^[4]. He is buried at Poets' Corner^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for David Garrick include Garrick Theatre^[40], a theatre building^[41], in United Kingdom^[42].

Why It Matters

David Garrick ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (736 views/month, #7,105 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for him include Garrick Theatre^[40], a theatre building^[41], in United Kingdom^[42].

FAQs

Where was David Garrick born?

David Garrick's place of birth was Hereford^[2].

Where did David Garrick die?

David Garrick died in London^[4].

Who was David Garrick married to?

David Garrick's spouses include Eva Marie Veigel^[13].

What did David Garrick do for work?

David Garrick worked as playwright^[6], theatrical producer^[7], writer^[8], screenwriter^[9], and stage actor^[10].

Where did David Garrick go to school?

David Garrick was educated at King Edward VI School^[17] and Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School^[18].