David Samuel Margoliouth

British orientalist (1858–1940)
Person human Q426590
David Samuel Margoliouth
Harriet Halhed (attrib, d. 1933); Oriental Institute, University of Oxford · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

David Samuel Margoliouth was born on October 17, 1858[1], in London[2]. He died on March 22, 1940[3], in London[4]. He worked as an orientalist[5], historian[6], translator[7], academic[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1858[11]
  • Date of death: 1940[12]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[13]
  • Employer: University of Oxford[14]
  • Educated at: Winchester College[15], New College[16]
  • Award received: Fellow of the British Academy[17]
  • Member of: Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities[18], Arab Academy of Damascus[19]
  • Religion or worldview: Anglicanism[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Movement: Orientalism[22]
  • Commons category: David Samuel Margoliouth[23]
  • Family name: Margoliouth[24]
  • Given name: David[25], Samuel[26]
  • Described by source: Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886[27], al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[29]
  • Commons Creator page: David Samuel Margoliouth[30]
  • Name in native language: دافيد صمويل مرجليوث[31]
  • Contributed to creative work: Dictionary of National Biography[32]
  • Writing language: English[33]

Why It Matters

David Samuel Margoliouth has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was David Samuel Margoliouth born?

David Samuel Margoliouth's place of birth was London[2].

Where did David Samuel Margoliouth die?

David Samuel Margoliouth died in London[4].

What did David Samuel Margoliouth do for work?

David Samuel Margoliouth worked as an orientalist[5], historian[6], translator[7], academic[8], and writer[9].

Where did David Samuel Margoliouth go to school?

David Samuel Margoliouth was educated at Winchester College[15] and New College[16].

What awards did David Samuel Margoliouth receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the British Academy[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . journals.cambridge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bn', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'it', 'pl', '
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  2. 9w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → orientalist, historian, translator +2
    Date of birth → +1858-10-17T00:00:00Z, +1858-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Described by source → Q19036877, al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دافيد صمويل مرجليوث'}
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  3. 19w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → David, Samuel
    Place of birth → London
    Employer → University of Oxford
    Described by source → Q19036877, al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
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