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Edward Solly

British merchant and art collector (1776-1844)
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Edward Solly

Summary

Edward Solly is a human[1]. Born in London[2], he… he was born on April 25, 1776[3]. He died on December 2, 1844[4]. He worked as an art collector[5] and businessperson[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in London[2], Edward Solly…
  • Edward Solly was born on April 25, 1776[3].
  • Edward Solly died on December 2, 1844[4].
  • Edward Solly died on December 2, 1848[8].
  • Edward Solly held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • Edward Solly worked as an art collector[5].
  • Edward Solly's professions included businessperson[6].
  • Edward Solly is recorded as male[10].
  • Edward Solly's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Edward Solly's Commons category is recorded as Edward Solly[12].
  • Edward Solly's family name is recorded as Solly[13].
  • Edward Solly's given name is recorded as Edward[14].
  • Edward Solly's work location is recorded as Berlin[15].
  • Edward Solly's work location is recorded as London[16].
  • Edward Solly's owner of is recorded as Solly Collection[17].
  • Edward Solly's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Provenance[18].
  • Edward Solly's P14396 is recorded as register/person/arw-123160855[19].
  • Edward Solly's P14585 is recorded as 41617[20].

Body

Origins and Family

Edward Solly was born in London[2]. He was born on April 25, 1776[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include art collector[5] and businessperson[6].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include December 2, 1844[4] and December 2, 1848[8].

Why It Matters

Edward Solly ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

FAQs

Where was Edward Solly born?

Edward Solly's place of birth was London[2].

What did Edward Solly do for work?

Edward Solly worked as art collector[5] and businessperson[6].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. 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 · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'it', 'no']
    Date of death → +1844-12-02T00:00:00Z, +1848-12-02T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57413|batch #57413]]: Import differing dates from dewiki and GND; remove conflicting dates without source"
  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 → 41617
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14585]]: 41617, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  3. 15w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owner of → Solly Collection
    Family name → Solly
    Citizenship → —
    Instance of → human
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Cleanup: remove self_stated_in refs; fix invalid 'stated in' in reference ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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