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Fred T. Jane

British writer and illustrator (1865–1916)
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Fred T. Jane
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
August 6, 1865, 1870, 1865[11][12]
Date of death
March 8, 1916
Place of birth
Richmond, Upottery[10]
Place of death
Southsea
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14]
Occupation
journalist, historian, illustrator, science fiction writer, writer, politician[15]
Educated at
Exeter School[16]
Cause of death
heart attack[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[29]
Described by source
Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[24][25]
Family name
Jane[19]
Given name
John, Frederic, Thomas[20][21][22]
Has works in the collection
National Library of Wales[27]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Place of burial
Highland Road Cemetery[13]
Writing language
English[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Fredrick Thomas Jane en Frederick Thomas Jane en Fred T. Jane de John Fredrick Thomas Jane ja フレッド・T・ジェーン ko 프레드 T. 제인 pl John Frederic Thomas Jane ru Джейн, Джон Фредерик Томас ru Джейн, Фред ru Джейн, Фред Т ru Джон Фредерик Томас Джейн ru Фред Джейн ru Фред Т. Джейн zh 佛瑞德·简 zh 佛瑞德·詹恩
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000110431769
VIAF cluster ID
20520205
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86849841
GND ID
120753510
At the Circulating Library ID
2934
BHL creator ID
273028
CONOR.SI ID
66031203
CiNii Research ID
1140000791854450048
DDB person (GND) ID
120753510
Dreadnought Project page
John_Frederick_Thomas_Jane
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
jane_fred_t
Europeana entity
agent/base/150596
Show all 38 identifiers +26
FAST ID
182298
Freebase ID
/m/03h_cp
Goodreads author ID
221112
Grace's Guide ID
John_Fredrick_Thomas_Jane
ISFDB author ID
114382
IdRef ID
188660135
J9U entity ID
987007306433505171
Libraries Australia ID
35242400
LibriVox author ID
14438
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03784869
NLA Trove people ID
878958
NUKAT ID
n2009096626
National Virtual Library of India ID
1188972
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07463254X
Online Books Page author ID
Jane, Fred T. (Frederick Thomas), 1865-1916
Open Library ID
OL79126A, OL2569126A
Open Plaques subject ID
2392
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
37594
Prabook ID
1781052
Project Gutenberg author ID
35153
SNAC ARK ID
w6bs059z
UK National Archives ID
F75462
Watercolour World artist ID
fred-t-jane
WikiTree person ID
Jane-618
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkddQmqFThPd6tj6pHt8C
Yale LUX ID
person/fb11e01b-9a98-46ca-bdee-a179e64ab6fa

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, politician, journalist, historian, illustrator, science fiction writer
Founded entities 2
Janes, Jane's Fighting Ships
Given name 2
John, Thomas
Place of birth 2
Richmond, Upottery
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Edited works 1
Jane's Fighting Ships
Has works in the collection 1
National Library of Wales
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Jane's Fighting Ships
Place of death 1
Southsea
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Jane's All the World's Aircraft
Writing language 1
English
← FactGrid item ID 1
Krynychne
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Summary

Fred T. Jane was born on August 6, 1865[1], in Richmond[2]. He died on March 8, 1916[3], in Southsea[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], historian[6], illustrator[7], science fiction writer[8], and writer[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Fred T. Jane include Jane's Fighting Ships[30], a periodical[31], founded in 1898[32].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Jane's All the World's Aircraft[33], an annual publication[34], founded in 1909[35]. Entities named for him include Jane's Fighting Ships[30], a periodical[31], founded in 1898[32].

FAQs

Where was Fred T. Jane born?

Fred T. Jane was born in Richmond[2].

Where did Fred T. Jane die?

Fred T. Jane passed away in Southsea[4].

What did Fred T. Jane do for work?

Fred T. Jane worked as a journalist[5], historian[6], illustrator[7], science fiction writer[8], and writer[9].

Where did Fred T. Jane go to school?

Fred T. Jane was educated at Exeter School[16].

Related Entities

National Library of Wales United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Chambers Concise Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Chambers Concise Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Chambers Concise Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 23w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → journalist, historian, illustrator +1
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    Cause of death → heart attack
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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