George Smith

Anglican missionary in China and bishop (1815-1871)
Person human Q3101922
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Summary

George Smith was born on June 19, 1815[1], in Wellington[2]. He died on December 14, 1871[3], in Blackheath[4]. He worked as an Anglican priest[5], missionary[6], and Christian minister[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
  • Field of work: Christian mission[10]
  • Position held: Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong[11]
  • Educated at: University of Oxford[12]
  • Religion or worldview: Anglicanism[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Family name: Smith[15]
  • Given name: George[16]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18]
  • Writing language: English[19]
  • P14397: 4411[20]

Why It Matters

George Smith is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was George Smith born?

George Smith's place of birth was Wellington[2].

Where did George Smith die?

George Smith died in Blackheath[4].

What did George Smith do for work?

George Smith worked as an Anglican priest[5], missionary[6], and Christian minister[7].

Where did George Smith go to school?

George Smith was educated at University of Oxford[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 6
    Open library id → OL2507687A, OL2411001A
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'en', 'fr', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Open library id: OL2411001A, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290734|batch #290734]]"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Anglican priest, missionary, Christian minister
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: clergy"
  3. 21w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 → 4411
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14397: 4411, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258229|batch #258229]]"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Anglican priest, missionary, Christian minister
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32083|batch #32083]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → —
    Educated at → University of Oxford
    Instance of → human
    Educated at → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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