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Gilbert Wakefield

English scholar (1756–1801)
Person human Q3105890

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
November 22, 1756
Date of death
September 9, 1801
Place of birth
Nottingham
Place of death
London Borough of Hackney
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain[10][11]
Occupation
writer, philologist, scholar, pundit, translator, classical philologist[12]
Field of work
philology, creative and professional writing, classical philology, translation, politics[13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
Jesus College[18]
Cause of death
typhus[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Otto's encyclopedia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24][25][26][27][28]
Family name
Wakefield[21]
Given name
Gilbert[22]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Name in native language
Gilbert Wakefield[30]
P14585
42432
P14608
117115665
🏷️ Also known as
en Gilbert Wakefield cs Author of the Address cs Gilbertus Wakefield ru Гильберт Уэйкфилд ru Уэйкфилд, Гильберт
🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
0000000121197816
VIAF cluster ID
8157129
Library of Congress authority ID
n85067463
GND ID
117115665
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gilbert Wakefield.jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
237069
American Academy in Rome ID
12427159
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
7402
British Museum person or institution ID
150866
CANTIC ID
981058518095306706
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02229714
Cambridge Alumni Database ID
WKFT772G
Clergy of the Church of England database ID
108969
DDB person (GND) ID
117115665
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117115665
FAST ID
159385
Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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LBT person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
W/wakefield-gilbert
NDL Authority ID
00768536
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1027283
National Library of Greece ID
172153
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000468624
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007272628505171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810589074205606
National Library of Wales Authority ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp52363
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Open Library ID
OL518623A
Open Plaques subject ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
28418
Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
1989
Prabook ID
2312345
SBN author ID
MILV258959
SELIBR ID
282823
SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
Bernard of Saxe-Weimar
Surman ID
28345
Teuchos ID
P-Wakefield.Gilbert
UK National Archives ID
F40837
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058518095306706
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11205175
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/100678
Wellcome Collection concept ID
ydw5ad7r
WikiTree person ID
Wakefield-3041
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, translator, pundit, scholar, philologist
Field of work 4
politics, translation, philology, classical philology
Country of citizenship 2
Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Cause of death 1
typhus
Educated at 1
Jesus College
Family name 1
Wakefield
Given name 1
Gilbert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Nottingham
Place of death 1
London Borough of Hackney
SNARC ID 1
Bernard of Saxe-Weimar
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
Thomas Robert Malthus
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Summary

Gilbert Wakefield was born on November 22, 1756[1], in Nottingham[2]. He died on September 9, 1801[3], in London Borough of Hackney[4]. He worked as a writer[5], philologist[6], scholar[7], pundit[8], and translator[9].

FAQs

Where was Gilbert Wakefield born?

Gilbert Wakefield was born in Nottingham[2].

Where did Gilbert Wakefield die?

Gilbert Wakefield died in London Borough of Hackney[4].

What did Gilbert Wakefield do for work?

Gilbert Wakefield worked as a writer[5], philologist[6], scholar[7], pundit[8], and translator[9].

Where did Gilbert Wakefield go to school?

Gilbert Wakefield was educated at Jesus College[18].

Related Entities

classical philology Kingdom of Great Britain philology politics Thomas Robert Malthus United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 117115665
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  2. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 → 42432
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  3. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, philologist, scholar +3
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02229714
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