Jane Ellen Harrison

British classical scholar, linguist and feminist (1850–1928)
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Jane Ellen Harrison
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Jane Ellen Harrison

Summary

Jane Ellen Harrison is a human[1]. She was born in Cottingham[2]. She was born on September 9, 1850[3]. She passed away in Bloomsbury[4]. She died on April 15, 1928[5]. She worked as a linguist[6], university teacher[7], essayist[8], mythographer[9], and classical scholar[10]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Jane Ellen Harrison was born in Cottingham[2].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison passed away in Bloomsbury[4].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison was born on September 9, 1850[3].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison was born on 1851[12].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison was born on January 1, 1850[13].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison died on April 15, 1928[5].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison died on January 1, 1928[14].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison held citizenship in United Kingdom[16].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison's professions included linguist[6].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison's professions included essayist[8].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison's professions included mythographer[9].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison worked as a classical scholar[10].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison's professions included anthropologist[17].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison's field of work was classics[18].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison's field of work was essay[19].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison's field of work was linguistics[20].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison's field of work was mythology[21].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison's field of work was classical philology[22].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison's field of work was ancient religion[23].
  • Among Jane Ellen Harrison's employers was University of Cambridge[24].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College[25].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison's education included a stint at Newnham College[26].
  • Jane Ellen Harrison is recorded as female[27].

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Origins and Family

Jane Ellen Harrison's place of birth was Cottingham[2]. Recorded date of birth include September 9, 1850[3], 1851[12], and January 1, 1850[13].

Education

Educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College[25], a boarding school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1853[30] and Newnham College[26], a college of the University of Cambridge[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1871[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], university teacher[7], essayist[8], mythographer[9], classical scholar[10], and anthropologist[17]. Fields of work include classics[18], an academic discipline[34]; essay[19], a literary genre[35]; linguistics[20], an academic discipline[36]; mythology[21], a genre[37]; classical philology[22], an academic discipline[38]; and ancient religion[23]. Among Jane Ellen Harrison's employers was University of Cambridge[24].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 15, 1928[5] and January 1, 1928[14]. Jane Ellen Harrison passed away in Bloomsbury[4].

Why It Matters

Jane Ellen Harrison ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

She has been cited as an influence by Virginia Woolf[41], a novelist[42], 1882–1941[43], of United Kingdom[44], specialised in essay[45].

FAQs

Where was Jane Ellen Harrison born?

Jane Ellen Harrison's place of birth was Cottingham[2].

Where did Jane Ellen Harrison die?

Jane Ellen Harrison died in Bloomsbury[4].

What did Jane Ellen Harrison do for work?

Jane Ellen Harrison worked as linguist[6], university teacher[7], essayist[8], mythographer[9], and classical scholar[10].

Where did Jane Ellen Harrison go to school?

Jane Ellen Harrison was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College[25] and Newnham College[26].

Who did Jane Ellen Harrison influence?

Jane Ellen Harrison has been cited as an influence by Virginia Woolf[41].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [25] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  7. [26] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  23. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [14] . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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