John Cleland

Summary

John Cleland is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Kingston upon Thames^[2]. He was born on September 24, 1709^[3]. He died in City of Westminster^[4]. He died on January 23, 1789^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], novelist^[7], playwright^[8], and journalist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month, #7,180 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• John Cleland's place of birth was Kingston upon Thames^[2].
• John Cleland's place of birth was London^[11].
• John Cleland passed away in City of Westminster^[4].
• John Cleland passed away in London^[12].
• John Cleland was born on September 24, 1709^[3].
• John Cleland died on January 23, 1789^[5].
• John Cleland is buried at St Margaret Lothbury^[13].
• John Cleland's father was William Cleland^[14].
• John Cleland held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[15].
• John Cleland worked as a writer^[6].
• John Cleland worked as a novelist^[7].
• John Cleland worked as a playwright^[8].
• John Cleland worked as a journalist^[9].
• John Cleland's field of work was literary activity^[16].
• John Cleland's field of work was prose^[17].
• John Cleland's field of work was drama^[18].
• John Cleland's education included a stint at Westminster School^[19].
• John Cleland is recorded as male^[20].
• John Cleland's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• John Cleland's Commons category is recorded as John Cleland (writer)^[22].
• John Cleland's family name is recorded as Cleland^[23].
• John Cleland's given name is recorded as John^[24].
• John Cleland's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[25].
• John Cleland's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• John Cleland's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1709-09-24^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1789-01-23^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 87159471-002f-4a8c-b556-e496631c3c1a^[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Kingston upon Thames^[2], a town^[33], in United Kingdom^[34] and London^[11], a metropolis^[35], in Roman Empire^[36], founded in 0047^[37]. John Cleland was born on September 24, 1709^[3]. His father was William Cleland^[14].

Education

John Cleland was educated at Westminster School^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], novelist^[7], playwright^[8], and journalist^[9]. Fields of work include literary activity^[16]; prose^[17], a literary form^[38]; and drama^[18], a literary mode^[39].

Death and Burial

John Cleland died on January 23, 1789^[5]. Recorded place of death include City of Westminster^[4], a London borough^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1965^[42] and London^[12], a metropolis^[43], in Roman Empire^[44], founded in 0047^[45]. Burial took place at St Margaret Lothbury^[13].

Why It Matters

John Cleland ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month, #7,180 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Works attributed to him include Fanny Hill^[48], a literary work^[49].

FAQs

Where was John Cleland born?

John Cleland was born in Kingston upon Thames^[2].

Where did John Cleland die?

John Cleland passed away in City of Westminster^[4].

Who were John Cleland's parents?

John Cleland's father was William Cleland^[14].

What did John Cleland do for work?

John Cleland worked as writer^[6], novelist^[7], playwright^[8], and journalist^[9].

Where did John Cleland go to school?

John Cleland was educated at Westminster School^[19].