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John Devoy

Irish rebel leader and journalist (1842–1928)
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John Devoy
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Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1842, September 3, 1842[8]
Date of death
1928, September 29, 1928[9]
Place of birth
Kill
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
Ireland[11]
Occupation
politician, journalist, revolutionary
Member of political party
Irish Republican Brotherhood[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Birth name
Seán Ó Dubhuí[17]
Family name
Devoy[14]
Given name
John[15]
Place of burial
Glasnevin Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Devoy hi जॉन देवॉय ja ジョン・デヴォイ zh 约翰·德沃伊
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000063187360
VIAF cluster ID
45144637
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n97089138
GND ID
120942119
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
DevoyJohn1842-1928
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120942119
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
002562
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/John-Devoy
FAST ID
396936
FES digital collections entity ID
416978
Find a Grave memorial ID
5746943
Freebase ID
/m/06ztn7
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Geni profile ID
6000000017434307290
IdRef ID
153928441
J9U entity ID
987007381837705171
Libraries Australia ID
35035291
NLA Trove people ID
807692
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000220567
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
329240382
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3892198
Open Library ID
OL1429853A
OpenMLOL author ID
140017
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
46326
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095714686
Prabook ID
1089428
SNAC ARK ID
w69z9d5w
UK National Archives ID
F63874
WikiTree person ID
Devoy-67
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjHgjG9bTWTFh6T36qYT3
Yale LUX ID
person/ac5e7832-7c34-4f0d-87d5-6b56122e742a

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
politician, journalist
Country of citizenship 1
Ireland
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Irish Republican Brotherhood
Place of birth 1
Kill
Place of burial 1
Glasnevin Cemetery
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Devoy was born on 1842[1] in Kill[2]. He died on 1928[3] in New York City[4]. He worked as a politician[5], journalist[6], and revolutionary[7].

FAQs

Where was John Devoy born?

John Devoy's place of birth was Kill[2].

Where did John Devoy die?

John Devoy died in New York City[4].

What did John Devoy do for work?

John Devoy worked as a politician[5], journalist[6], and revolutionary[7].

Related Entities

Ireland Irish Republican Brotherhood New York City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: English, batch #263717"
  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 416978
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 416978, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  4. 24w ago · Gumruch · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Libraries Australia ID → 35035291
    National Library of Ireland ID → vtls000220567
    "Created claim: National Library of Ireland ID: vtls000220567, Added with moreIdentifiers"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, journalist, revolutionary
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32083: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
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