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John Dowden

Bishop of Edinburgh; Irish Anglican/Episcopalian bishop (1840-1910)
Person human Q6229970

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
June 29, 1840
Date of death
January 30, 1910
Place of birth
Cork
Place of death
Edinburgh
Country of citizenship
Ireland[8]
Ethnic group
Irish people[9]
Occupation
Anglican priest, bishop
Educated at
Trinity College, Dublin[10]
Religion or worldview
Anglicanism[11]
Sibling
Edward Dowden[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, second supplement[16]
Diocese
Diocese of Edinburgh[13]
Family name
Dowden[14]
Given name
John[15]
Place of burial
Dean Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Dowden en John Dowden DD LLD
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
000000012028861X
VIAF cluster ID
76676263
Library of Congress authority ID
no95006070
GND ID
1012992934
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
John Dowden.JPG ↗
Archaeology Data Service person ID
52215
Curran Index contributor ID
1041
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1012992934
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
002729
FAST ID
351302
Freebase ID
/m/0dd17l
IdRef ID
118737562
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1012992934
Libraries Australia ID
50414685
NLA Trove people ID
1506864
NUKAT ID
n2013206085
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp99902
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07121741X
Open Library ID
OL2391829A, OL6798579A, OL4474801A, OL2610988A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
32883
Prabook ID
2224575
Project Gutenberg author ID
51197
SNAC ARK ID
w6sv1bht
UK National Archives ID
F66593
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10141038
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/203552
WikiTree person ID
Dowden-660
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtRM9YkP9BP47jrqbwQv3
Yale LUX ID
person/d2e567fd-be99-4121-9bb5-abd9b8264737

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Summary

John Dowden was born on June 29, 1840[1], in Cork[2]. He died on January 30, 1910[3], in Edinburgh[4]. He worked as an Anglican priest[5] and bishop[6].

FAQs

Where was John Dowden born?

John Dowden was born in Cork[2].

Where did John Dowden die?

John Dowden died in Edinburgh[4].

What did John Dowden do for work?

John Dowden worked as an Anglican priest[5] and bishop[6].

Where did John Dowden go to school?

John Dowden was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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