John Dyer

Welsh cleric, poet and painter
Person human Q3397435
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John Dyer

Summary

John Dyer is a human[1]. He was born in Llanfynydd[2]. He was born on January 1, 1699[3]. He passed away in Coningsby[4]. He died on December 15, 1757[5]. He worked as a poet[6], writer[7], and painter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Dyer was born in Llanfynydd[2].
  • John Dyer passed away in Coningsby[4].
  • John Dyer was born on January 1, 1699[3].
  • John Dyer died on December 15, 1757[5].
  • John Dyer died on 1758[10].
  • John Dyer died on December 1757[11].
  • John Dyer is buried at Coningsby[12].
  • John Dyer worked as a poet[6].
  • John Dyer's professions included writer[7].
  • John Dyer's professions included painter[8].
  • John Dyer's education included a stint at Westminster School[13].
  • A notable work attributed to John Dyer is Grongar Hill[14].
  • A notable work attributed to John Dyer is The Ruins of Rome[15].
  • John Dyer's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[16].
  • John Dyer is recorded as male[17].
  • John Dyer's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • John Dyer's Commons category is recorded as John Dyer[19].
  • The cause of death was tuberculosis[20].
  • John Dyer's family name is recorded as Dyer[21].
  • John Dyer's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Dyer's medical condition is recorded as tuberculosis[23].
  • John Dyer's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • John Dyer's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[25].
  • John Dyer's described by source is recorded as Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets[26].
  • John Dyer's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1699[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1758-07-24[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 744dfaa8-9aa8-41e0-bcef-bbd1a5eac0b7[32]

Body

Origins and Family

John Dyer's place of birth was Llanfynydd[2]. He was born on January 1, 1699[3].

Education

John Dyer's education included a stint at Westminster School[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], writer[7], and painter[8].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Grongar Hill[14], a literary work[33] and The Ruins of Rome[15], a literary work[34].

Personal Life

John Dyer's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[16].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include December 15, 1757[5], 1758[10], and December 1757[11]. John Dyer died in Coningsby[4]. The cause of death was tuberculosis[20]. He is buried at Coningsby[12].

Why It Matters

John Dyer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was John Dyer born?

Born in Llanfynydd[2], John Dyer…

Where did John Dyer die?

John Dyer passed away in Coningsby[4].

What did John Dyer do for work?

John Dyer worked as poet[6], writer[7], and painter[8].

Where did John Dyer go to school?

John Dyer was educated at Westminster School[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Art UK painters database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    National library of wales authority id john-dyer, dyer-john-1700-1759, dyer-john-1700-1758
    Place of burial Coningsby
    Educated at
    Family name Dyer
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