John Stevens

English captain, Hispanist and translator
Person human Q1767431
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Summary

John Stevens was born on January 1, 1662[1], in London[2]. He died on October 27, 1726[3]. He worked as a ship captain[4], translator[5], antiquarian[6], and romanist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain[9], United Kingdom[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Commons category: John Stevens (translator)[12]
  • Family name: Stevens[13]
  • Given name: John[14]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[16], English[17], French[18]
  • Different from: John Stevens[19]
  • Writing language: English[20]

Why It Matters

John Stevens has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was John Stevens born?

John Stevens's place of birth was London[2].

What did John Stevens do for work?

John Stevens worked as a ship captain[4], translator[5], antiquarian[6], and romanist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr']
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Given name → John
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Spanish, English, French
    Place of birth → London
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