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John Winter Jones

Principal Librarian of the British Museum (1805-1881)
Person Human Q6264652
John Winter Jones
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
June 16, 1805
Date of death
September 7, 1881
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Henley-on-Thames
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8]
Occupation
librarian
Employer
British Museum[9]
Educated at
St Paul's School[10]
Father
John Jones[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[14]
Family name
Jones[12]
Given name
John[13]
Place of burial
Kensal Green Cemetery[6]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 49
ISNI
0000000081211467
VIAF cluster ID
42092449
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83013552
GND ID
117175951
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
176701
Alvin ID
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BHL creator ID
135745, 157224
BIBSYS ID
10020251
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Beta maṣāḥǝft ID
PRS14577WinterJones
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
146091157
British Museum person or institution ID
72697
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CANTIC ID
981058525839206706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01488707
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
0041H7257
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10208910
CiNii Research ID
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Curran Index contributor ID
2789
Darwin Correspondence ID
6021
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117175951
FAST ID
108196
Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
085865478
J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
14286296
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117175951
Libraries Australia ID
36209780
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08034775
NLA Trove people ID
1229744
National Library of Chile ID
000207916
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001274332
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000451826
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1208073
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069564094
Online Books Page author ID
Jones, John Winter
Open Library ID
OL839592A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
15055
Prabook ID
2239861
RERO ID (legacy)
A003429810
SNAC ARK ID
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Te Papa agent ID
41240
UK National Archives ID
F39716
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058525839206706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1254187
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12038046
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/149690
Wellcome Collection concept ID
ckrtyswr
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/cb76162d-b651-4351-be40-949213114982

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
St Paul's School
Employer 1
British Museum
Family name 1
Jones
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Occupation 1
librarian
Place of birth 1
London
Place of burial 1
Kensal Green Cemetery
Sex or gender 1
male
← Director / manager 1
British Museum
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Summary

John Winter Jones was born on June 16, 1805[1], in London[2]. He died on September 7, 1881[3], in Henley-on-Thames[4]. He worked as a librarian[5].

FAQs

Where was John Winter Jones born?

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

Where did John Winter Jones die?

John Winter Jones died in Henley-on-Thames[4].

Who were John Winter Jones's parents?

John Winter Jones's father was John Jones[7].

What did John Winter Jones do for work?

John Winter Jones worked as a librarian[5].

Where did John Winter Jones go to school?

John Winter Jones was educated at St Paul's School[10].

Related Entities

British Museum London United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Henley-on-Thames
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #56925: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 25w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Darwin Correspondence ID → 6021
    "Created claim: Darwin Correspondence ID: 6021, batch #258229"
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