Joshua Ward

British chemist
Person human Q6290300
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Summary

Joshua Ward was born on January 1, 1685[1], in Suffolk[2]. He died on January 1, 1761[3], in London[4]. He worked as a physician[5], chemist[6], and politician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: November 21, 1761[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain[10]
  • Position held: member of the 5th Parliament of Great Britain[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Commons category: Joshua Ward[13]
  • Family name: Ward[14]
  • Given name: Joshua[15]
  • Depicted by: Statue of Joshua Ward[16]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits[19]

Why It Matters

Joshua Ward is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Joshua Ward born?

Joshua Ward was born in Suffolk[2].

Where did Joshua Ward die?

Joshua Ward passed away in London[4].

What did Joshua Ward do for work?

Joshua Ward worked as a physician[5], chemist[6], and politician[7].

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  10. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'it']
    Date of death → +1761-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1761-11-21T00:00:00Z
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  2. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Suffolk
    Occupation → —
    Place of death → London
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