Kay Williamson

British linguist (1935-2005)
Person human Q6380311
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Kay Williamson

Summary

Kay Williamson is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Hereford[2]. She was born on January 26, 1935[3]. She died in Brazil[4]. She died on January 3, 2005[5]. She worked as a linguist[6] and philologist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Kay Williamson was born in Hereford[2].
  • Kay Williamson passed away in Brazil[4].
  • Kay Williamson was born on January 26, 1935[3].
  • Kay Williamson died on January 3, 2005[5].
  • Kay Williamson held citizenship in Nigeria[9].
  • Kay Williamson's professions included linguist[6].
  • Kay Williamson worked as a philologist[7].
  • Kay Williamson's field of work was science, technology, engineering, and mathematics[10].
  • Kay Williamson's education included a stint at St Hilda's College[11].
  • Kay Williamson was educated at Yale University[12].
  • Kay Williamson's religion is recorded as Quakers[13].
  • Kay Williamson is recorded as female[14].
  • Kay Williamson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[16].
  • Kay Williamson's family name is recorded as Williamson[17].
  • Kay Williamson's given name is recorded as Kay[18].
  • Kay Williamson's work location is recorded as University of Port Harcourt[19].
  • Kay Williamson's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Kay Williamson's affiliation is recorded as University of Port Harcourt[21].
  • Kay Williamson's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ruth Margaret Williamson'}[22].
  • Kay Williamson's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kay Williamson'}[23].
  • Kay Williamson's interested in is recorded as Igboid[24].
  • Kay Williamson's interested in is recorded as languages of Nigeria[25].
  • Kay Williamson's interested in is recorded as Ijoid[26].

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Origins and Family

Kay Williamson's place of birth was Hereford[2]. She was born on January 26, 1935[3].

Education

Educated at St Hilda's College[11], a college of the University of Oxford[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1893[29], headquartered in Oxford[30] and Yale University[12], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1701[33], headquartered in New Haven[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6] and philologist[7]. Kay Williamson's field of work was science, technology, engineering, and mathematics[10].

Personal Life

Kay Williamson's religion is recorded as Quakers[13].

Death and Burial

Kay Williamson died on January 3, 2005[5]. She died in Brazil[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[16].

Why It Matters

Kay Williamson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Kay Williamson born?

Born in Hereford[2], Kay Williamson…

Where did Kay Williamson die?

Kay Williamson died in Brazil[4].

What did Kay Williamson do for work?

Kay Williamson worked as linguist[6] and philologist[7].

Where did Kay Williamson go to school?

Kay Williamson was educated at St Hilda's College[11] and Yale University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . rogerblench.info. rogerblench.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . rogerblench.info. rogerblench.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ann', 'ar', 'arz', 'en', 'fr', 'guw', 'ig', 'kcg', 'pl', 'ru', 'ur']
    Sbn author id → SBLV286598
    Sitelink count → 11
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P396]]: SBLV286598, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289737|batch #289737]]"
  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Brazil
    Cause of death → myocardial infarction
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Kay
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
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