Moses Coit Tyler

American author and professor of American history. (1835–1900)
Person human Q1949145
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Summary

Moses Coit Tyler was born on August 2, 1835[1], in Griswold[2]. He died on December 28, 1900[3], in Ithaca[4]. He worked as a historian[5], literary critic[6], biographer[7], journalist[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Occupation: university teacher[12], scholar of English[13], literary scholar[14]
  • Field of work: American literature[15], English studies[16], biography[17], history[18], journalism[19]
  • Employer: Cornell University Department of History[20]
  • Educated at: University of Michigan[21], Yale Divinity School[22], Yale College[23]
  • Member of: American Antiquarian Society[24], American Academy of Arts and Letters[25]
  • Sex or gender: male[26]
  • Commons category: Moses Coit Tyler[27]
  • Family name: Tyler[28]
  • Given name: Moses[29]
  • Described by source: Library of the World's Best Literature[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], The New Student's Reference Work[32]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[33]
  • Name in native language: Moses Coit Tyler[34]
  • Writing language: English[35]

Why It Matters

Moses Coit Tyler has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Moses Coit Tyler born?

Moses Coit Tyler was born in Griswold[2].

Where did Moses Coit Tyler die?

Moses Coit Tyler died in Ithaca[4].

What did Moses Coit Tyler do for work?

Moses Coit Tyler worked as a historian[5], literary critic[6], biographer[7], journalist[8], and writer[9].

Where did Moses Coit Tyler go to school?

Moses Coit Tyler was educated at University of Michigan[21], Yale Divinity School[22], and Yale College[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → moses-coit, moses-coit-tyler
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'hy', 'ru']
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  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Griswold
    Member of → —
    Citizenship → —
    Educated at → University of Michigan, Yale Divinity School, Yale College
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