Philip Sidney was born on November 30, 1554[1], in Penshurst[2]. He died on October 17, 1586[3], in Arnhem[4]. He worked as a poet[5], diplomat[6], novelist[7], military personnel[8], and politician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,511 views/month, #6,976 of 1,000,298).[10]
Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England[21], ambassador[22], Member of the 1572-83 Parliament[23], Member of the 1584-85 Parliament[24], Master-General of the Ordnance[25]
Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[39], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[40], BEIC Digital Library[41], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Men of Kent and Kentishmen[43], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[44]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Philip Sidney include Sidney[45], a town in the United States[46], in United States[47], founded in 1792[48].
Why It Matters
Philip Sidney has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Works attributed to him include Astrophel and Stella[51], a literary work[52], founded in 1582[53]. Entities named for him include Sidney[45], a town in the United States[46], in United States[47], founded in 1792[48].
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