Phineas Fletcher

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Phineas Fletcher

Summary

Phineas Fletcher is a human[1]. He was born in Kent[2]. He was born on April 8, 1582[3]. He passed away in Hilgay[4]. He died on December 13, 1650[5]. He worked as a poet[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Phineas Fletcher was born in Kent[2].
  • Phineas Fletcher passed away in Hilgay[4].
  • Phineas Fletcher was born on April 8, 1582[3].
  • Phineas Fletcher died on December 13, 1650[5].
  • Phineas Fletcher held citizenship in Scotland[8].
  • Phineas Fletcher held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Phineas Fletcher's professions included poet[6].
  • Phineas Fletcher was educated at Eton College[10].
  • Phineas Fletcher was educated at King's College[11].
  • Phineas Fletcher's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[12].
  • Phineas Fletcher is recorded as male[13].
  • Phineas Fletcher's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Phineas Fletcher's family name is recorded as Fletcher[15].
  • Phineas Fletcher's given name is recorded as Phineas[16].
  • Phineas Fletcher's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[17].
  • Phineas Fletcher's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[18].
  • Phineas Fletcher's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • Phineas Fletcher's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Phineas Fletcher's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Phineas Fletcher's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[22].
  • Phineas Fletcher's sibling is recorded as Giles Fletcher[23].
  • Phineas Fletcher's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Christian Hymns[24].
  • Phineas Fletcher's writing language is recorded as English[25].
  • Phineas Fletcher's writing language is recorded as Latin[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Phineas Fletcher was born in Kent[2]. He was born on April 8, 1582[3].

Education

Educated at Eton College[10], a public school[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1440[29] and King's College[11], a college of the University of Cambridge[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1441[32], headquartered in Cambridge[33].

Career and Affiliations

Phineas Fletcher's professions included poet[6].

Personal Life

Phineas Fletcher's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[12].

Death and Burial

Phineas Fletcher died on December 13, 1650[5]. He passed away in Hilgay[4].

Why It Matters

Phineas Fletcher ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Phineas Fletcher born?

Phineas Fletcher's place of birth was Kent[2].

Where did Phineas Fletcher die?

Phineas Fletcher died in Hilgay[4].

What did Phineas Fletcher do for work?

Phineas Fletcher worked as poet[6].

Where did Phineas Fletcher go to school?

Phineas Fletcher was educated at Eton College[10] and King's College[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17h ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['da', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'sv']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Writing language → English, Latin
    Religion or worldview → Anglicanism
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Christian Hymns
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia +1
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