Richard Chenevix Trench

Irish bishop (1807–1886)
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Summary

Richard Chenevix Trench was born on September 9, 1807[1], in Dublin[2]. He died on March 28, 1886[3], in Eaton Square[4]. He worked as a poet[5], lexicographer[6], writer[7], Anglican priest[8], and hispanist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (246 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: March 27, 1886[11]
  • Place of burial: Westminster Abbey[12]
  • Father: Richard Trench[13]
  • Mother: Melesina Trench[14]
  • Spouse: Frances Mary Trench[15]
  • Child: Francis William Trench[16], Melesina Mary Trench[17], Richard Trench[18], Frederick Chenevix Trench[19], Charles Chenevix Trench[20], Arthur Julius Trench[21], Emily Elizabeth Trench[22], Philip Chenevix Trench[23], Edith Chenevix Trench[24], Helen Trench[25], Frances Harriet Chenevix Trench[26], Rose Julia Chenevix Trench[27], Alfred Chenevix Trench[28], Herbert Francis Chenevix Trench[29]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[30]
  • Ethnic group: Irish people[31]
  • Occupation: archbishop[32]
  • Position held: Archbishop of Dublin[33], Member of the Privy Council of Ireland[34]
  • Employer: King's College London[35]
  • Educated at: Harrow School[36], Trinity College[37]
  • Religion or worldview: Anglicanism[38]
  • Sex or gender: male[39]
  • Commons category: Richard Chenevix Trench[40]
  • Diocese: United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough[41]
  • Family name: Trench[42]
  • Given name: Richard[43], Chenevix[44]
  • Described by source: Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon[45], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[46], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[47], Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886[48], Library of the World's Best Literature[49], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[50], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[51], The New Student's Reference Work[52], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[53], Dictionnaire de la Bible[54]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[55]

Why It Matters

Richard Chenevix Trench has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

Where was Richard Chenevix Trench born?

Richard Chenevix Trench's place of birth was Dublin[2].

Where did Richard Chenevix Trench die?

Richard Chenevix Trench died in Eaton Square[4].

Who were Richard Chenevix Trench's parents?

Richard Chenevix Trench's father was Richard Trench[13]. Richard Chenevix Trench's mother was Melesina Trench[14].

Who was Richard Chenevix Trench married to?

Richard Chenevix Trench's spouses include Frances Mary Trench[15].

What did Richard Chenevix Trench do for work?

Richard Chenevix Trench worked as a poet[5], lexicographer[6], writer[7], Anglican priest[8], and hispanist[9].

Where did Richard Chenevix Trench go to school?

Richard Chenevix Trench was educated at Harrow School[36] and Trinity College[37].

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  26. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  28. [7] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
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  37. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [43] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  52. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [55] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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