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Robert Southey

English romantic poet (1774–1843)
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Robert Southey
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Summary

Robert Southey was born on August 12, 1774[1], in Bristol[2]. He died on March 21, 1843[3], in Keswick[4]. He worked as a writer[5], poet[6], historian[7], biographer[8], and politician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,696 views/month, #7,072 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Crosthwaite Parish Church[11]
  • Father: Robert Southey[12]
  • Mother: Margaret Hill[13]
  • Spouse: Edith Fricker[14], Caroline Anne Southey[15]
  • Child: Margaret Edith Southey[16], Edith May Southey[17], Herbert Castle Southey[18], Emma Southey[19], Bertha Southey[20], Katherine Southey[21], Isabel Southey[22], Charles Cuthbert Southey[23]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[24], Kingdom of Great Britain[25]
  • Native language: English[26]
  • Ethnic group: English people[27]
  • Occupation: translator[28], literary critic[29]
  • Position held: Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom[30], member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom[31]
  • Educated at: Balliol College[32], Westminster School[33]
  • Member of: Lake Poets[34], American Antiquarian Society[35], Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[36]
  • Sex or gender: male[37]
  • Commons category: Robert Southey[38]
  • Archives at: University of Leeds Libraries[39], Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[40], National Library of Wales[41]
  • Family name: Southey[42]
  • Given name: Robert[43]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Robert Southey[44]
  • Commons gallery: Robert Southey[45]
  • Work location: London[46]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[47], Nordisk familjebok[48]

Why It Matters

Robert Southey has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Works attributed to him include Goldilocks and the Three Bears[51], a literary work[52], founded in 1900[53].

FAQs

Where was Robert Southey born?

Robert Southey was born in Bristol[2].

Where did Robert Southey die?

Robert Southey died in Keswick[4].

Who were Robert Southey's parents?

Robert Southey's father was Robert Southey[12]. Robert Southey's mother was Margaret Hill[13].

Who was Robert Southey married to?

Robert Southey's spouses include Edith Fricker[14] and Caroline Anne Southey[15].

What did Robert Southey do for work?

Robert Southey worked as a writer[5], poet[6], historian[7], biographer[8], and politician[9].

Where did Robert Southey go to school?

Robert Southey was educated at Balliol College[32] and Westminster School[33].

Related Entities

Bristol Goldilocks and the Three Bears Kingdom of Great Britain London National Library of Wales United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Concise Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Q75653886. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Q75653886. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  20. [32] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  21. [33] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [6] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . tritius.kmol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [9] ↑ . Hansard 1803–2005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Concise Literary Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [40] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [41] ↑ . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tritius.kmol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [3] ↑ . Concise Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved . tritius.kmol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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