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William Alcott

American physician and author (1798-1859)
Person Human Q164015

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
August 6, 1798
Date of death
March 29, 1859
Place of birth
Wolcott
Place of death
Auburndale
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
author, physician, writer, children's writer
Educated at
Yale School of Medicine[12]
Child
William P. Alcott[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Described by source
The American Cyclopædia, American Medical Biographies, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, The Biographical Dictionary of America[20][21][22][23]
Family name
Alcott[14]
Given name
William, Alexander, Andrus[15][16][17]
Lifestyle
veganism[25]
Place of burial
Newton Cemetery[9]
Relative
Louisa May Alcott, Amos Bronson Alcott[18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
en William A. Alcott en William Andrus Alcott en William Alexander Alcott en William Alcott ar وليم ألكوت cs W. A. A.(William Andrus Alcott) cs William cs Alcott cs W. A.(William Andrus Alcott) A. cs W. A. A. cs Father William de William Andrus Alcott he ויליאם אלקוט it William A. Alcott it William Alexander Alcott it William Andrus Alcott ja ウィリアム・A・オルコット pt William Andrus Alcott ru Олкотт Уильям Эндрас ru Олкотт, Уильям Эндрас
🔖 Identifiers · 41
ISNI
0000000119919189
VIAF cluster ID
37266529
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50082820
GND ID
172498880
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Alexander Alcott Wellcome M0017312.jpg ↗
American Academy in Rome ID
10864200
BHL creator ID
26053
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01928442
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11185076
CiNii Research ID
1140563741541915776
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
71013
FAST ID
19867
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Find a Grave memorial ID
174230568
Freebase ID
/m/047g75q
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
william-alcott
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0002089
Harper's tag
william-a-william-andrus-alcott
IdRef ID
14721369X
J9U entity ID
987014796781905171
KBR person ID
14356728
Libraries Australia ID
61540067
LibriVox author ID
10017
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07490677
NDL Authority ID
00431175
NL CR AUT ID
jo2014814469
NLA Trove people ID
1842541
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199632542
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
315479523
Online Books Page author ID
Alcott, William A. (William Andrus), 1798-1859
Open Library ID
OL1361947A
OpenMLOL author ID
37698, 309664
Project Gutenberg author ID
2959
SBN author ID
TO0V540998
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
18266
SNAC ARK ID
w6k367c7
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10864200
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/30667
Wellcome Collection concept ID
h7bmqkg4
WikiTree person ID
Alcott-278
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvcYv3vr96rWcDPPFTWDq
Yale LUX ID
person/efb8121d-ccf2-4534-a816-2d7d08ebd80e

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
physician, writer, author, children's writer
Given name 3
Alexander, William, Andrus
Relative 2
Louisa May Alcott, Amos Bronson Alcott
← Relative 2
Louisa May Alcott, Amos Bronson Alcott
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Educated at 1
Yale School of Medicine
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Lifestyle 1
veganism
Place of birth 1
Wolcott
Place of death 1
Auburndale
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William Alcott was born on August 6, 1798[1], in Wolcott[2]. He died on March 29, 1859[3], in Auburndale[4]. He worked as an author[5], physician[6], writer[7], and children's writer[8].

FAQs

Where was William Alcott born?

William Alcott's place of birth was Wolcott[2].

Where did William Alcott die?

William Alcott died in Auburndale[4].

What did William Alcott do for work?

William Alcott worked as an author[5], physician[6], writer[7], and children's writer[8].

Where did William Alcott go to school?

William Alcott was educated at Yale School of Medicine[12].

Related Entities

Amos Bronson Alcott Louisa May Alcott United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Biographical Dictionary of America. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . William Alexander Alcott. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . William Alexander Alcott. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . William Alexander Alcott. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . William Alexander Alcott. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . William Alexander Alcott. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . William Alexander Alcott. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . jstor.org. jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → william-a-william-andrus-alcott
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: william-a-william-andrus-alcott, Matched to william a william andrus alcott (#289971616) in…"
  2. 18w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lifestyle → veganism
    Place of burial → Newton Cemetery
    Place of death → Auburndale
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: J9U entity ID: 987014796781905171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
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