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William Archer

Scottish critic and translator (1856–1924)
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William Archer
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
September 23, 1856, 1856[10]
Date of death
December 27, 1924, 1924[11]
Place of birth
Perth
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13]
Occupation
translator, playwright, historian, diarist, writer, theatre critic, literary critic, journalist, biographer, science fiction writer, barrister, critic[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Field of work
theatre, theatre criticism, dramatic game, translating activity[21][22][23][24]
Educated at
University of Edinburgh[25]
Father
Thomas Archer[12]
Work location
Scotland[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[37]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, A Biographical Dictionary of Modern Rationalists, Men-at-the-Bar, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature[30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
Family name
Archer[27]
Given name
William[28]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en William Archer en Wm. Archer fa ویلیام آرچر ja ウィリアム・アーチャー ru Арчер Вильям ru Арчер, Вильям ru Арчер, Уильям ru Вильям Арчер ru Уильям Арчер sv Archer
🔖 Identifiers · 77
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
2509112
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
117763470
American Academy in Rome ID
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Angelicum ID
33363
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
17566
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CANTIC ID
981058515386506706
CONOR.SI ID
227003235
CONOR.SR ID
21536615
Cyprus University of Technology ID
91639
DDB person (GND) ID
117763470
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117763470
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
archer_william
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-Archer
FAST ID
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FES digital collections entity ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
100161
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
William_Archer
HAND ID
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Harper's tag
william-archer
IMDb ID
nm0033742
ISFDB author ID
169508
IdRef ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
9093
IxTheo authority ID
136303498
J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
14357736
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117763470
Kinobox person ID
1378887
Libraries Australia ID
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LibriVox author ID
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LiederNet author ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NE.se ID
william-archer
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
787711
NUKAT ID
n01716740
National Library of Portugal ID
97348
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1194931
National Library of Wales Authority ID
archer-william-1856-1924
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp57666
National Virtual Library of India ID
779k (103k–779k, n=3)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068478011
Obálky knih ID
xx0002529
Online Books Page author ID
Archer, William, 1856-1924
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3870769
Open Library ID
OL377314A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
30435
Oxford Reference overview ID
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PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
116587
Parsifal cluster ID
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Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
3729
Rodovid ID
92664
Runeberg author ID
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SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
Düsseldorf Airport
Sceneweb artist ID
89844
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
140
Treccani ID
william-archer
UK National Archives ID
F48156
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058515386506706
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/110759
Wellcome Collection concept ID
hcax77mh
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/1909635e-2097-44d3-86c0-dca8b0a3bcd8

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 11
writer, journalist, historian, playwright, translator, barrister, literary critic, biographer +3 more
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Field of work 2
theatre, theatre criticism
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
University of Edinburgh
Family name 1
Archer
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Perth
Place of death 1
London
SNARC ID 1
Düsseldorf Airport
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Scotland
Works by author 1
The Green Goddess
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

William Archer was born on September 23, 1856[1], in Perth[2]. He died on December 27, 1924[3], in London[4]. He worked as a translator[5], playwright[6], historian[7], diarist[8], and writer[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include The Green Goddess[38], a literary work[39], founded in 1920[40].

FAQs

Where was William Archer born?

William Archer's place of birth was Perth[2].

Where did William Archer die?

William Archer passed away in London[4].

Who were William Archer's parents?

William Archer's father was Thomas Archer[12].

What did William Archer do for work?

William Archer worked as a translator[5], playwright[6], historian[7], diarist[8], and writer[9].

Where did William Archer go to school?

William Archer was educated at University of Edinburgh[25].

Related Entities

London Perth Scotland theatre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Men-at-the-Bar. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  2. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → william-archer
    HAND ID → 6FB3-389A-C939-C40C-3B91
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: william-archer, Matched to william archer (#289971654) in Harper's…"
  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 411944
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 411944, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → translator, playwright, historian +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31719: import P21 and P106 from GND (16)"
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