William Chalmers Burns

Missionary in China (1815-1868)
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William Chalmers Burns

Summary

William Chalmers Burns is a human[1]. His place of birth was Dunnichen[2]. He was born on April 1, 1815[3]. He died in Yingkou[4]. He died on April 4, 1868[5]. He worked as a missionary[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Chalmers Burns was born in Dunnichen[2].
  • William Chalmers Burns died in Yingkou[4].
  • William Chalmers Burns was born on April 1, 1815[3].
  • William Chalmers Burns died on April 4, 1868[5].
  • William Chalmers Burns held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • William Chalmers Burns's professions included missionary[6].
  • William Chalmers Burns was educated at University of Aberdeen[9].
  • William Chalmers Burns was educated at University of Glasgow[10].
  • William Chalmers Burns's religion is recorded as Presbyterianism[11].
  • William Chalmers Burns is recorded as male[12].
  • William Chalmers Burns's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Chalmers Burns's Commons category is recorded as William Chalmers Burns[14].
  • William Chalmers Burns's given name is recorded as William[15].
  • William Chalmers Burns's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[16].
  • William Chalmers Burns's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].

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Origins and Family

Born in Dunnichen[2], William Chalmers Burns… he was born on April 1, 1815[3].

Education

Educated at University of Aberdeen[9], a public research university[18], in United Kingdom[19], founded in 1495[20], headquartered in Aberdeen[21] and University of Glasgow[10], a public research university[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1451[24], headquartered in Glasgow[25].

Career and Affiliations

William Chalmers Burns's professions included missionary[6].

Personal Life

William Chalmers Burns's religion is recorded as Presbyterianism[11].

Death and Burial

William Chalmers Burns died on April 4, 1868[5]. He died in Yingkou[4].

Why It Matters

William Chalmers Burns ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was William Chalmers Burns born?

William Chalmers Burns was born in Dunnichen[2].

Where did William Chalmers Burns die?

William Chalmers Burns died in Yingkou[4].

What did William Chalmers Burns do for work?

William Chalmers Burns worked as missionary[6].

Where did William Chalmers Burns go to school?

William Chalmers Burns was educated at University of Aberdeen[9] and University of Glasgow[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [25] ↑ . 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. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Yingkou
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'no', 'pt', 'sv', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56916|batch #56916]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → william-chalmers-burns
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: william-chalmers-burns, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289971729|william chalmers burns (#289971729)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalo"
  3. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1412]]: [[Q1860]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263732|batch #263732]]"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → missionary
    Occupation → —
    Educated at → —
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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