William Gordon Burn Murdoch

Scottish painter, travel writer and explorer (1862-1939)
Person human Q2578987
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Summary

William Gordon Burn Murdoch was born on January 22, 1862[1], in Edinburgh[2]. He died on July 9, 1939[3], in Edinburgh[4]. He worked as a lithographer[5], painter[6], writer[7], and explorer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[10], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11]
  • Educated at: University of Edinburgh[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: William Gordon Burn Murdoch[14]
  • Family name: Burn[15], Murdoch[16]
  • Given name: William[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18]
  • Commons Creator page: William Gordon Burn Murdoch[19]
  • Name in native language: William Gordon Burn Murdoch[20]
  • Has works in the collection: National Galleries Scotland[21], The Dick Institute[22], Perth Art Gallery[23], Dundee Art Galleries and Museums[24]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[25]
  • P14750: D2FF-D637-3C6C-9EF0-1CAC[26]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for William Gordon Burn Murdoch include Murdoch Nunatak[27], a nunatak[28].

Why It Matters

William Gordon Burn Murdoch has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for him include Murdoch Nunatak[27], a nunatak[28].

FAQs

Where was William Gordon Burn Murdoch born?

William Gordon Burn Murdoch's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].

Where did William Gordon Burn Murdoch die?

William Gordon Burn Murdoch passed away in Edinburgh[4].

What did William Gordon Burn Murdoch do for work?

William Gordon Burn Murdoch worked as a lithographer[5], painter[6], writer[7], and explorer[8].

Where did William Gordon Burn Murdoch go to school?

William Gordon Burn Murdoch was educated at University of Edinburgh[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → D2FF-D637-3C6C-9EF0-1CAC
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  2. 12w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    V&a person id → AUTH319674
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Place of birth → Edinburgh
    Educated at → University of Edinburgh
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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