William Jacob

English astronomer in India
Person human Q3568970
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William Jacob

Summary

William Jacob is a human[1]. He was born on +1813-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1862-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • William Jacob was born on +1813-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Jacob died on +1862-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Jacob held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[6].
  • William Jacob worked as an astronomer[4].
  • William Jacob is recorded as male[7].
  • William Jacob's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • William Jacob's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 94600499[9].
  • William Jacob's GND ID is recorded as 1181017521[10].
  • William Jacob's family name is recorded as Jacob[11].
  • William Jacob's given name is recorded as William[12].
  • William Jacob's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 624655[13].
  • William Jacob's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[14].
  • William Jacob's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 14576[15].
  • William Jacob's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121g1w0x[16].
  • William Jacob's Grace's Guide ID is recorded as William_Stephen_Jacob[17].
  • William Jacob's sibling is recorded as John Jacob[18].
  • William Jacob's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJtMm7CrYdrTQBMvmYCRKd[19].

Body

Origins and Family

William Jacob was born on +1813-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

William Jacob's professions included astronomer[4].

Death and Burial

William Jacob died on +1862-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Jacob ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did William Jacob do for work?

William Jacob worked as astronomer[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . Grace's Guide. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Grace's Guide. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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