William Rand

American map publisher (1828-1915)
Person human Q951021
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William Rand

Summary

William Rand is a human[1]. His place of birth was Quincy[2]. He was born on +1828-05-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in New Canaan[4]. He died on +1915-06-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a map publisher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Quincy[2], William Rand…
  • William Rand passed away in New Canaan[4].
  • William Rand was born on +1828-05-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Rand died on +1915-06-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Rand is buried at Milton Cemetery[8].
  • William Rand's father was John Rand[9].
  • A child of William Rand was Agnes Lee[10].
  • A child of William Rand was Mary Robinson Rand[11].
  • William Rand held citizenship in United States[12].
  • William Rand worked as a map publisher[6].
  • William Rand's image is recorded as William H. Rand (1828-1915).jpg[13].
  • William Rand is recorded as male[14].
  • William Rand's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Rand's Commons category is recorded as William H. Rand[16].
  • William Rand's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 131989908[17].
  • William Rand's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0479dqm[18].
  • William Rand's family name is recorded as Rand[19].
  • William Rand's given name is recorded as William[20].
  • William Rand's relative is recorded as John Clark Rand[21].
  • William Rand's Crunchbase person ID is recorded as william-h-rand[22].
  • William Rand's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000022571914620[23].
  • William Rand's FamilySearch person ID is recorded as K832-SGS[24].
  • William Rand's Prabook ID is recorded as 1752565[25].
  • William Rand's sibling is recorded as George Curtis Rand[26].
  • William Rand's Bing entity ID is recorded as d49ff082-a286-defb-253e-b6a38c9efded[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Rand was born in Quincy[2]. He was born on +1828-05-02T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was John Rand[9].

Career and Affiliations

William Rand worked as a map publisher[6].

Personal Life

Children include Agnes Lee[10], a translator[28], 1868–1939[29], of United States[30] and Mary Robinson Rand[11].

Death and Burial

William Rand died on +1915-06-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in New Canaan[4]. Burial took place at Milton Cemetery[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Rand include Rand McNally[31], a business[32], in United States[33], founded in 1856[34], headquartered in Skokie[35].

Why It Matters

William Rand ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for him include Rand McNally[31], a business[32], in United States[33], founded in 1856[34], headquartered in Skokie[35].

FAQs

Where was William Rand born?

William Rand's place of birth was Quincy[2].

Where did William Rand die?

William Rand died in New Canaan[4].

Who were William Rand's parents?

William Rand's father was John Rand[9].

What did William Rand do for work?

William Rand worked as map publisher[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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