John Wilson

John Wilson was a john wilson is recorded with the citizenship of united kingdom of great britain and ireland and kingdom of great britain. author. John Wilson is recorded as having received Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. John Wilson was born in 1785 at Paisley. John Wilson died in 1854 at Edinburgh. John Wilson is recorded as having studied at Magdalen College, University of Glasgow and Paisley Grammar School. John Wilson is recorded as writer, poet, journalist, literary critic and lawyer. John Wilson is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q6264502. The heading is held on record by Wikidata. 7 cited statements stand behind this entry, drawn from 1 verified source.

Also recorded as Christopher North.

John Wilson in brief

Born
1785
Died
1854
Known for
writer,poet,journalist,literary critic,lawyer,philosopher
Place of birth
Paisley

Overview

What the sources state

• Award: John Wilson is recorded as having received Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. (Wikidata, structured authority record Q6264502: John Wilson)

• Born: John Wilson was born in 1785 at Paisley. (Wikidata, structured authority record Q6264502: John Wilson)

• Died: John Wilson died in 1854 at Edinburgh. (Wikidata, structured authority record Q6264502: John Wilson)

• Education: John Wilson is recorded as having studied at Magdalen College, University of Glasgow and Paisley Grammar School. (Wikidata, structured authority record Q6264502: John Wilson)

• Nationality: John Wilson is recorded with the citizenship of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Kingdom of Great Britain. (Wikidata, structured authority record Q6264502: John Wilson)

• Occupation: John Wilson is recorded as writer, poet, journalist, literary critic and lawyer. (Wikidata, structured authority record Q6264502: John Wilson)

• Identity: John Wilson is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q6264502. (Wikidata, structured authority record Q6264502: John Wilson)

Identity and origins

He also worked under the name Christopher North. The authorities additionally record the heading Christopher North. His recorded language was English.

He was the child of John Wilson of Paisley and Margaret Sym. He married Jane Penny. One child is recorded: Margaret Wilson.

Catalogued works

46 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1812 to 2002. The first 12 are listed here.

Sailor and Shepherdess. Noctes Ambrosianae. Christopher in his sporting jacket. Garden in the West. The Comedy of the Noctes Ambrosianae. Works. General View of the Agriculture of Renfrewshire: With Observations on the Means of Its ... The works of Professor Wilson of the University of Edinburgh. Trials of animal magnetism on the brute creation. The City of the Plague, dated 1817. The Elements of Punctuation, dated 1856. The Elements of Punctuation: With Rules on the Use of Capital Letters, Being an Abridgment of .., dated 1857.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 81 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 17 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1598 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

11 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Wilson, John, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Wilson, John James, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Ewbank, John Wilson, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Spatial modelling of Calanus finmarchicus and Calanus helgolandicus: parameter differences explain differences in biogeography, Frontiers in Marine Science, 2016. Searching for Solace, American Journal of Islam and Society, 1997. Presence and significance of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry proteins associated with the Andean weevil Premnotrypes vorax (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Revista de Biología Tropical, 2009.

Digitised editions and texts

20 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.

filament holder (2783463) (2018) — Internet Archive. Ephemeris (1989) — Internet Archive. Bouden 40mm fan duct remixed for TwoUp printer (1942946) (2016) — Internet Archive. Pegboard Wizard1 (2338358) (2017) — Internet Archive. Dramatists of the Restoration (1873) — Internet Archive. The Dramatic Works of John Wilson (1874) — Internet Archive. Sylvie and Bruno (1890) — Internet Archive. Early Critical Reviews on Robert Burns (1900) — Internet Archive. language & the pursuit of truth (1969) — Internet Archive. The Boys of the Sierras, Or, The Young Gold Hunters: A Story of California ... (1883) — Internet Archive. Standard history of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana : An authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of modern developments in the progress of town and country (1918) — Internet Archive. Kentucky in American Letters, 1784-1912. Vol. 2 of 2 — Project Gutenberg.

Evidence base

This article draws on 9 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 9 means 9 genuinely separate publishers of record. 8 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

John Wilson studied at Magdalen College, University of Glasgow and Paisley Grammar School. the recorded working language is English.

Employment is recorded with University of Edinburgh. Membership is recorded of Faculty of Advocates and Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Chronology

  1. 1785John Wilson born at Paisley.
  2. 1854John Wilson died at Edinburgh.
  3. 1873Dramatists of the Restoration digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1874The Dramatic Works of John Wilson digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6264502: John Wilson

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