William Townesend

the recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is art of sculpture. Work by William Townesend is recorded in the collections of Yale Center for British Art. The heading is also recorded as William Townsend. William Townesend is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q5653731. Institutional cataloguing adds that william Townesend died in 1739. Institutional cataloguing adds that william Townesend is recorded with the citizenship of Kingdom of Great Britain. William Townesend is recorded as architect and sculptor.

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Identity and overview

The following is established of the heading itself.

William Townesend is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q5653731. The same evidence establishes that william Townesend is recorded with the citizenship of Kingdom of Great Britain.

Works and production

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William Townesend is recorded as human. It is also recorded that william Townesend is recorded with the occupation architect. Institutional cataloguing adds that william Townesend is recorded with the occupation sculptor. The record continues: william Townesend is recorded as a citizen of Kingdom of Great Britain.

William Townesend is recorded with the gender male. Institutional cataloguing adds that william Townesend is registered by VIAF under the identifier 65165724. Institutional cataloguing adds that william Townesend is registered by Getty Union List of Artist Names under the identifier 500045854. William Townesend is documented in 3 language editions of the general reference literature.

William Townesend is also recorded as William Townsend.

Sources and evidence

This entry is compiled from 8 catalogued sources across 4 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Wikipedia, Wikidata and National Library of Medicine. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    PubMed, United States National Library of Medicine, records for “William Townesend”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Townesend family, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Townesend, Air Cdre Ernest John Dennis, (21 March 1896–13 Oct. 1975), RAF (retired), Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Townesend, William (bap. 1676, d. 1739), master mason, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Townesend, William (d 1739), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Townsend or Townesend, Richard (1618?–1692), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    “William Townesend”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5653731: William Townesend

    authority record · Unverified · Wikidata

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