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William Beckford
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English slaver, art collector, and novelist (1760–1844)
OverviewAI-generated
William Beckford (1760–1844) was a person who wrote under the pseudonyms "Jacquetta Agneta Mariana Jenks" and "J. A. M. Jenks". His literary output includes works such as *Italy*, *La jeunesse de William Beckford et la genèse de son "Vathek"*, *Le attioni di Castruccio Castracane de gli Antelminelli, signore di Lucca*, *Views in Orkney and on the north-eastern coast of Scotland*, and *The Hamilton palace libraries. Prices and purchasers' names*.
Records indicate that Beckford is associated with 118 works, while other sources cite counts of 5 and 1. He is referenced by 240 other encyclopedia articles. On Last.fm, his name is linked to 7 listeners and a playcount of 42.
Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Europeana Sparql, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1760
- Died
- 1844
- Works
- 118
Top works
- Italy
- La jeunesse de William Beckford et la genèse de son "Vathek"
- Le attioni di Castruccio Castracane de gli Antelminelli, signore di Lucca
- Views in Orkney and on the north-eastern coast of Scotland
- The Hamilton palace libraries. Prices and purchasers' names
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 7
- Total plays
- 42
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 62,917x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 44,815x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,531x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,942x
- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,681x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1760-09-29 ) 29 September 1760, Soho Square , London
- Died
- 2 May 1844 (1844-05-02) (aged 83), Bath, Somerset
- Occupations
- Writer, politician
- Notable work
- Vathek ( c. 1781 ) , Memoirs of Extraordinary Painters (1780) , Letters from Italy with Sketches of Spain and Portugal (1835)
- Father
- William Beckford
- Relatives
- George Hamilton (maternal grandfather)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Wiltshire
- Place of death
- Bath
- Father
- William Beckford
- Occupation
- art collector
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Vathek
- Image
- William (Thomas) Beckford.jpg
- Work location
- London
Show 13 more facts
- Commons gallery
- William Thomas Beckford
- date of birth
- 1760-10-01
- date of death
- 1844-01-01
- Commons category
- William Thomas Beckford
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name in native language
- William Thomas Beckford
- writing language
- English language
- has works in the collection
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- P8168
- John Pugh
- P13311
- ㄲ
- Commons Creator page
- William Beckford
- pseudonym
- J. A. M. Jenks
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to William Beckford, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
~21 min read
Encyclopedic overview
William Thomas Beckford (29 September 1760 – 2 May 1844) was a British writer and politician. He was reputed at one stage to be England's richest commoner. Beckford was the son of William Beckford and Maria Hamilton, the daughter of George Hamilton. He served as a Member of Parliament for Wells in 1784–1790 and Hindon in 1790–1795 and 1806–1820. Beckford is best known for writing the 1786 Gothic novel Vathek, for building Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire and Beckford's Tower in Bath, and for his extensive art collection.
Biography
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