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William Byrd II
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American planter (1674-1744)
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William Byrd II was a male writer, lawyer, diarist, and entomologist born in Henrico County in 1674. He was educated at Felsted School and held citizenship in the Kingdom of Great Britain. His works were written in the English language. One of his notable publications is *The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition*.
Byrd II was a member of the Royal Society and received the award of Fellow of the Royal Society. He is described in Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography and is recognized in the Royal Society collection. He had one child, William Byrd III, and died in 1744.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Henrico County
- Occupation
- diarist
- Educated at
- Felsted School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- William Byrd II.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1674-03-28
- date of death
- 1744-08-26
- member of
- Royal Society
- Commons category
- William Byrd II
- described by source
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
- writing language
- English language
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