John Shakespeare

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John Shakespeare was an English glover, wool dealer, and municipal official in Stratford-upon-Avon, best known as the father of playwright William Shakespeare.

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John Shakespeare canonical 7
Shakespeare 1

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English person
glover
municipal official
person
wool dealer
business glove making
wool dealing
child William Shakespeare
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
ethnicGroup English
familyName Shakespeare
linked to: William Shakespeare
gender male
givenName John
languageSpoken Early Modern English
name John Shakespeare
notableFor being the father of William Shakespeare
notableWork civic service in Stratford-upon-Avon
occupation glover
municipal official
wool dealer
partOf Shakespeare family
placeOfActivity Stratford-upon-Avon
linked to: Stratford-on-Avon
placeOfBirth Warwickshire
placeOfDeath Stratford-upon-Avon
linked to: Stratford-on-Avon
positionHeld alderman of Stratford-upon-Avon
bailiff of Stratford-upon-Avon
religion Christianity
residence Stratford-upon-Avon
linked to: Stratford-on-Avon
socialStatus town official
sphereOfInfluence local government of Stratford-upon-Avon
spouse Mary Arden

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hamnet Shakespeare familyName Shakespeare
linked to: John Shakespeare
Susanna Hall grandfather John Shakespeare
Judith Quiney grandfather John Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s family hasMember John Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s family patriarch John Shakespeare
John Shakespeare name John Shakespeare
Mary Arden spouse John Shakespeare