May 23, 1803
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: Integrated Authority File
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
British statesman and author (1803–1873)
Edward Bulwer-Lytton has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists May 25, 1803 in London, United Kingdom.
Born
May 25, 1803
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: January 18, 1873
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- London, United Kingdom
- Professions
- politician, poet, satirical novelist, novelist, science fiction writer, playwright, literary critic, prose writer, writer
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: May 25, 1803 (Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana; SNAC; Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature; The Peerage; International Music Score Library Project; 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron; Find a Grave; Archivio Storico Ricordi; BnF authorities; Integrated Authority File; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; NooSFere; Internet Speculative Fiction Database) or May 23, 1803 (Integrated Authority File).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
More about Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Birth name
- Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton
- Pseudonyms
- Pisistratus Caxton, Owen Meredith
Family
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
- SNAC
- Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature
- The Peerage
- International Music Score Library Project
- 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron
- Find a Grave
- Archivio Storico Ricordi
- BnF authorities
- Integrated Authority File
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- NooSFere
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Edward Bulwer-Lytton born?
Edward Bulwer-Lytton was born in London, United Kingdom.
What was Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s name at birth?
Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s recorded birth name is Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton.
When did Edward Bulwer-Lytton die?
Edward Bulwer-Lytton died on January 18, 1873.