in 1748
Precision: year · Rank: normal
- Source: bartleby.com
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists February 15, 1748 in London, United Kingdom.
Born
February 15, 1748
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: June 6, 1832
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05.
- Birthplace
- London, United Kingdom, City of London, United Kingdom
- Birthplace detail
- Born at Houndsditch
- Professions
- political scientist, political theorist, animal rights advocate, lawyer, Protestant reformer, economist, philosopher, reformer, writer, jurist, human rights defender, suffragist, merchant
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: February 15, 1748 (Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Find a Grave; BnF authorities; SNAC; Internet Philosophy Ontology project; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Integrated Authority File) or in 1748 (bartleby.com) or February 15, 1749 (The Peerage).
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.
February 15, 1749
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: The Peerage
More about Jeremy Bentham
- Pseudonyms
- Gamaliel Smith, Philip Beauchamp
Family
- Sibling
- Samuel Bentham
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Find a Grave
- BnF authorities
- SNAC
- Internet Philosophy Ontology project
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Integrated Authority File
Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Jeremy Bentham born?
Jeremy Bentham was born in London, United Kingdom; City of London, United Kingdom.
When did Jeremy Bentham die?
Jeremy Bentham died on June 6, 1832.