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Joseph Wright

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The source records Idle as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

Joseph Wright
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What is recorded here

Why this person is known: British linguist (1855–1930)

From Wikidata Q329817

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Idle
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  • Betty Longbottom, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Stephen Craven, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Peter Wood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Humphrey Bolton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Spencer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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