# Arthur Wakefield

> Arthur Wakefield was an English Navy officer who served with the Royal Navy before joining his brother, Edward Gibbon Wakefield, in founding the New Zealand Company settlement of Nelson in New Zealand.

*New Zealand coloniser (1799–1843)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/arthur-wakefield

## Identity
- **Born:** 1799-11-19
- **Died:** 1843-06-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.5 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 38.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Arthur Wakefield](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wakefield)
- [Arthur Wakefield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wakefield)
- [Arthur Wakefield](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wakefield)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711854)

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