Alfred Vail

Summary

Alfred Vail is a human^[1]. He was born in Morristown^[2]. He was born on September 25, 1807^[3]. He died in Morristown^[4]. He died on January 18, 1859^[5]. He worked as an inventor^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month, #7,215 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Morristown^[2], Alfred Vail…
• Alfred Vail died in Morristown^[4].
• Alfred Vail was born on September 25, 1807^[3].
• Alfred Vail died on January 18, 1859^[5].
• Burial took place at St. Peter's Episcopal Churchyard^[8].
• Alfred Vail's father was Stephen Vail^[9].
• Alfred Vail held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Alfred Vail worked as an inventor^[6].
• Alfred Vail's education included a stint at New York University^[11].
• Alfred Vail is recorded as male^[12].
• Alfred Vail's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Alfred Vail's family name is recorded as Vail^[14].
• Alfred Vail's given name is recorded as Alfred^[15].
• Alfred Vail's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[16].
• Alfred Vail's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alfred Lewis Vail'}^[17].

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Origins and Family

Born in Morristown^[2], Alfred Vail… he was born on September 25, 1807^[3]. His father was Stephen Vail^[9].

Education

Alfred Vail's education included a stint at New York University^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Alfred Vail worked as an inventor^[6].

Death and Burial

Alfred Vail died on January 18, 1859^[5]. He passed away in Morristown^[4]. He is buried at St. Peter's Episcopal Churchyard^[8].

Why It Matters

Alfred Vail ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month, #7,215 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]

He is credited with the discovery of Morse code^[20], a character encoding^[21], founded in 1837^[22].

FAQs

Where was Alfred Vail born?

Alfred Vail was born in Morristown^[2].

Where did Alfred Vail die?

Alfred Vail passed away in Morristown^[4].

Who were Alfred Vail's parents?

Alfred Vail's father was Stephen Vail^[9].

What did Alfred Vail do for work?

Alfred Vail worked as inventor^[6].

Where did Alfred Vail go to school?

Alfred Vail was educated at New York University^[11].

What did Alfred Vail discover?

Alfred Vail is credited as discoverer of Morse code^[20].