Charles Dow

American journalist (1851–1902)
Person human Q472182
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Charles Dow

Summary

Charles Dow is a human[1]. His place of birth was Sterling[2]. He was born on +1851-11-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Brooklyn[4]. He died on +1902-12-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an economist[6], entrepreneur[7], and journalist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month, #7,109 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sterling[2], Charles Dow…
  • Charles Dow died in Brooklyn[4].
  • Charles Dow was born on +1851-11-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Charles Dow died on +1902-12-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Rhode Island[10].
  • Charles Dow held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Charles Dow worked as an economist[6].
  • Charles Dow's professions included entrepreneur[7].
  • Charles Dow's professions included journalist[8].
  • Charles Dow's image is recorded as Charles Henry Dow.jpg[12].
  • Charles Dow is recorded as male[13].
  • Charles Dow's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Charles Dow was affiliated with the Republican Party[15].
  • Charles Dow's ISNI is recorded as 0000000015455586[16].
  • Charles Dow's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8246945[17].
  • Charles Dow's GND ID is recorded as 121600815[18].
  • Charles Dow's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2011148983[19].
  • Charles Dow's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12651767z[20].
  • Charles Dow's IdRef ID is recorded as 050598058[21].
  • Charles Dow's Commons category is recorded as Charles Henry Dow[22].
  • Charles Dow's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 3335[23].
  • Charles Dow's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01lbn3[24].
  • Charles Dow's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2101666A[25].
  • Charles Dow's family name is recorded as Dow[26].
  • Charles Dow's given name is recorded as Charles[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Charles Dow was born in Sterling[2]. He was born on +1851-11-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[6], entrepreneur[7], and journalist[8].

Personal Life

Charles Dow was affiliated with the Republican Party[15].

Death and Burial

Charles Dow died on +1902-12-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Brooklyn[4]. He is buried at Rhode Island[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Charles Dow include Dow Jones Industrial Average[28], a stock market index[29], in United States[30], founded in 1896[31] and Dow Jones & Company[32], a business[33], in United States[34], founded in 1882[35], headquartered in New York City[36].

Why It Matters

Charles Dow ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month, #7,109 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for him include Dow Jones Industrial Average[28], a stock market index[29], in United States[30], founded in 1896[31] and Dow Jones & Company[32], a business[33], in United States[34], founded in 1882[35], headquartered in New York City[36].

FAQs

Where was Charles Dow born?

Charles Dow's place of birth was Sterling[2].

Where did Charles Dow die?

Charles Dow passed away in Brooklyn[4].

What did Charles Dow do for work?

Charles Dow worked as economist[6], entrepreneur[7], and journalist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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