Charles Downing Lay

American architect (1877-1956)
Person human Q5076959
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Charles Downing Lay

Summary

Charles Downing Lay is a human[1]. His place of birth was Newburgh[2]. He was born on +1877-09-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1956-02-15T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a landscape architect[5] and painter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Charles Downing Lay's place of birth was Newburgh[2].
  • Charles Downing Lay was born on +1877-09-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Charles Downing Lay was born on +1877-01-01T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Charles Downing Lay died on +1956-02-15T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Charles Downing Lay died on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Charles Downing Lay's father was Oliver Ingraham Lay[10].
  • Charles Downing Lay held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Charles Downing Lay worked as a landscape architect[5].
  • Charles Downing Lay's professions included painter[6].
  • Charles Downing Lay was educated at Harvard University[12].
  • Charles Downing Lay was educated at Harvard Graduate School of Design[13].
  • Charles Downing Lay's education included a stint at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation[14].
  • Charles Downing Lay's image is recorded as Oliver Ingram Lay - Portrait of the Artist's Son Charles Downing Lay (ca. 1881-1883).jpg[15].
  • Charles Downing Lay is recorded as male[16].
  • Charles Downing Lay's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Charles Downing Lay's ISNI is recorded as 0000000048090464[18].
  • Charles Downing Lay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 12234475[19].
  • Charles Downing Lay's GND ID is recorded as 1310947457[20].
  • Charles Downing Lay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr2001025952[21].
  • Charles Downing Lay's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500040991[22].
  • Charles Downing Lay's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA17241180[23].
  • Charles Downing Lay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0268zjl[24].
  • Charles Downing Lay's family name is recorded as Lay[25].
  • Charles Downing Lay's given name is recorded as Charles[26].
  • Charles Downing Lay's depicted by is recorded as Charles Downing Lay, Portrait of the Artist's Son[27].

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Origins and Family

Charles Downing Lay's place of birth was Newburgh[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1877-09-03T00:00:00Z[3] and +1877-01-01T00:00:00Z[8]. His father was Oliver Ingraham Lay[10].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Harvard Graduate School of Design[13], a graduate school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1936[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]; and Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation[14], an architecture school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1881[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include landscape architect[5] and painter[6].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1956-02-15T00:00:00Z[4] and +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[9].

Why It Matters

Charles Downing Lay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Charles Downing Lay born?

Born in Newburgh[2], Charles Downing Lay…

Who were Charles Downing Lay's parents?

Charles Downing Lay's father was Oliver Ingraham Lay[10].

What did Charles Downing Lay do for work?

Charles Downing Lay worked as landscape architect[5] and painter[6].

Where did Charles Downing Lay go to school?

Charles Downing Lay was educated at Harvard University[12], Harvard Graduate School of Design[13], and Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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