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Cyrus West Field

American businessman (1819–1892)
Person Human Q1148998
Cyrus West Field
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
October 20, 1819, November 30, 1819[2][10]
Date of death
July 12, 1892
Place of birth
Stockbridge
Place of death
Irvington
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Occupation
entrepreneur, financier, inventor, philanthropist, engineer
Award received
Congressional Gold Medal[16]
Notable work
transatlantic telegraph cable[15]
Father
David Dudley Field I[12]
Mother
Submit Dickinson Field[13]
Sibling
Emilia Field Brewer, David Dudley Field II, Stephen Johnson Field, Henry Martyn Field, Jonathan Edwards Field, Matthew Dickinson Field
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Archives at
New York Public Library Main Branch[18]
Described by source
Svensk uppslagsbok, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, American National Biography Online
Family name
Field[19]
Given name
Cyrus, West[20][21]
Name in native language
Cyrus West Field
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject New York Public Library
Place of burial
Stockbridge Cemetery[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cyrus Field en Cyrus West Field ar سايروس وست فيلد de Cyrus West Field de Cyrus W. Field fa سایرس وست فیلد fr Cyrus W. Field he סיירוס פילד hu Cyrus West Field id Cyrus Field id Cyrus west field id Cyrus W. Field ja サイラス・ウェスト・フィールド ja サイラス・フィールド nl Cyrus West Field ru Сайрус Уэст Филд ru Сайрус Филд ru Филд, Сайрус Уэст sv Cyrus West Field zh 賽勒斯由西場
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000073748037
VIAF cluster ID
57368358
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85197407
GND ID
116500166
Alvin ID
alvin-person:5949
American National Biography ID
1000542
Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America ID
3494
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/90628
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
field-cyrus
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01079225
DDB person (GND) ID
116500166
Described at URL
emuseum.nyhistory.org
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116500166
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Cyrus-W-Field
FAST ID
159585
FES digital collections entity ID
347740
Find a Grave memorial ID
1090
Freebase ID
/m/01c_2p
Geni profile ID
6000000009427845911
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m01c_2p
Grace's Guide ID
Cyrus_W._Field
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Cyrus_West_Field
Harper's tag
cyrus-w-cyrus-west-field
J9U entity ID
987007361608905171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116500166
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
02165/eu_f_0544/f0544
Museum-digital person/organization ID
36914
NE.se ID
cyrus-field
NNDB people ID
828/000115483
NUKAT ID
n2017010756
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
246417803
Newman Numismatics Portal ID
713
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3900728
Open Library ID
OL2403190A
Prabook ID
493763
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
21268
SNAC ARK ID
w6n3020k
Topic's main category
Category:Cyrus West Field
Trading Card Database name ID
42477
Unz Review author ID
FieldCyrusW
WikiTree person ID
Field-3374
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJccf4bfHRXvPrpY6JkdQq
Yale LUX ID
person/5142c60f-5748-4246-92aa-6ad664d8fead

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 5
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Svensk uppslagsbok, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, American National Biography Online
Occupation 4
entrepreneur, inventor, philanthropist, financier
Sibling 3
Stephen Johnson Field, David Dudley Field II, Henry Martyn Field
Siblings 3
Stephen Johnson Field, David Dudley Field II, Henry Martyn Field
Archives at 1
New York Public Library Main Branch
Award received 1
Congressional Gold Medal
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Field
Father 1
David Dudley Field I
Founded entities 1
Atlantic Telegraph Company
Given name 1
Cyrus
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
Field
Notable work 1
transatlantic telegraph cable
Parent of 1
David Dudley Field I
Place of birth 1
Stockbridge
Place of death 1
Irvington
Sex or gender 1
male
← References work, tradition or theory 1
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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Summary

Cyrus West Field was born in Stockbridge[1]. He was born on October 20, 1819[2]. He died in Irvington[3]. He died on July 12, 1892[4]. He worked as an entrepreneur[5], financier[6], inventor[7], philanthropist[8], and engineer[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for him include Field[22], a human settlement[23], in Canada[24].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Field[22], a human settlement[23], in Canada[24].

FAQs

Where was Cyrus West Field born?

Cyrus West Field's place of birth was Stockbridge[1].

Where did Cyrus West Field die?

Cyrus West Field passed away in Irvington[3].

Who were Cyrus West Field's parents?

Cyrus West Field's father was David Dudley Field I[12]. Cyrus West Field's mother was Submit Dickinson Field[13].

What did Cyrus West Field do for work?

Cyrus West Field worked as entrepreneur[5], financier[6], inventor[7], philanthropist[8], and engineer[9].

What awards did Cyrus West Field receive?

Honors received include Congressional Gold Medal[16].

Related Entities

entrepreneur Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea United States

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  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → cyrus-w-cyrus-west-field
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: cyrus-w-cyrus-west-field, Matched to cyrus w cyrus west field (#289924204) in…"
  2. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 347740
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 347740, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → entrepreneur, financier, inventor +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31702: import P21 and P106 from GND (3)"
  4. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Family name → Field
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Mother → Submit Dickinson Field
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30842: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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