David Bushnell

American inventor (1740–1824)
Person human Q258935
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David Bushnell

Summary

David Bushnell is a human[1]. He was born in Connecticut Colony[2]. He was born on August 30, 1740[3]. He died in Georgia[4]. He died on January 1, 1824[5]. He worked as an inventor[6], submariner[7], and military personnel[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (298 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Connecticut Colony[2], David Bushnell…
  • David Bushnell died in Georgia[4].
  • David Bushnell passed away in Warrenton[10].
  • David Bushnell was born on August 30, 1740[3].
  • David Bushnell died on January 1, 1824[5].
  • David Bushnell held citizenship in United States[11].
  • David Bushnell's professions included inventor[6].
  • David Bushnell worked as a submariner[7].
  • David Bushnell worked as a military personnel[8].
  • David Bushnell's education included a stint at Yale University[12].
  • David Bushnell is recorded as male[13].
  • David Bushnell's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • David Bushnell's military branch is recorded as Continental Army[15].
  • David Bushnell's Commons category is recorded as David Bushnell[16].
  • David Bushnell's archives at is recorded as Manuscripts and Archives Department Yale University Library[17].
  • David Bushnell's family name is recorded as Bushnell[18].
  • David Bushnell's given name is recorded as David[19].
  • David Bushnell's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[20].
  • David Bushnell's described by source is recorded as Ein unterseeisches Torpedoboot[21].
  • David Bushnell's described by source is recorded as Seeminen und Torpedos[22].
  • David Bushnell's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'David Bushnell'}[23].

Body

Origins and Family

David Bushnell's place of birth was Connecticut Colony[2]. He was born on August 30, 1740[3].

Education

David Bushnell's education included a stint at Yale University[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include inventor[6], submariner[7], and military personnel[8].

Death and Burial

David Bushnell died on January 1, 1824[5]. Recorded place of death include Georgia[4], an U.S. state[24], in United States[25], founded in 1788[26] and Warrenton[10], a city in the United States[27], in United States[28].

Why It Matters

David Bushnell ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (298 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was David Bushnell born?

Born in Connecticut Colony[2], David Bushnell…

Where did David Bushnell die?

David Bushnell passed away in Georgia[4].

What did David Bushnell do for work?

David Bushnell worked as inventor[6], submariner[7], and military personnel[8].

Where did David Bushnell go to school?

David Bushnell was educated at Yale University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Q25373226. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Sons of the American Revolution patriot database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . 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. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Georgia, Warrenton
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'it', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 7w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00014132n
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151059125
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  3. 10w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Connecticut Colony
    Trading card database name id → 160973
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P5421]]: 160973, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261788|batch #261788]]"
  4. 16w ago · Virant · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'David Bushnell'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1559]]: David Bushnell"
  5. 23w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Yale University
    Place of death → Georgia, Warrenton
    Military branch → Continental Army
    Prabook id → 2535012
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3368]]: 2535012, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257026|batch #257026]]"
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