Elijah McCoy

Summary

Elijah McCoy is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Colchester^[2]. He was born on +1844-05-02T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Detroit^[4]. He died on +1929-10-10T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an engineer^[6] and firefighter^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month, #7,010 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Elijah McCoy's place of birth was Colchester^[2].
• Elijah McCoy passed away in Detroit^[4].
• Elijah McCoy was born on +1844-05-02T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Elijah McCoy died on +1929-10-10T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Elijah McCoy is buried at Detroit Memorial Park East^[9].
• Elijah McCoy held citizenship in Canada^[10].
• Elijah McCoy worked as an engineer^[6].
• Elijah McCoy's professions included firefighter^[7].
• Elijah McCoy received the National Inventors Hall of Fame^[11].
• Elijah McCoy's image is recorded as EJMcCoy.jpg^[12].
• Elijah McCoy is recorded as male^[13].
• Elijah McCoy's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Elijah McCoy's ISNI is recorded as 0000000032199545^[15].
• Elijah McCoy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 77963512^[16].
• Elijah McCoy's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91104171^[17].
• Elijah McCoy's Commons category is recorded as Elijah McCoy^[18].
• Elijah McCoy's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 6807620^[19].
• Elijah McCoy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0199mw^[20].
• Elijah McCoy's family name is recorded as McCoy^[21].
• Elijah McCoy's given name is recorded as Elijah^[22].
• Elijah McCoy's FAST ID is recorded as 293455^[23].
• Elijah McCoy's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000184665647822^[24].
• Elijah McCoy's WikiTree person ID is recorded as McCoy-4^[25].
• Elijah McCoy's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w6qr80cw^[26].
• Elijah McCoy's National Inventors Hall of Fame ID is recorded as elijah-mccoy^[27].

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Origins and Family

Elijah McCoy was born in Colchester^[2]. He was born on +1844-05-02T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer^[6] and firefighter^[7].

Recognition

Elijah McCoy received the National Inventors Hall of Fame^[11].

Death and Burial

Elijah McCoy died on +1929-10-10T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Detroit^[4]. Burial took place at Detroit Memorial Park East^[9].

Why It Matters

Elijah McCoy ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month, #7,010 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]

FAQs

Where was Elijah McCoy born?

Born in Colchester^[2], Elijah McCoy…

Where did Elijah McCoy die?

Elijah McCoy passed away in Detroit^[4].

What did Elijah McCoy do for work?

Elijah McCoy worked as engineer^[6] and firefighter^[7].

What awards did Elijah McCoy receive?

Honors received include National Inventors Hall of Fame^[11].