Fairfax Harrison

American railroad president and writer (1869–1938)
Person human Q5430177
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Summary

Fairfax Harrison was born on March 13, 1869[1], in New York City[2]. He died on February 2, 1938[3], in Baltimore[4]. He worked as a writer[5], historian[6], and farmer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Ivy Hill Cemetery[9]
  • Father: Burton Harrison[10]
  • Mother: Constance Cary Harrison[11]
  • Spouse: Hetty Cary Harrison[12]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[13]
  • Educated at: Columbia University[14], Yale University[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Commons category: Fairfax Harrison[17]
  • Family name: Harrison[18]
  • Given name: Fairfax[19]
  • Pseudonym: A Virginia Farmer[20]
  • Name in native language: Fairfax Harrison[21]
  • Sibling: Francis Burton Harrison[22]

Why It Matters

Fairfax Harrison has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Fairfax Harrison born?

Fairfax Harrison was born in New York City[2].

Where did Fairfax Harrison die?

Fairfax Harrison died in Baltimore[4].

Who were Fairfax Harrison's parents?

Fairfax Harrison's father was Burton Harrison[10]. Fairfax Harrison's mother was Constance Cary Harrison[11].

Who was Fairfax Harrison married to?

Fairfax Harrison's spouses include Hetty Cary Harrison[12].

What did Fairfax Harrison do for work?

Fairfax Harrison worked as a writer[5], historian[6], and farmer[7].

Where did Fairfax Harrison go to school?

Fairfax Harrison was educated at Columbia University[14] and Yale University[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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 · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 9
    Open library id → OL6647589A, OL114205A
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'commons', 'en', 'he', 'id', 'pt']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Open library id: OL114205A, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290734|batch #290734]]"
  2. 18w ago · Virant · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fairfax Harrison'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Name in native language: Fairfax Harrison"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Fairfax
    Spouse → Hetty Cary Harrison
    Family name → Harrison
    Sibling → Francis Burton Harrison
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32117|batch #32117]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
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