George A. Soper

U.S. sanitation engineer, discoverer of Typhoid Mary
Person human Q5544694
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Summary

George A. Soper was born on January 1, 1870[1], in New York City[2]. He died on June 17, 1948[3], in The Hamptons[4]. He worked as an engineer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: February 2, 1870[7]
  • Place of burial: Green-Wood Cemetery[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Field of work: public health[10], engineering[11]
  • Educated at: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[12], Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Family name: Soper[15]
  • Given name: George[16]
  • Different from: George Soper[17]

Why It Matters

George A. Soper has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was George A. Soper born?

George A. Soper was born in New York City[2].

Where did George A. Soper die?

George A. Soper passed away in The Hamptons[4].

What did George A. Soper do for work?

George A. Soper worked as an engineer[5].

Where did George A. Soper go to school?

George A. Soper was educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[12] and Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → SNTV004607
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1870-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1870-02-02T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57227|batch #57227]]: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  3. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → The Hamptons
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'ru', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56925|batch #56925]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → George
    Field of work → public health, engineering
    Family name → Soper
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 14 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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