George Brayton

American mechanical engineer (1830–1892)
Person human Q1388898
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Summary

George Brayton was born on October 3, 1830[1], in West Warwick[2]. He died on December 17, 1892[3], in Kingsbury[4]. He worked as an inventor[5] and engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Commons category: George Brayton[10]
  • Family name: Brayton[11]
  • Given name: George[12]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for George Brayton include Brayton cycle[13].

Why It Matters

George Brayton has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Entities named for him include Brayton cycle[13].

FAQs

Where was George Brayton born?

George Brayton's place of birth was West Warwick[2].

Where did George Brayton die?

George Brayton passed away in Kingsbury[4].

What did George Brayton do for work?

George Brayton worked as an inventor[5] and engineer[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → West Warwick
    Sitelink count → 13
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'mg', 'ro', 'ru', 'tr', '
    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. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → inventor, engineer
    Place of death → Kingsbury
    Citizenship → —
    Instance of → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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