George Hughes

British locomotive engineer
Person human Q15525007
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Summary

George Hughes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Benwick[2]. He was born on +1865-10-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Stamford[4]. He died on +1945-10-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • George Hughes's place of birth was Benwick[2].
  • George Hughes passed away in Stamford[4].
  • George Hughes was born on +1865-10-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • George Hughes died on +1945-10-27T00:00:00Z[5].
  • George Hughes's professions included engineer[6].
  • Among George Hughes's employers was London and North Western Railway[8].
  • George Hughes was employed by Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway[9].
  • George Hughes was employed by London and North Western Railway[10].
  • Among George Hughes's employers was London, Midland and Scottish Railway[11].
  • George Hughes was a member of Institution of Civil Engineers[12].
  • George Hughes was a member of Institution of Mechanical Engineers[13].
  • George Hughes is recorded as male[14].
  • George Hughes's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • George Hughes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 170706595[16].
  • George Hughes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2011013171[17].
  • George Hughes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r70z[18].
  • George Hughes's family name is recorded as Hughes[19].
  • George Hughes's given name is recorded as George[20].
  • George Hughes's Grace's Guide ID is recorded as George_Hughes[21].
  • George Hughes's Prabook ID is recorded as 2302817[22].
  • George Hughes's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJdWRYxtJ8JYpGk4vxGyh3[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Benwick[2], George Hughes… he was born on +1865-10-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

George Hughes's professions included engineer[6]. Employers include London and North Western Railway[8], a railway company[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1846[26], headquartered in Euston Station[27]; Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway[9], a railway company[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1847[30], headquartered in Manchester[31]; and London, Midland and Scottish Railway[11], a railway company[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1923[34], headquartered in Euston House[35].

Death and Burial

George Hughes died on +1945-10-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Stamford[4].

Why It Matters

George Hughes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was George Hughes born?

Born in Benwick[2].

Where did George Hughes die?

George Hughes died in Stamford[4].

What did George Hughes do for work?

George Hughes worked as engineer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . steamindex.com. steamindex.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . 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
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  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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