George Sinclair

Scottish mathematician, engineer and demonologist
Person human Q5544569
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George Sinclair

Summary

George Sinclair is a human[1]. He was born in East Lothian[2]. He died on January 1, 1696[3]. He worked as an engineer[4] and mathematician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • George Sinclair was born in East Lothian[2].
  • George Sinclair died on January 1, 1696[3].
  • George Sinclair worked as an engineer[4].
  • George Sinclair's professions included mathematician[5].
  • George Sinclair was employed by University of Glasgow[7].
  • George Sinclair is recorded as male[8].
  • George Sinclair's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • George Sinclair's family name is recorded as Sinclair[10].
  • George Sinclair's given name is recorded as George[11].
  • George Sinclair's floruit is recorded as 1630[12].
  • George Sinclair's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[13].
  • George Sinclair's different from is recorded as George Sinclair[14].
  • George Sinclair's sibling is recorded as John Sinclair of Ormiston[15].
  • George Sinclair's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[16].

Body

Origins and Family

George Sinclair was born in East Lothian[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4] and mathematician[5]. George Sinclair was employed by University of Glasgow[7].

Death and Burial

George Sinclair died on January 1, 1696[3].

Why It Matters

George Sinclair ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was George Sinclair born?

George Sinclair's place of birth was East Lothian[2].

What did George Sinclair do for work?

George Sinclair worked as engineer[4] and mathematician[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer University of Glasgow
    Openmlol author id 95566
    Library of congress authority id n82010713
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00121602, cnp01983191
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