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James Henry Coffin

meteorologist and mathematician (1806-1873)
Person Human Q6135880

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
September 6, 1806
Date of death
February 6, 1873
Place of birth
Williamsburg
Place of death
Pennsylvania, Easton[9]
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
mathematician, meteorologist, meteorological observer, astronomer
Educated at
Amherst College[14]
Father
Mathew Coffin[11]
Child
Selden Jennings Coffin[12]
Sibling
Robert Allen Coffin[24]
Work location
Easton (1851)[19]
Affiliation
Smithsonian Meteorological Project (1851)[23]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, The American Cyclopædia[20][21][22]
Family name
Coffin[17]
Given name
James[18]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences[15]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Smithsonian Meteorological Project[25]
Place of burial
Easton Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000048633617
VIAF cluster ID
27855151
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr93036613
GND ID
117691887
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
James Henry Coffin.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
1300308
BHL creator ID
18375
BIBSYS ID
15017611
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01091017
DDB person (GND) ID
117691887
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117691887
FAST ID
329303
Show all 29 identifiers +17
Find a Grave memorial ID
53576154
Freebase ID
/m/0j9n_sj
Geni profile ID
6000000012245865981
IdRef ID
110854942
J9U entity ID
987014796137405171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117691887
NDL Authority ID
00742893
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001406060
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069692025
Open Library ID
OL2586595A, OL177854A
OpenMLOL author ID
310918
Prabook ID
2187967
SHARE Catalogue author ID
4422
SNAC ARK ID
w6jh4swn
WikiTree person ID
Coffin-2001
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdrDcQTxBG3FctKHGmmVC
Yale LUX ID
person/7fba6fda-055d-4540-b756-a98ec1f81315

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
mathematician, meteorologist, meteorological observer
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Place of death 2
Pennsylvania, Easton
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Amherst College
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
National Academy of Sciences
Place of birth 1
Williamsburg
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Easton
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Summary

James Henry Coffin was born on September 6, 1806[1], in Williamsburg[2]. He died on February 6, 1873[3], in Pennsylvania[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], meteorologist[6], meteorological observer[7], and astronomer[8].

FAQs

Where was James Henry Coffin born?

James Henry Coffin's place of birth was Williamsburg[2].

Where did James Henry Coffin die?

James Henry Coffin died in Pennsylvania[4].

Who were James Henry Coffin's parents?

James Henry Coffin's father was Mathew Coffin[11].

What did James Henry Coffin do for work?

James Henry Coffin worked as a mathematician[5], meteorologist[6], meteorological observer[7], and astronomer[8].

Where did James Henry Coffin go to school?

James Henry Coffin was educated at Amherst College[14].

Related Entities

Pennsylvania United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . New York Herald. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Meteorological stations and observers of the Smithsonian Institution in North America and adjacent islands. wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . New York Herald. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Meteorological stations and observers of the Smithsonian Institution in North America and adjacent islands. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Meteorological stations and observers of the Smithsonian Institution in North America and adjacent islands. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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