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James Walker

civil engineer from Scotland (1781-1862)
Person human Q2407666

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
September 14, 1781
Date of death
October 8, 1862
Place of birth
Falkirk
Place of death
Westminster
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain[12]
Occupation
civil engineer, engineer
Position held
president[13]
Educated at
University of Glasgow[14]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[15][16]
Spouse
Janet (?)[8]
Child
Agnes Walker, Margaret Walker, Janet Walker[9][10][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Family name
Walker[19]
Given name
James[20]
Member of
Royal Society[17]
Place of burial
Church of St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Walker en Jas. Walker ar جيمس ووكر de Jas. Walker he ג'יימס ווקר ru Джеймс Уолкер
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000030940918
VIAF cluster ID
33547160
Library of Congress authority ID
n88101165
GND ID
1053279655
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
James walker.jpg ↗
British Museum person or institution ID
166752
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01976143
DDB person (GND) ID
1053279655
FAST ID
227855
Freebase ID
/m/05tqcd
Grace's Guide ID
James_Walker
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp123768
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Open Library ID
OL4642249A, OL5742416A
Open Plaques subject ID
6001
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
45714
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA5839
SNAC ARK ID
w6rj7482
Science Museum people ID
cp40128
Structurae person ID
1003944
The Peerage person ID
p4956.htm#i49559
UK National Archives ID
F45487
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkXwRK4fCdyXbcytcWbh3
Yale LUX ID
person/280d2b88-cd45-4f26-8123-4e62afc1a08e

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Award received 2
Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Occupation 2
engineer, civil engineer
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Great Britain
Educated at 1
University of Glasgow
Employees / affiliates 1
John James Waterston
Family name 1
Walker
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Royal Society
Place of birth 1
Falkirk
Place of death 1
Westminster
Position held 1
president
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

James Walker was born on September 14, 1781[1], in Falkirk[2]. He died on October 8, 1862[3], in Westminster[4]. He worked as a civil engineer[5] and engineer[6].

FAQs

Where was James Walker born?

James Walker was born in Falkirk[2].

Where did James Walker die?

James Walker passed away in Westminster[4].

Who was James Walker married to?

James Walker's spouses include Janet (?)[8].

What did James Walker do for work?

James Walker worked as a civil engineer[5] and engineer[6].

Where did James Walker go to school?

James Walker was educated at University of Glasgow[14].

What awards did James Walker receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15] and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[16].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 6
    Open Library ID → OL4642249A, OL5742416A
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'mg', 'ur']
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  2. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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