Jan Ernst Matzeliger

Surinamese inventor
Person Human Q2983192
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
September 15, 1852, 1852[2][7]
Date of death
August 24, 1889
Place of birth
Paramaribo
Place of death
Lynn
Country of citizenship
United States, Surinam[8][9]
Cause of death
tuberculosis[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Given name
Jan
Manner of death
natural causes
Medical condition
tuberculosis
Native language
Dutch[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jan Ernst Matzeliger ar جان إرنست ماتزيليجر uk Ян Ернст Мацелігер
🔖 Identifiers · 18
VIAF cluster ID
67914475
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85243770
American National Biography ID
1301889
Collective Biographies of Women ID
12049
DBNL author ID
matz001
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Jan-Ernst-Matzeliger
Enslaved.org person ID
Courgent
FAST ID
1833620
Find a Grave memorial ID
31868269
Freebase ID
/m/0265l7n
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National Inventors Hall of Fame ID
jan-ernst-matzeliger
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
424315483
SNAC ARK ID
w6k93x66
WikiTree person ID
Matzeliger-1
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrCcRM9HtD66rwfVQ7JXd

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Ethnic group 1
Given name 1
Jan
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Manner of death 1
Medical condition 1
Native language 1
Occupation 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
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Summary

Jan Ernst Matzeliger's place of birth was Paramaribo[1]. He was born on September 15, 1852[2]. He passed away in Lynn[3]. He died on August 24, 1889[4]. He worked as a patent inventor[5] and mechanician[6].

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Origins and Family

Ethnic identities include African Americans[11], an ethnic group by residency[17], in United States[18] and Creole surinamese[12], an ethnic group[19], in Suriname[20].

FAQs

Where was Jan Ernst Matzeliger born?

Jan Ernst Matzeliger was born in Paramaribo[1].

Where did Jan Ernst Matzeliger die?

Jan Ernst Matzeliger died in Lynn[3].

What did Jan Ernst Matzeliger do for work?

Jan Ernst Matzeliger worked as patent inventor[5] and mechanician[6].

What awards did Jan Ernst Matzeliger receive?

Honors received include National Inventors Hall of Fame[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . dbnl.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . dbnl.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . worldatlas.com. worldatlas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . invent.org. invent.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . invent.org. invent.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . enslaved.org. Retrieved . enslaved.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . dbnl.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . dbnl.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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