John Cockerill

British businessman (1790-1840)
Person human Q707591
John Cockerill
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John Cockerill

Summary

John Cockerill is a human[1]. His place of birth was Haslingden[2]. He was born on August 3, 1790[3]. He passed away in Warsaw[4]. He died on June 9, 1840[5]. He worked as an entrepreneur[6], banker[7], inventor[8], factory owner[9], and founder[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Haslingden[2], John Cockerill…
  • John Cockerill passed away in Warsaw[4].
  • John Cockerill was born on August 3, 1790[3].
  • John Cockerill died on June 9, 1840[5].
  • John Cockerill is buried at Seraing[12].
  • John Cockerill's father was William Cockerill[13].
  • John Cockerill held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14].
  • John Cockerill held citizenship in Belgium[15].
  • John Cockerill's professions included entrepreneur[6].
  • John Cockerill's professions included banker[7].
  • John Cockerill worked as an inventor[8].
  • John Cockerill worked as a factory owner[9].
  • John Cockerill's professions included founder[10].
  • John Cockerill's professions included industrialist[16].
  • John Cockerill's field of work was steel industry[17].
  • A notable work attributed to John Cockerill is Lion's Mound[18].
  • A notable work attributed to John Cockerill is Cockerill-Sambre[19].
  • John Cockerill is recorded as male[20].
  • John Cockerill's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • John Cockerill's Commons category is recorded as John Cockerill (industrialist)[22].
  • The cause of death was typhoid fever[23].
  • John Cockerill's family name is recorded as Cockerill[24].
  • John Cockerill's given name is recorded as John[25].
  • John Cockerill's topic's main category is recorded as Category:John Cockerill (industrialist)[26].
  • John Cockerill's Commons gallery is recorded as John Cockerill[27].

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Origins and Family

John Cockerill's place of birth was Haslingden[2]. He was born on August 3, 1790[3]. His father was William Cockerill[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include entrepreneur[6], banker[7], inventor[8], factory owner[9], founder[10], and industrialist[16]. John Cockerill's field of work was steel industry[17].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Lion's Mound[18], an artificial hill[28], in Belgium[29], founded in 1826[30] and Cockerill-Sambre[19], a business[31], in Belgium[32], founded in 1981[33], headquartered in Liège[34]. Things named for John Cockerill include Cockerill-Sambre[35], a business[36], in Belgium[37], founded in 1981[38], headquartered in Liège[39].

Death and Burial

John Cockerill died on June 9, 1840[5]. He died in Warsaw[4]. The cause of death was typhoid fever[23]. He is buried at Seraing[12].

Why It Matters

John Cockerill ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for him include Cockerill-Sambre[35], a business[36], in Belgium[37], founded in 1981[38], headquartered in Liège[39].

FAQs

Where was John Cockerill born?

Born in Haslingden[2], John Cockerill…

Where did John Cockerill die?

John Cockerill passed away in Warsaw[4].

Who were John Cockerill's parents?

John Cockerill's father was William Cockerill[13].

What did John Cockerill do for work?

John Cockerill worked as entrepreneur[6], banker[7], inventor[8], factory owner[9], and founder[10].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . SNAC. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] . waterloo-tourisme.com. waterloo-tourisme.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [19] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation entrepreneur, banker, inventor +3
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  2. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01080230
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  3. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manner of death natural causes
    Place of burial Seraing
    Occupation entrepreneur, banker, inventor +3
    Notable work Lion's Mound, Cockerill-Sambre
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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