John Farey, Jr.

engineer (1791-1851)
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John Farey, Jr.

Summary

John Farey, Jr. is a human[1]. John Farey, Jr. was born in Lambeth[2]. John Farey, Jr. was born on March 20, 1791[3]. John Farey, Jr. passed away in Sevenoaks[4]. John Farey, Jr. died on July 17, 1851[5]. John Farey, Jr. worked as a mechanical engineer[6], consulting engineer[7], and inventor[8]. John Farey, Jr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Farey, Jr. was born in Lambeth[2].
  • John Farey, Jr. died in Sevenoaks[4].
  • John Farey, Jr. was born on March 20, 1791[3].
  • John Farey, Jr. died on July 17, 1851[5].
  • Burial took place at Highgate Cemetery[10].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s father was John Farey[11].
  • John Farey, Jr. held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • John Farey, Jr. held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[13].
  • John Farey, Jr. worked as a mechanical engineer[6].
  • John Farey, Jr. worked as a consulting engineer[7].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s professions included inventor[8].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s field of work was mechanical engineering[14].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s field of work was engineering consulting[15].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s field of work was discoveries and inventions[16].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s field of work was history of technology[17].
  • John Farey, Jr. is recorded as male[18].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s Commons category is recorded as John Farey, Jr.[20].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s family name is recorded as Farey[21].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s work location is recorded as London[23].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[24].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[25].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • John Farey, Jr.'s Commons Creator page is recorded as John Farey, Jr.[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Farey, Jr. was born in Lambeth[2]. John Farey, Jr. was born on March 20, 1791[3]. John Farey, Jr.'s father was John Farey[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mechanical engineer[6], consulting engineer[7], and inventor[8]. Fields of work include mechanical engineering[14], a branch of engineering[28]; engineering consulting[15], a human activity[29]; discoveries and inventions[16]; and history of technology[17], an aspect of history[30].

Death and Burial

John Farey, Jr. died on July 17, 1851[5]. John Farey, Jr. died in Sevenoaks[4]. John Farey, Jr. is buried at Highgate Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

John Farey, Jr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was John Farey, Jr. born?

John Farey, Jr.'s place of birth was Lambeth[2].

Where did John Farey, Jr. die?

John Farey, Jr. died in Sevenoaks[4].

Who were John Farey, Jr.'s parents?

John Farey, Jr.'s father was John Farey[11].

What did John Farey, Jr. do for work?

John Farey, Jr. worked as mechanical engineer[6], consulting engineer[7], and inventor[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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