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John James Waterston

Scottish civil engineer and physicist (1811–1883)
Person human Q1700613

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
1811
Date of death
June 18, 1883
Place of birth
Edinburgh
Place of death
Edinburgh
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7]
Occupation
physicist, civil engineer
Employer
James Walker, British Admiralty Office, East India Company[8][9][10]
Educated at
University of Edinburgh[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Family name
Waterston[14]
Given name
John[15]
Influenced by
John Leslie[12]
Manner of death
disappearance[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en John James Waterston fa جان جیمز واترستون fr John Waterson fr John Waterston he ג'ון ג'יימס ווטרסטון ja ジョン・ジェームス・ウォーターストン zh 沃特森 zh 約翰·沃特斯頓 zh 约翰·詹姆斯·沃特斯顿 zh-hant 約翰·詹姆斯·沃特斯頓
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
000000037500579X
VIAF cluster ID
251349128
Library of Congress authority ID
nb2007014972
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Waterston.jpg ↗
Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID
1448
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/John-James-Waterston
Find a Grave memorial ID
279798762
Freebase ID
/m/03pgdf
IdRef ID
259846546
MacTutor biography ID
Waterston
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
13150035X
Open Library ID
OL2449512A
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
38112
SNAC ARK ID
w61k90xh
Wellcome Collection concept ID
u3d5d3hp
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwtqw6QyjrXJXbyVbmGHC
ZbMATH author ID
waterston.j-j

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🔗 Connections
Employer 3
East India Company, British Admiralty Office, James Walker
Occupation 2
physicist, civil engineer
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
University of Edinburgh
Given name 1
John
Influenced by 1
John Leslie
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
disappearance
Place of birth 1
Edinburgh
Place of death 1
Edinburgh
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John James Waterston was born on 1811[1] in Edinburgh[2]. He died on June 18, 1883[3], in Edinburgh[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and civil engineer[6].

FAQs

Where was John James Waterston born?

John James Waterston's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].

Where did John James Waterston die?

John James Waterston passed away in Edinburgh[4].

What did John James Waterston do for work?

John James Waterston worked as a physicist[5] and civil engineer[6].

Where did John James Waterston go to school?

John James Waterston was educated at University of Edinburgh[11].

Related Entities

East India Company United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · SukunWaShadda · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Place of birth → Edinburgh
    Sex or gender → male
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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