John Silva Meehan

American publisher (1790–1863)
Person human Q325243
John Silva Meehan
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John Silva Meehan

Summary

John Silva Meehan is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1790-02-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Washington, D.C.[4]. He died on +1863-04-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a librarian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Silva Meehan's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • John Silva Meehan passed away in Washington, D.C.[4].
  • John Silva Meehan was born on +1790-02-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Silva Meehan died on +1863-04-24T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Silva Meehan is buried at Congressional Cemetery[8].
  • A child of John Silva Meehan was Charles Henry Wharton Meehan[9].
  • A child of John Silva Meehan was Susan Monington Meehan[10].
  • John Silva Meehan held citizenship in United States[11].
  • John Silva Meehan worked as a librarian[6].
  • John Silva Meehan held the position of Librarian of Congress[12].
  • John Silva Meehan was employed by Library of Congress[13].
  • John Silva Meehan's image is recorded as Silva meehan.jpg[14].
  • John Silva Meehan is recorded as male[15].
  • John Silva Meehan's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Silva Meehan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 40857565[17].
  • John Silva Meehan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86070561[18].
  • John Silva Meehan's Commons category is recorded as John Silva Meehan[19].
  • John Silva Meehan's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 7406025[20].
  • John Silva Meehan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043s7p[21].
  • John Silva Meehan's family name is recorded as Meehan[22].
  • John Silva Meehan's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • John Silva Meehan's given name is recorded as Silva[24].
  • John Silva Meehan's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of American Library Biography[25].
  • John Silva Meehan's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Eminent Librarians[26].
  • John Silva Meehan's FAST ID is recorded as 1473897[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Silva Meehan's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1790-02-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Silva Meehan's professions included librarian[6]. He was employed by Library of Congress[13]. He held the position of Librarian of Congress[12].

Personal Life

Children include Charles Henry Wharton Meehan[9], 1817–1872[28] and Susan Monington Meehan[10].

Death and Burial

John Silva Meehan died on +1863-04-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Washington, D.C.[4]. He is buried at Congressional Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

John Silva Meehan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

FAQs

Where was John Silva Meehan born?

John Silva Meehan's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did John Silva Meehan die?

John Silva Meehan died in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did John Silva Meehan do for work?

John Silva Meehan worked as librarian[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Dictionary of American Library Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Dictionary of American Library Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Dictionary of American Library Biography. wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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