John Spilsbury

Summary

John Spilsbury is a human^[1]. He was born on January 1, 1739^[2]. He died on April 3, 1769^[3]. He worked as a geographer^[4], cartographer^[5], inventor^[6], and printmaker^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• John Spilsbury was born on January 1, 1739^[2].
• John Spilsbury died on April 3, 1769^[3].
• John Spilsbury held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[9].
• John Spilsbury's professions included geographer^[4].
• John Spilsbury's professions included cartographer^[5].
• John Spilsbury's professions included inventor^[6].
• John Spilsbury's professions included printmaker^[7].
• John Spilsbury is recorded as male^[10].
• John Spilsbury's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• John Spilsbury's Commons category is recorded as John Spilsbury^[12].
• John Spilsbury's family name is recorded as Spilsbury^[13].
• John Spilsbury's given name is recorded as John^[14].
• John Spilsbury's described by source is recorded as Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers^[15].
• John Spilsbury's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'John Spilsbury'}^[16].
• John Spilsbury's sibling is recorded as Jonathan Spilsbury^[17].
• John Spilsbury's has works in the collection is recorded as National Library of Wales^[18].
• John Spilsbury's has works in the collection is recorded as Yale Center for British Art^[19].
• John Spilsbury's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired^[20].

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Origins and Family

John Spilsbury was born on January 1, 1739^[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geographer^[4], cartographer^[5], inventor^[6], and printmaker^[7].

Death and Burial

John Spilsbury died on April 3, 1769^[3].

Why It Matters

John Spilsbury ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]

He is credited with the discovery of jigsaw puzzle^[22], a product category^[23].

FAQs

What did John Spilsbury do for work?

John Spilsbury worked as geographer^[4], cartographer^[5], inventor^[6], and printmaker^[7].

What did John Spilsbury discover?

John Spilsbury is credited as discoverer of jigsaw puzzle^[22].