John Whitton

Australian railway engineer
Person human Q128459
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

John Whitton

Summary

John Whitton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wakefield[2]. He was born on +1819-12-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Mittagong[4]. He died on +1898-02-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a civil engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Wakefield[2], John Whitton…
  • John Whitton passed away in Mittagong[4].
  • John Whitton was born on +1819-12-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Whitton died on +1898-02-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Whitton held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • John Whitton held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • John Whitton's professions included civil engineer[6].
  • John Whitton's image is recorded as John Whitton bust at Central Station.jpg[10].
  • John Whitton is recorded as male[11].
  • John Whitton's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Whitton's ISNI is recorded as 000000005332312X[13].
  • John Whitton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 48881663[14].
  • John Whitton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2001062775[15].
  • John Whitton's Commons category is recorded as John Whitton[16].
  • John Whitton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cq2rt[17].
  • John Whitton's family name is recorded as Whitton[18].
  • John Whitton's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Whitton's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1465027[20].
  • John Whitton's described by source is recorded as The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892[21].
  • John Whitton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • John Whitton's Australian Dictionary of Biography ID is recorded as whitton-john-4844[23].
  • John Whitton's FAST ID is recorded as 466885[24].
  • John Whitton's Structurae person ID is recorded as 1003013[25].
  • John Whitton's Grace's Guide ID is recorded as John_Whitton[26].
  • John Whitton's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w6xb218d[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Whitton was born in Wakefield[2]. He was born on +1819-12-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Whitton's professions included civil engineer[6].

Death and Burial

John Whitton died on +1898-02-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Mittagong[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Whitton include Whitton[28], a town[29], in Australia[30].

Why It Matters

John Whitton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Entities named for him include Whitton[28], a town[29], in Australia[30].

FAQs

Where was John Whitton born?

John Whitton's place of birth was Wakefield[2].

Where did John Whitton die?

John Whitton died in Mittagong[4].

What did John Whitton do for work?

John Whitton worked as civil engineer[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). John Whitton. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-whitton
MLA “John Whitton.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-whitton.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_john-whitton_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{John Whitton}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-whitton}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): John Whitton — https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-whitton (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-whitton · Last refreshed: