Linus Yale

American manufacturer of locks (1797–1858)
Person human Q2069305
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Linus Yale

Summary

Linus Yale is a human[1]. He was born in Middletown[2]. He was born on +1797-04-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Newport[4]. He died on +1858-08-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an inventor[6] and businessperson[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Linus Yale was born in Middletown[2].
  • Linus Yale passed away in Newport[4].
  • Linus Yale was born on +1797-04-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Linus Yale died on +1858-08-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Linus Yale is buried at Newport Cemetery[9].
  • Linus Yale's father was Divan Berry Yale[10].
  • A child of Linus Yale was Linus Yale[11].
  • A child of Linus Yale was Chlothilda Cady[12].
  • Linus Yale held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Linus Yale's professions included inventor[6].
  • Linus Yale worked as a businessperson[7].
  • Linus Yale's image is recorded as Linus Yale Sr., father of Linus Yale Jr., founders of the Yale Lock Company.png[14].
  • Linus Yale is recorded as male[15].
  • Linus Yale's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Linus Yale's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 26946142[17].
  • Linus Yale's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr94019921[18].
  • Linus Yale's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 14923508[19].
  • Linus Yale's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dn9_g[20].
  • Linus Yale's given name is recorded as Linus[21].
  • Linus Yale's different from is recorded as Linus Yale[22].
  • Linus Yale's FAST ID is recorded as 341166[23].
  • Linus Yale's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000036605710423[24].
  • Linus Yale's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Yale-476[25].
  • Linus Yale's Prabook ID is recorded as 2162609[26].
  • Linus Yale's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJqQyjdXPQjGYyWXjty8G3[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Linus Yale's place of birth was Middletown[2]. He was born on +1797-04-27T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Divan Berry Yale[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include inventor[6] and businessperson[7].

Personal Life

Children include Linus Yale[11], an inventor[28], 1821–1868[29], of United States[30], awarded the National Inventors Hall of Fame[31] and Chlothilda Cady[12].

Death and Burial

Linus Yale died on +1858-08-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Newport[4]. He is buried at Newport Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Linus Yale ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Linus Yale born?

Linus Yale was born in Middletown[2].

Where did Linus Yale die?

Linus Yale died in Newport[4].

Who were Linus Yale's parents?

Linus Yale's father was Divan Berry Yale[10].

What did Linus Yale do for work?

Linus Yale worked as inventor[6] and businessperson[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . Retrieved . 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
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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