Matthias N. Forney

American mechanical engineer and magazine editor
Person human Q6791588
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Matthias N. Forney

Summary

Matthias N. Forney is a human[1]. He was born in Hanover[2]. He was born on +1835-03-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on +1908-01-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Matthias N. Forney was born in Hanover[2].
  • Matthias N. Forney passed away in New York City[4].
  • Matthias N. Forney was born on +1835-03-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Matthias N. Forney died on +1908-01-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Matthias N. Forney's father was Matthias Nace Forney[8].
  • Matthias N. Forney's professions included engineer[6].
  • Matthias N. Forney's field of work was rail transport[9].
  • Matthias N. Forney's field of work was mechanical engineering[10].
  • Matthias N. Forney is recorded as male[11].
  • Matthias N. Forney's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Matthias N. Forney's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063774004[13].
  • Matthias N. Forney's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 45876013[14].
  • Matthias N. Forney's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88608713[15].
  • Matthias N. Forney's IdRef ID is recorded as 115267581[16].
  • Matthias N. Forney's Commons category is recorded as Matthias Nace Forney[17].
  • Matthias N. Forney's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06phvb[18].
  • Matthias N. Forney's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1965388A[19].
  • Matthias N. Forney's family name is recorded as Forney[20].
  • Matthias N. Forney's given name is recorded as Matthias[21].
  • Matthias N. Forney's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 5029016[22].
  • Matthias N. Forney's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 937196[23].
  • Matthias N. Forney's Project Gutenberg author ID is recorded as 58420[24].
  • Matthias N. Forney's FAST ID is recorded as 223215[25].
  • Matthias N. Forney's Unz Review author ID is recorded as ForneyMatthiasN[26].
  • Matthias N. Forney's Grace's Guide ID is recorded as M._N._Forney[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Hanover[2], Matthias N. Forney… he was born on +1835-03-28T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Matthias Nace Forney[8].

Career and Affiliations

Matthias N. Forney's professions included engineer[6]. Fields of work include rail transport[9], a mode of transport[28] and mechanical engineering[10], a branch of engineering[29].

Death and Burial

Matthias N. Forney died on +1908-01-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Matthias N. Forney ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Matthias N. Forney born?

Matthias N. Forney's place of birth was Hanover[2].

Where did Matthias N. Forney die?

Matthias N. Forney died in New York City[4].

Who were Matthias N. Forney's parents?

Matthias N. Forney's father was Matthias Nace Forney[8].

What did Matthias N. Forney do for work?

Matthias N. Forney worked as engineer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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