Samuel Owen

British-Swedish engineer
Person human Q6031609
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Samuel Owen

Summary

Samuel Owen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Norton in Hales[2]. He was born on May 12, 1774[3]. He died in Klara Church Parish[4]. He died on February 15, 1854[5]. He worked as an engineer[6], inventor[7], industrial leader[8], and businessperson[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Samuel Owen's place of birth was Norton in Hales[2].
  • Samuel Owen died in Klara Church Parish[4].
  • Samuel Owen was born on May 12, 1774[3].
  • Samuel Owen was born on January 1, 1774[11].
  • Samuel Owen died on February 15, 1854[5].
  • Samuel Owen died on January 1, 1854[12].
  • Burial took place at Q252312[13].
  • Samuel Owen held citizenship in Sweden[14].
  • Samuel Owen held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[15].
  • Samuel Owen held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[16].
  • Samuel Owen worked as an engineer[6].
  • Samuel Owen's professions included inventor[7].
  • Samuel Owen's professions included industrial leader[8].
  • Samuel Owen's professions included businessperson[9].
  • Samuel Owen received the Royal Order of Vasa[17].
  • Samuel Owen was a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[18].
  • Samuel Owen was a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry[19].
  • Samuel Owen is recorded as male[20].
  • Samuel Owen's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Samuel Owen's Commons category is recorded as Samuel Owen[22].
  • Samuel Owen's family name is recorded as Owen[23].
  • Samuel Owen's given name is recorded as Samuel[24].
  • Samuel Owen's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Swedish National Biography[25].
  • Samuel Owen's described by source is recorded as kulturgravar.se[26].
  • Samuel Owen's described by source is recorded as OpenStreetMap[27].

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Origins and Family

Samuel Owen's place of birth was Norton in Hales[2]. Recorded date of birth include May 12, 1774[3] and January 1, 1774[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[6], inventor[7], industrial leader[8], and businessperson[9].

Recognition

Samuel Owen received the Royal Order of Vasa[17].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include February 15, 1854[5] and January 1, 1854[12]. Samuel Owen died in Klara Church Parish[4]. He is buried at Q252312[13].

Why It Matters

Samuel Owen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Samuel Owen born?

Samuel Owen was born in Norton in Hales[2].

Where did Samuel Owen die?

Samuel Owen passed away in Klara Church Parish[4].

What did Samuel Owen do for work?

Samuel Owen worked as engineer[6], inventor[7], industrial leader[8], and businessperson[9].

What awards did Samuel Owen receive?

Honors received include Royal Order of Vasa[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . People active in the building of ships and boats. wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . People active in the building of ships and boats. wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . People active in the building of ships and boats. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Gravstensinventeringen. Retrieved . svenskagravar.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . People active in the building of ships and boats. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Bilder och minnen. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [12] . People active in the building of ships and boats. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . People active in the building of ships and boats. Retrieved . kulturnav.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . People active in the building of ships and boats. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . kulturgravar.se. Retrieved . kulturgravar.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation engineer, inventor, industrial leader +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  2. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Dictionary of Swedish National Biography, kulturgravar.se, OpenStreetMap
    Place of burial Q252312
    Member of
    Country of citizenship Sweden, Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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