William B. Purvis

African-American inventor (1838–1914)
Person human Q59588413
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William B. Purvis

Summary

William B. Purvis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Philadelphia[2]. He was born on +1838-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Philadelphia[4]. He died on +1914-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a businessperson[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William B. Purvis's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].
  • Born in Pennsylvania[8], William B. Purvis…
  • William B. Purvis died in Philadelphia[4].
  • William B. Purvis was born on +1838-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William B. Purvis was born on +1838-08-12T00:00:00Z[9].
  • William B. Purvis died on +1914-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William B. Purvis died on +1914-08-10T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Burial took place at Saint James the Less Episcopal Churchyard[11].
  • William B. Purvis's mother was Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis[12].
  • William B. Purvis held citizenship in United States[13].
  • William B. Purvis worked as a businessperson[6].
  • William B. Purvis is recorded as male[14].
  • William B. Purvis's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William B. Purvis's Commons category is recorded as William B. Purvis[16].
  • William B. Purvis's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 63249595[17].
  • William B. Purvis's family name is recorded as Purvis[18].
  • William B. Purvis's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William B. Purvis's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11h29sl4q1[20].
  • William B. Purvis's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Purvis-1478[21].
  • William B. Purvis's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[22].
  • William B. Purvis's BlackPast.org ID is recorded as african-american-history/purvis-william-b-1838-1914[23].
  • William B. Purvis's FactGrid item ID is recorded as Q1201872[24].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Philadelphia[2], a city of Pennsylvania[25], in United States[26], founded in 1682[27] and Pennsylvania[8], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1787[30]. Recorded date of birth include +1838-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1838-08-12T00:00:00Z[9]. William B. Purvis's mother was Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis[12].

Career and Affiliations

William B. Purvis worked as a businessperson[6].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1914-01-01T00:00:00Z[5] and +1914-08-10T00:00:00Z[10]. William B. Purvis died in Philadelphia[4]. Burial took place at Saint James the Less Episcopal Churchyard[11].

Why It Matters

William B. Purvis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William B. Purvis born?

William B. Purvis was born in Philadelphia[2].

Where did William B. Purvis die?

William B. Purvis died in Philadelphia[4].

Who were William B. Purvis's parents?

William B. Purvis's mother was Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis[12].

What did William B. Purvis do for work?

William B. Purvis worked as businessperson[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . FactGrid. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [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.

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