William Dean

British engineer (1840–1905)
Person human Q4019980
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William Dean

Summary

William Dean is a human[1]. He was born on +1840-01-08T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1905-09-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • William Dean was born on +1840-01-08T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Dean died on +1905-09-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Dean held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[6].
  • William Dean's professions included engineer[4].
  • Among William Dean's employers was Great Western Railway[7].
  • William Dean's image is recorded as William Dean.jpg[8].
  • William Dean is recorded as male[9].
  • William Dean's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • William Dean's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 305235010[11].
  • William Dean's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2013018128[12].
  • William Dean's Commons category is recorded as William Dean (engineer)[13].
  • William Dean's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03jy0_[14].
  • William Dean's family name is recorded as Dean[15].
  • William Dean's given name is recorded as William[16].
  • William Dean's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Dean-4750[17].

Body

Origins and Family

William Dean was born on +1840-01-08T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

William Dean worked as an engineer[4]. He was employed by Great Western Railway[7].

Death and Burial

William Dean died on +1905-09-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Dean ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

FAQs

What did William Dean do for work?

William Dean worked as engineer[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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