William Fife III

Scottish yacht designer (1857-1944)
Person human Q1243562
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William Fife III

Summary

William Fife III is a human[1]. His place of birth was Fairlie[2]. He was born on +1857-06-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Fairlie[4]. He died on +1944-08-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Fife III was born in Fairlie[2].
  • William Fife III passed away in Fairlie[4].
  • William Fife III was born on +1857-06-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Fife III died on +1944-08-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Fife III's father was William Fife[8].
  • William Fife III held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • William Fife III's professions included engineer[6].
  • William Fife III received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10].
  • William Fife III's image is recorded as William Fife Portrait.jpg[11].
  • William Fife III is recorded as male[12].
  • William Fife III's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Fife III's ISNI is recorded as 0000000042803259[14].
  • William Fife III's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 14263828[15].
  • William Fife III's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb98092718[16].
  • William Fife III's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13509303g[17].
  • William Fife III's IdRef ID is recorded as 050299816[18].
  • William Fife III's Commons category is recorded as William Fife[19].
  • William Fife III's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06yg7j[20].
  • William Fife III's family name is recorded as Fife[21].
  • William Fife III's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William Fife III's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • William Fife III's FAST ID is recorded as 443945[24].
  • William Fife III's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Fife-1000[25].
  • William Fife III's Grace's Guide ID is recorded as William_Fife[26].
  • William Fife III's NE.se ID is recorded as william-fife[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Fairlie[2], William Fife III… he was born on +1857-06-15T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was William Fife[8].

Career and Affiliations

William Fife III's professions included engineer[6].

Recognition

William Fife III received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10].

Death and Burial

William Fife III died on +1944-08-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Fairlie[4].

Why It Matters

William Fife III ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was William Fife III born?

William Fife III was born in Fairlie[2].

Where did William Fife III die?

William Fife III died in Fairlie[4].

Who were William Fife III's parents?

William Fife III's father was William Fife[8].

What did William Fife III do for work?

William Fife III worked as engineer[6].

What awards did William Fife III receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . america-scoop.com. america-scoop.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 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] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-04-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Fairlie
    Copyright status as a creator copyrights on works have expired
    Family name Fife
    Award received
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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