William Hanson

Australian civil engineer
Person human Q8010837
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William Hanson

Summary

William Hanson is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on +1809-10-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Glenelg[4]. He died on +1875-07-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a civil engineer[6], architect[7], manager[8], and business executive[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • William Hanson's place of birth was London[2].
  • William Hanson died in Glenelg[4].
  • William Hanson was born on +1809-10-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Hanson died on +1875-07-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Hanson is buried at West Terrace Cemetery[11].
  • William Hanson held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • William Hanson's professions included civil engineer[6].
  • William Hanson's professions included architect[7].
  • William Hanson worked as a manager[8].
  • William Hanson's professions included business executive[9].
  • Among William Hanson's employers was George Stephenson[13].
  • Among William Hanson's employers was South Australian Railways[14].
  • William Hanson was employed by Government of South Australia[15].
  • William Hanson was a member of Institution of Civil Engineers[16].
  • William Hanson is recorded as male[17].
  • William Hanson's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • William Hanson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kg37nm[19].
  • William Hanson's family name is recorded as Hanson[20].
  • William Hanson's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • William Hanson's given name is recorded as James[22].
  • William Hanson's work location is recorded as South Australia[23].
  • William Hanson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • William Hanson's name in native language is recorded as William James Hanson[25].
  • William Hanson's number of children is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1'}[26].
  • William Hanson's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Hanson-4726[27].

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Origins and Family

William Hanson's place of birth was London[2]. He was born on +1809-10-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include civil engineer[6], architect[7], manager[8], and business executive[9]. Employers include George Stephenson[13], a civil engineer[28], 1781–1848[29], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[30], specialised in mechanical engineering[31]; South Australian Railways[14], a business[32], in Australia[33], founded in 1854[34], headquartered in Adelaide[35]; and Government of South Australia[15], a federated state[36], in Australia[37], founded in 1836[38], headquartered in South Australia[39].

Death and Burial

William Hanson died on +1875-07-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Glenelg[4]. He is buried at West Terrace Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

William Hanson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was William Hanson born?

Born in London[2], William Hanson…

Where did William Hanson die?

William Hanson died in Glenelg[4].

What did William Hanson do for work?

William Hanson worked as civil engineer[6], architect[7], manager[8], and business executive[9].

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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