William Howe

American bridge builder (1803–1852)
Person human Q2579334
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William Howe

Summary

William Howe is a human[1]. His place of birth was Spencer[2]. He was born on May 12, 1803[3]. He died in Springfield[4]. He died on September 19, 1852[5]. He worked as an inventor[6] and architect[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Howe was born in Spencer[2].
  • William Howe died in Springfield[4].
  • William Howe was born on May 12, 1803[3].
  • William Howe died on September 19, 1852[5].
  • William Howe is buried at Springfield Cemetery[9].
  • William Howe held citizenship in United States[10].
  • William Howe worked as an inventor[6].
  • William Howe worked as an architect[7].
  • William Howe is recorded as male[11].
  • William Howe's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • William Howe's Commons category is recorded as William Howe[13].
  • William Howe's family name is recorded as Howe[14].
  • William Howe's given name is recorded as William[15].
  • William Howe's relative is recorded as Elias Howe[16].
  • William Howe's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • William Howe's Commons Creator page is recorded as William Howe[18].

Body

Origins and Family

William Howe's place of birth was Spencer[2]. He was born on May 12, 1803[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include inventor[6] and architect[7].

Death and Burial

William Howe died on September 19, 1852[5]. He died in Springfield[4]. He is buried at Springfield Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

William Howe ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was William Howe born?

William Howe was born in Spencer[2].

Where did William Howe die?

William Howe died in Springfield[4].

What did William Howe do for work?

William Howe worked as inventor[6] and architect[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation inventor, architect
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
  2. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp02180580
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
  3. 16d ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship
    Sex or gender male
    Given name William
    Place of birth Spencer
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q205375]], Add archINFORM reference"
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