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William Symington

British engineer
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William Symington
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
October 1763
Date of death
March 22, 1831
Place of birth
Leadhills
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain[8][9]
Occupation
inventor, engineer
Educated at
University of Edinburgh[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[14]
Different from
William Symington[16]
Family name
Symington[12]
Given name
William[13]
Place of burial
St Botolph's Aldgate[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Symington ja ウィリアム・サイミントン ru Саймингтон, Уильям ru Уильям Саймингтон
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
0000000025025168
VIAF cluster ID
47546031
Library of Congress authority ID
n85018309
GND ID
117679402
British Museum person or institution ID
165230
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01090749
DDB person (GND) ID
117679402
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117679402
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-Symington
FAST ID
150472
Find a Grave memorial ID
12103
Freebase ID
/m/03fj21
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Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
306
Geni.com profile ID
6000000095894702934
Grace's Guide ID
William_Symington
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117679402
NE.se ID
william-symington
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp04398
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3981995
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
26882
SNAC ARK ID
w67128f7
SNARC ID
Lodrino
Treccani ID
william-symington
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbxxQrvKHY8yrf9HHhfv3
Yale LUX ID
person/d671748b-4e45-454d-9ac4-4e141793667b

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation 2
engineer, inventor
Educated at 1
University of Edinburgh
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Leadhills
Place of burial 1
St Botolph's Aldgate
Place of death 1
London
SNARC ID 1
Lodrino
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Robert Koch Institute
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Summary

William Symington was born on October 1763[1] in Leadhills[2]. He died on March 22, 1831[3], in London[4]. He worked as an inventor[5] and engineer[6].

FAQs

Where was William Symington born?

William Symington was born in Leadhills[2].

Where did William Symington die?

William Symington passed away in London[4].

What did William Symington do for work?

William Symington worked as an inventor[5] and engineer[6].

Where did William Symington go to school?

William Symington was educated at University of Edinburgh[10].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain Lodrino London United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → London
    Family name → Symington
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
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