Hiram S. Maxim

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1840-02-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sangerville,_Maine,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:West_Norwood_Cemetery,_London
gptkbp:causeOfDeath bronchitis
gptkbp:child gptkb:Florence_Maxim
gptkb:Hiram_Percy_Maxim
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1916-11-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Streatham,_London,_England
gptkbp:field aeronautics
mechanical engineering
firearms
gptkbp:foundedYear gptkb:Maxim_Gun_Company
gptkb:Maxim-Nordenfelt_Guns_and_Ammunition_Company
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Hiram_Stevens_Maxim
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hiram S. Maxim
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hiram_Percy_Maxim
gptkb:Hudson_Maxim
gptkbp:influencedBy contemporary inventors
gptkbp:knighted 1901
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Maxim_silencer
gptkb:Maxim_flying_machine
gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
British
gptkbp:notableFor work in aviation
inventing the Maxim gun
work in weaponry
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
gptkbp:patent gptkb:Maxim_gun
various electrical devices
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:A_New_System_of_Artificial_Flight
gptkb:My_Life
gptkb:Liars
gptkbp:religion agnosticism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Hudson_Maxim
gptkbp:signature Hiram S Maxim signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jane_Budden
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Electric_Lighting_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7