Hiram Stevens Maxim

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1840-02-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sangersville,_Maine,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath bronchitis
gptkbp:child gptkb:Florence_Maxim
gptkb:Adelaide_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 aviation
mechanical engineering
weaponry
gptkbp:foundedYear gptkb:Vickers,_Sons_&_Maxim
gptkb:Maxim_Gun_Company
gptkbp:influenced development of automatic firearms
gptkbp:influencedBy contemporary inventors of the 19th century
gptkbp:knownFor inventing the first portable, fully automatic machine gun
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Maxim_silencer
gptkb:Maxim_gun
flying machines
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
gptkbp:patent gptkb:US_Patent_360,934_(Maxim_gun)
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:My_Life_(autobiography)
gptkb:Artificial_and_Natural_Flight
gptkbp:religion agnosticism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:West_Norwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Hudson_Maxim
gptkbp:signature Hiram Maxim signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jane_Budden
gptkb:Sarah_Haynes
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
museum exhibits
historical documentaries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hiram_Percy_Maxim
gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkb:US_Patent_360,934_(Maxim_gun)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hiram Stevens Maxim