Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:person
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1865-05-06
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:New_Milford,_New_Jersey,_United_States
|
| gptkbp:child |
John Walter Christie Jr.
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1944-01-11
|
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Falls_Church,_Virginia,_United_States
|
| gptkbp:fieldOfWork |
gptkb:aircraft
automotive engineering tank design |
| gptkbp:foundedYear |
Christie Direct Action Motor Car Company
Front Drive Motor Company |
| gptkbp:fullName |
John Walter Christie
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Soviet tank design
British tank design |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
automotive engineering
Christie suspension tank suspension systems |
| gptkbp:militaryService |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
|
| gptkbp:notableAchievement |
developed the Christie suspension system
pioneered front-wheel drive vehicles in America built and raced one of the first American front-wheel drive cars at the Indianapolis 500 |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
race cars
front-wheel drive vehicles Christie tank |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor |
| gptkbp:patent |
US Patent 1,210,340
|
| gptkbp:raceCarDriver |
true
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
Mary Josephine Christie
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:BT-2_tank
gptkb:Tanks_of_the_United_States |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|
| http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
J. Walter Christie
|