Sir Hiram Maxim

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkbp:birthDate 1840-02-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sangersville,_Maine,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath bronchitis
gptkbp:child gptkb:Hiram_Percy_Maxim
gptkb:Hudson_Maxim
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1916-11-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Streatham,_London,_England
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:field aeronautics
mechanical engineering
weaponry
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Hiram Maxim
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hiram_Percy_Maxim
gptkb:Hudson_Maxim
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Samuel_Colt
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:knownFor inventing the Maxim machine gun
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Institution_of_Civil_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Maxim_flying_machine
gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
gptkb:scientist
gptkbp:patent gptkb:US_Patent_360,934_(Maxim_gun)
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:My_Life
gptkb:A_New_System_of_Artificial_Illumination
gptkb:Artificial_and_Natural_Flight
gptkbp:religion agnosticism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:West_Norwood_Cemetery,_London
gptkbp:signature Hiram Maxim signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jane_Budden
gptkb:Sarah_Haynes
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
historical studies
museum exhibits
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:West_Norwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5