Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1840-02-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sangersville,_Maine,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:West_Norwood_Cemetery,_London
gptkbp:child gptkb:Florence_Maxim
gptkb:Percy_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:honor Knighted by Queen Victoria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Maxim_silencer
gptkb:Maxim_flying_machine
gptkb:Maxim_gun
steam pump
hair-curling iron
inhaler for medical use
light bulb improvements
gptkbp:knighted 1901
gptkbp:knownFor inventing the first portable, fully automatic machine gun
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
shooting
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Harriet_Boston_Stevens_Maxim
gptkb:Isaac_Weston_Maxim
gptkbp:patent US Patent 336,287 (Maxim gun)
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:My_Life_(autobiography)
gptkb:A_New_System_of_Artificial_Illumination
Liars and Fakers of Science
gptkbp:religion agnosticism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:signature Hiram Maxim signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jane_Budden
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hiram_Maxim
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5