John Sheppard

British car designer (1922–2015)
Person human Q19921860
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Summary

John Sheppard is a human[1]. He was born on +1922-02-24T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2015-03-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a car designer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John Sheppard was born on +1922-02-24T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Sheppard died on +2015-03-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Sheppard worked as a car designer[4].
  • John Sheppard was employed by Alec Issigonis[6].
  • Among John Sheppard's employers was British Motor Corporation[7].
  • Among John Sheppard's employers was British Leyland[8].
  • A notable work attributed to John Sheppard is Mini[9].
  • A notable work attributed to John Sheppard is Mini Moke[10].
  • John Sheppard is recorded as male[11].
  • John Sheppard's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Sheppard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0138gfcr[13].
  • John Sheppard's family name is recorded as Sheppard[14].
  • John Sheppard's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • John Sheppard's Prabook ID is recorded as 2236604[16].

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Origins and Family

John Sheppard was born on +1922-02-24T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

John Sheppard's professions included car designer[4]. Employers include Alec Issigonis[6], an engineer[17], 1906–1988[18], of United Kingdom[19], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[20]; British Motor Corporation[7], an automobile manufacturer[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1952[23], headquartered in Birmingham[24]; and British Leyland[8], a business[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1968[27], headquartered in Longbridge[28].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Mini[9], an automobile model[29], founded in 1959[30] and Mini Moke[10], an automobile model[31], founded in 1964[32].

Death and Burial

John Sheppard died on +2015-03-29T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

John Sheppard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did John Sheppard do for work?

John Sheppard worked as car designer[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . telegraph.co.uk. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . business-live.co.uk. business-live.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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