Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr.

American linguist and theologian 1790-1861
Person human Q6290664
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Summary

Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. was born on April 30, 1790[1], in Salem[2]. Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. died on March 25, 1861[3], in New Haven[4]. Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. worked as a linguist[5], theologian[6], and Hebraist[7]. Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Grove Street Cemetery[9]
  • Father: Henry Gibbs[10]
  • Mother: Mercy Gibbs[11]
  • Child: Josiah Willard Gibbs[12], Julia Van Name[13]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[14]
  • Employer: Yale University[15]
  • Educated at: Yale College[16]
  • Member of: American Antiquarian Society[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Commons category: Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr.[19]
  • Family name: Gibbs[20]
  • Given name: Josiah[21]

Why It Matters

Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. born?

Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. was born in Salem[2].

Where did Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. die?

Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. passed away in New Haven[4].

Who were Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr.'s parents?

Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr.'s father was Henry Gibbs[10]. Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr.'s mother was Mercy Gibbs[11].

What did Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. do for work?

Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. worked as a linguist[5], theologian[6], and Hebraist[7].

Where did Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. go to school?

Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. was educated at Yale College[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'en']
    Open library id → OL2534771A, OL2375265A
    Sitelink count → 4
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Open library id: OL2375265A, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290734|batch #290734]]"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → linguist, theologian, Hebraist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → 102521964
    Given name → Josiah
    Library of congress authority id → nr92000757
    Place of burial → Grove Street Cemetery
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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