Mary Anderson

inventor of the windshield wiper blade (1866–1953)
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Mary Anderson
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Mary Anderson

Summary

Mary Anderson is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Peru[2]. She was born on February 19, 1866[3]. She passed away in Monteagle[4]. She died on June 27, 1953[5]. She worked as an inventor[6], entrepreneur[7], real estate developer[8], husbandry worker[9], and winegrower[10]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (614 views/month, #7,150 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Peru[2], Mary Anderson…
  • Mary Anderson died in Monteagle[4].
  • Mary Anderson was born on February 19, 1866[3].
  • Mary Anderson died on June 27, 1953[5].
  • Mary Anderson held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Mary Anderson's professions included inventor[6].
  • Mary Anderson worked as an entrepreneur[7].
  • Mary Anderson worked as a real estate developer[8].
  • Mary Anderson worked as a husbandry worker[9].
  • Mary Anderson worked as a winegrower[10].
  • Mary Anderson received the National Inventors Hall of Fame[13].
  • Mary Anderson is recorded as female[14].
  • Mary Anderson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Mary Anderson's Commons category is recorded as Mary Anderson (inventor)[16].
  • Mary Anderson's family name is recorded as Anderson[17].
  • Mary Anderson's given name is recorded as Mariana[18].
  • Mary Anderson's described at URL is recorded as https://herlegacymatters.de/beruehmte-frauen/mary-anderson-erfinderin-der-scheibenwischer/[19].
  • Mary Anderson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Mary Anderson's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mary Anderson'}[21].
  • Mary Anderson's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Exciting women in history on Wikipedia[22].
  • Mary Anderson's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[23].
  • Mary Anderson's P14536 is recorded as 399455[24].
  • Mary Anderson's P14901 is recorded as mary-anderson[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Peru[2], Mary Anderson… she was born on February 19, 1866[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include inventor[6], entrepreneur[7], real estate developer[8], husbandry worker[9], and winegrower[10].

Recognition

Mary Anderson received the National Inventors Hall of Fame[13].

Death and Burial

Mary Anderson died on June 27, 1953[5]. She passed away in Monteagle[4].

Why It Matters

Mary Anderson ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (614 views/month, #7,150 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

She is credited with the discovery of windscreen wiper[28], a vehicle component[29].

FAQs

Where was Mary Anderson born?

Mary Anderson's place of birth was Peru[2].

Where did Mary Anderson die?

Mary Anderson passed away in Monteagle[4].

What did Mary Anderson do for work?

Mary Anderson worked as inventor[6], entrepreneur[7], real estate developer[8], husbandry worker[9], and winegrower[10].

What awards did Mary Anderson receive?

Honors received include National Inventors Hall of Fame[13].

What did Mary Anderson discover?

Mary Anderson is credited as discoverer of windscreen wiper[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . invent.org. invent.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. id.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . herlegacymatters.de. Retrieved . herlegacymatters.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . facebook.com. facebook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · ~2026-53355-70 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Peru
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P19]]: [[Q419]]"
  2. 1d ago · Mmen6 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id → mary-anderson
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12385]]: mary-anderson, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/327086216|Mary Anderson (#327086216)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8549|GEC — Biogr"
  3. 18d ago · Tymewalk · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14901 → mary-anderson
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55023|batch #55023]]: Encyclopedia of Alabama update - add values for P14901 based on existing values of P6010"
  4. 25d ago · Moerob · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://herlegacymatters.de/beruehmte-frauen/mary-anderson-e
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://herlegacymatters.de/beruehmte-frauen/mary-anderson-erfinderin-der-scheibenwischer/"
  5. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 399455
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 399455, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  6. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Citizenship → —
    Place of birth → Peru
    Local thumb → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31727|batch #31727]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
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