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Samuel Colt

19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862)
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
July 22, 1814
Date of death
January 10, 1862
Place of birth
Hartford
Place of death
Hartford
Country of citizenship
United States[15]
Occupation
inventor, entrepreneur, artisan, design engineer, weapons manufacturing company, engineer[16]
Award received
National Inventors Hall of Fame[17]
Father
Christopher Colt[11]
Mother
Sarah Caldwell[12]
Spouse
Elizabeth Jarvis Colt[13]
Child
Caldwell Hart Colt[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[31]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22][23][24][25][26][27]
Family name
Colt[20]
Given name
Samuel[21]
Has works in the collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art[30]
Military, police or special rank
colonel[19]
Name in native language
Samuel Colt[29]
Place of burial
Cedar Hill Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 68
ISNI
0000000083853842
VIAF cluster ID
57406045
Library of Congress authority ID
n50033204
GND ID
118521659
American National Biography ID
1300323
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/73492
Artsy artist ID
samuel-colt
BIBSYS ID
2085600
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13510355r
Bridgeman artist ID
30249
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
colt-samuel
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01367625
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DDB person (GND) ID
118521659
De Agostini ID
Colt,+Samuel
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118521659
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
102999
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Samuel-Colt
FAST ID
11182
Find a Grave memorial ID
217
Freebase ID
/m/019t4c
GeneaStar person ID
samuelcolts
Genealogics.org person ID
I00257151
Geni.com profile ID
6000000010103752231
Grace's Guide ID
Samuel_Colt
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
samuel-colt
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0018883
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Samuel_Colt
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2621345
Grove Art Online ID
T2071497
Harper's tag
samuel-colt
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
12283
IdRef ID
050328581
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118521659
Kallías ID
PE00275383
Krugosvet article (archived)
voennoe-delo/kolt-semyuel
Lex ID
Samuel_Colt
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
01308/eu_c_0787/c0787
Met Constituent ID
9498
NL CR AUT ID
xx0123775
NLP ID
a0000003175722
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/1D2049A6-5858-4637-9A42-0D0C3139326B
National Inventors Hall of Fame ID
samuel-colt
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007270805605171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810621986705606
National Virtual Library of India ID
1021182
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
155771604
Notable Names Database ID
786/000028702
Obálky knih ID
xx0123775
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3887392
Open Library ID
OL354087A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095625750
Prabook ID
729082
Project Gutenberg author ID
45382
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
15758
Roglo person ID
p=samuel;n=colt
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID
sw.242818
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/6542
Te Papa agent ID
3068
Trading Card Database name ID
42388
Treccani ID
samuel-colt
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10581278
Union List of Artist Names ID
500101743
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12477477
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/91686
Wellcome Collection concept ID
gr3hey3q
WikiTree person ID
Colt-91
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJd3RhgtDPm4fC8Rqr6HYP
Yale LUX ID
person/68e1872b-3d15-485b-afe2-0d510615aa19
🔗 Connections
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Occupation 4
entrepreneur, inventor, artisan, design engineer
← Designed by 4
Colt Paterson, Colt Army Model 1860, Colt Walker, Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers
Award received 1
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Founded entities 1
Colt's Manufacturing Company
Given name 1
Samuel
Has works in the collection 1
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military, police or special rank 1
colonel
Named after 1
Colt's Manufacturing Company
Place of birth 1
Hartford
Place of death 1
Hartford
Sex or gender 1
male
← Different from 1
Samuel Colt
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Colt Walker
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Summary

Samuel Colt was born on July 22, 1814[1], in Hartford[2]. He died on January 10, 1862[3], in Hartford[4]. He worked as an inventor[5], entrepreneur[6], artisan[7], design engineer[8], and weapons manufacturing company[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Samuel Colt include Colt's Manufacturing Company[32], a business[33], in United States[34], founded in 1855[35], headquartered in West Hartford[36].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of Colt Walker[37], a firearm model[38], founded in 1847[39]. Entities named for him include Colt's Manufacturing Company[32], a business[33], in United States[34], founded in 1855[35], headquartered in West Hartford[36].

FAQs

Where was Samuel Colt born?

Samuel Colt was born in Hartford[2].

Where did Samuel Colt die?

Samuel Colt died in Hartford[4].

Who were Samuel Colt's parents?

Samuel Colt's father was Christopher Colt[11]. Samuel Colt's mother was Sarah Caldwell[12].

Who was Samuel Colt married to?

Samuel Colt's spouses include Elizabeth Jarvis Colt[13].

What did Samuel Colt do for work?

Samuel Colt worked as an inventor[5], entrepreneur[6], artisan[7], design engineer[8], and weapons manufacturing company[9].

What awards did Samuel Colt receive?

Honors received include National Inventors Hall of Fame[17].

What did Samuel Colt discover?

Samuel Colt is credited as discoverer of Colt Walker[37].

Related Entities

Colt's Manufacturing Company entrepreneur Metropolitan Museum of Art United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . National Inventors Hall of Fame. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 16d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → samuel-colt
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  3. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → inventor, entrepreneur, artisan +3
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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