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Seth Thomas

American clockmaker (1785-1859)
Person Human Q933160
Seth Thomas
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Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
August 19, 1785
Date of death
January 29, 1859
Place of birth
Wolcott
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
watchmaker, businessperson
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[13]
Family name
Thomas[9]
Given name
Seth[10]
Has works in the collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art[12]
Name in native language
Seth Thomas[11]
Place of burial
Hillside Cemetery[6]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
38159035154601380000
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2020061458
American National Biography ID
1001632
Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
151061662
BabelNet ID
00070716n
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Seth-Thomas
Find a Grave memorial ID
16475286
Freebase ID
/m/08g32n
Geni profile ID
6000000013134628873
Interlingual Index ID
i97146
Museum-digital person/organization ID
119933
WikiTree person ID
Thomas-33882
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WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11359529-n
Yale LUX ID
person/a81d700d-0d53-4b85-8134-b50e2655d0ea

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
businessperson, watchmaker
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Thomas
Given name 1
Seth
Has works in the collection 1
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Wolcott
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Seth Thomas was born on August 19, 1785[1], in Wolcott[2]. He died on January 29, 1859[3]. He worked as a watchmaker[4] and businessperson[5].

FAQs

Where was Seth Thomas born?

Seth Thomas's place of birth was Wolcott[2].

What did Seth Thomas do for work?

Seth Thomas worked as a watchmaker[4] and businessperson[5].

Related Entities

Metropolitan Museum of Art United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Place of burial → Hillside Cemetery
    BabelNet ID → 00070716n
    Family name → Thomas
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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