William Jay Youmans

American scientist (1838-1901)
Person human Q8013523
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William Jay Youmans

Summary

William Jay Youmans is a human[1]. He was born in Milton[2]. He was born on October 14, 1838[3]. He died in Mount Vernon[4]. He died on April 10, 1901[5]. He worked as a chemist[6], journalist[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Milton[2], William Jay Youmans…
  • William Jay Youmans passed away in Mount Vernon[4].
  • William Jay Youmans was born on October 14, 1838[3].
  • William Jay Youmans died on April 10, 1901[5].
  • William Jay Youmans held citizenship in United States[10].
  • William Jay Youmans's professions included chemist[6].
  • William Jay Youmans worked as a journalist[7].
  • William Jay Youmans's professions included writer[8].
  • William Jay Youmans was educated at Columbia University[11].
  • William Jay Youmans was educated at Yale University[12].
  • William Jay Youmans was educated at Grossman School of Medicine[13].
  • William Jay Youmans is recorded as male[14].
  • William Jay Youmans's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Jay Youmans's Commons category is recorded as William Jay Youmans[16].
  • William Jay Youmans's family name is recorded as Youmans[17].
  • William Jay Youmans's given name is recorded as William[18].
  • William Jay Youmans's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[19].
  • William Jay Youmans's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[20].
  • William Jay Youmans's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[21].
  • William Jay Youmans's contributed to creative work is recorded as Popular Science[22].

Body

Origins and Family

William Jay Youmans was born in Milton[2]. He was born on October 14, 1838[3].

Education

Educated at Columbia University[11], a private university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1754[25], headquartered in Manhattan[26]; Yale University[12], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1701[29], headquartered in New Haven[30]; and Grossman School of Medicine[13], a medical school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1841[33], headquartered in New York City[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist[6], journalist[7], and writer[8].

Death and Burial

William Jay Youmans died on April 10, 1901[5]. He passed away in Mount Vernon[4].

Why It Matters

William Jay Youmans ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was William Jay Youmans born?

William Jay Youmans was born in Milton[2].

Where did William Jay Youmans die?

William Jay Youmans died in Mount Vernon[4].

What did William Jay Youmans do for work?

William Jay Youmans worked as chemist[6], journalist[7], and writer[8].

Where did William Jay Youmans go to school?

William Jay Youmans was educated at Columbia University[11], Yale University[12], and Grossman School of Medicine[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The Buffalo Commercial. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship United States
    Given name William
    Contributed to creative work Popular Science
    Place of birth Milton
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