Andrew Smith Hallidie
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Andrew Smith Hallidie was a 19th-century engineer and inventor credited with pioneering San Francisco’s cable car system and advancing wire rope technology.
Aliases (1)
- John Hallidie ×1
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| instanceOf |
businessman
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cable car pioneer → engineer → inventor → |
| birthDate |
1836-03-16
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| birthPlace |
London, England
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| citizenship |
United States
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| countryOfBirth |
United Kingdom
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| countryOfDeath |
United States
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| deathDate |
1900-04-24
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| deathPlace |
San Francisco, California, United States
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| developed |
cable-driven street railway technology
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| emigratedFrom |
United Kingdom
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| emigratedTo |
United States
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| era |
19th century
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| familyName |
Hallidie
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| fieldOfWork |
transportation engineering
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wire rope technology → |
| fullName |
Andrew Smith Hallidie
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| gender |
male
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| givenName |
Andrew
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| implementedIn |
San Francisco cable car network
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| industry |
manufacturing
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transportation → |
| influenced |
urban transit systems using cable traction
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| knownFor |
advancing wire rope manufacture and use
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introducing cable-hauled street railways in San Francisco → pioneering the San Francisco cable car system → |
| legacy |
considered a key figure in the history of San Francisco’s cable cars
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recognized as an early innovator in wire rope applications → |
| nationality |
American
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| notableInvention |
San Francisco cable car system
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improvements in wire rope → |
| notableWorkLocation |
San Francisco cable car lines
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| occupation |
engineer
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industrialist → inventor → |
| origin |
English-born
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| placeOfActivity |
San Francisco, California, United States
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| residence |
San Francisco, California, United States
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| usedTechnology |
cable haulage
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wire rope → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Hallidie
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Hallidie ("John Hallidie") → |
hasNotableBearer |
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San Francisco cable car system
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designer |
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Andrew Smith Hallidie
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fullName |
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San Francisco cable car system
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openedBy |
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San Francisco cable car system
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usesTechnologyDevelopedBy |