James Hargreaves
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James Hargreaves was an 18th-century English weaver and inventor best known for creating the spinning jenny, a key innovation in the early Industrial Revolution.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
inventor
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person → textile worker → weaver → |
| associatedWith |
British textile mills
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cotton spinning → |
| burialPlace |
Nottingham
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| causeOfFame |
development of multi-spindle spinning frame
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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| dateOfBirth |
c. 1720
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| dateOfDeath |
22 April 1778
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| era |
18th century
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early Industrial Revolution → |
| fieldOfWork |
mechanical invention
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textile manufacturing → |
| gender |
male
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| hasFamilyName |
Hargreaves
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| hasGivenName |
James
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| impact |
increased yarn production efficiency
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| industry |
textile industry
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| influenced |
Industrial Revolution
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| invented |
spinning jenny
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| knownFor |
spinning jenny
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| language |
English
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| legacy |
key figure in early mechanization of textile production
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| name |
James Hargreaves
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| nationality |
English
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| notableWork |
spinning jenny
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| numberOfChildren |
13
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| occupation |
inventor
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weaver → |
| patent |
spinning jenny patent of 1770
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| patentYear |
1770
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| placeOfBirth |
England
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Lancashire → Oswaldtwistle → |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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Nottingham → Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED → |
| regionOfActivity |
Lancashire
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Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED → |
| residence |
Blackburn
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Nottingham → Oswaldtwistle → |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Grimshaw
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| workedOn |
mechanization of spinning
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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spinning jenny
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inventedBy |
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James Hargreaves
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name |