Whitney

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Whitney is a common English surname most famously associated with Eli Whitney, the American inventor of the cotton gin.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf English-language surname
human
human
human
human
surname
alsoUsedAs given name
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1765-12-08
dateOfDeath 1825-01-08
etymologicalType toponymic surname
familyName Houston NERFINISHED
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
givenName Eli
Whitney
hasNotableBearer Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney Jr.
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Josiah Whitney
Whitney Houston
invented cotton gin
languageOfOrigin English
notableFor invention of the cotton gin
occupation actress
art patron
geologist
inventor
sculptor
singer
placeOfBirth Westborough, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED
usageRegion United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States of America


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