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Signature of James Buchanan Eads

James Buchanan Eads

American civil engineer (1820–1887)

† 1887-03-08 · Authors · Writer; cross-wiki notability: present on 12 language Wikipedias
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

James Buchanan Eads was born on May 23, 1820 in Lawrenceburg and died on March 8, 1887 in Nassau, aged 66. Recorded occupations: civil engineer, engineer, inventor and writer. Country of citizenship: United States. Honours include Albert Medal and National Inventors Hall of Fame. Member of National Academy of Sciences.

At a glance
Born
May 23, 1820 · Lawrenceburg
Died
March 8, 1887 · Nassau
Age at death
66
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
civil engineer, engineer, inventor, writer
Honours
Albert Medal, National Inventors Hall of Fame
Wikipedia editions
12 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of James Buchanan Eads's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain, with the file credited to James B. Eads. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Deceased 1887: low publicity-rights risk.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q1520407 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about James Buchanan Eads on Wikipedia.

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