dirtnapp / is thomas jefferson alive or dead?

Thomas Jefferson

Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809

dead

born: 1743
died: 1826
age at death: 83
known for: teacher, cryptographer, architect

tell everyone

who thomas jefferson is

Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father and the third president of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1809. A prolific writer and philosopher, Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. His political philosophy formed the basis for Jeffersonian democracy, which dominated early American politics alongside federalism. Jefferson remains celebrated as an icon of American political values, but is also controversial for being a lifelong slave owner.

from wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA.

where this comes from

wikidata records a date of death for Thomas Jefferson in 1826, which is how we know. your browser re-checks this against wikidata on every visit, so it’s current even if the page itself was cached a while ago.

read wikipedia →wikidata record (Q11812) →something wrong? →