Musician Dictionary

Nikola Tesla

Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856-1943) · the engineer and inventor

DescriptionSerbian-American engineer and inventor (1856-1943)
Source: Wikidata
Born1856-07-10
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceCroatia Nikola Tesla Memorial Center
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1943-01-07
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathManhattan New Yorker Hotel
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States Hungary Austrian Empire
Source: Wikidata
Occupationelectrical engineer physicist electrician futurist mechanical engineer inventor
Source: Wikidata
Member ofInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Source: Wikidata
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Sava Order of the Crown Honorary doctor of the Technical University of Graz John Scott Award IEEE Fellow Order of Prince Danilo I Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science National Inventors Hall of Fame Edison Medal Elliott Cresson Medal Honorary doctor of the University of Zagreb doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris Order of the White Lion
Source: Wikidata

Links

Identifiers

mbid: 7a69c37a-18ba-40dc-b808-da6c516346b3 · wikidata: Q9036 · isni: 0000000121021829

Cite this page

{
 "canonical_url": "https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/nikola-tesla-7a69c37a",
 "cite_as": "Nikola Tesla, Musician Dictionary, https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/nikola-tesla-7a69c37a",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): free to use with credit",
 "sources": [
  {
   "name": "musicbrainz",
   "dump": "20261024-001001",
   "date": "2026-10-24",
   "license": "CC0 1.0 (core data; supplementary fields removed)"
  },
  {
   "name": "wikidata",
   "dump": "2026-10-28T151314",
   "date": "2026-10-28",
   "license": "CC0 1.0"
  },
  {
   "name": "wikidata",
   "dump": "2026-10-29T161131",
   "date": "2026-10-29",
   "license": "CC0 1.0"
  },
  {
   "name": "wikidata",
   "dump": "2026-10-29T182648",
   "date": "2026-10-29",
   "license": "CC0 1.0"
  },
  {
   "name": "wikidata",
   "dump": "2026-10-30T103005",
   "date": "2026-10-30",
   "license": "CC0 1.0"
  },
  {
   "name": "wikidata",
   "dump": "2026-10-31T103005",
   "date": "2026-10-31",
   "license": "CC0 1.0"
  },
  {
   "name": "wikidata",
   "dump": "2026-11-01T113005",
   "date": "2026-11-01",
   "license": "CC0 1.0"
  },
  {
   "name": "wikidata",
   "dump": "2026-11-02T113003",
   "date": "2026-11-02",
   "license": "CC0 1.0"
  },
  {
   "name": "wikidata",
   "dump": "2026-11-03T113003",
   "date": "2026-11-03",
   "license": "CC0 1.0"
  },
  {
   "name": "wikidata",
   "dump": "2026-11-04T113007",
   "date": "2026-11-04",
   "license": "CC0 1.0"
  },
  {
   "name": "wikidata",
   "dump": "2026-11-05T113005",
   "date": "2026-11-05",
   "license": "CC0 1.0"
  },
  {
   "name": "wikidata",
   "dump": "2026-11-06T113005",
   "date": "2026-11-06",
   "license": "CC0 1.0"
  },
  {
   "name": "wikidata",
   "dump": "2026-11-07T113005",
   "date": "2026-11-07",
   "license": "CC0 1.0"
  },
  {
   "name": "wikidata",
   "dump": "2026-11-08T113005",
   "date": "2026-11-08",
   "license": "CC0 1.0"
  }
 ]
}

Machine-readable version: /artist/nikola-tesla-7a69c37a.json