# John Spilsbury

> John Spilsbury was an English cartographer and engraver. He is credited as the inventor of the jigsaw puzzle. Spilsbury created them for educational purposes, and called them "Dissected Maps".

*Cartographer/inventor of the jigsaw puzzle (1739-1769)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1739
- **Died:** 1769-04-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 46.5
- **Momentum:** 2.4

## Sources
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- [John Spilsbury](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Spilsbury)
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- [جان اسپلسبری (نقشہ نگار)](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C_(%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B4%DB%81_%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1))
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6258679)

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