# John Walter Scott

> John Walter Scott of New York City, was originally from England, but he emigrated to the United States to take part in the California Gold Rush. Unsuccessful at the prospecting trade, Scott began to sell postage stamps for collectors and in a short period of time became the nation's leading stamp dealer. During his lifetime, he was known as "The Father of American Philately" by his fellow stamp collectors.

*American stamp dealer and philatelist (1845–1919)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1845-11-02
- **Died:** 1919-01-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.8 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [John Walter Scott](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walter_Scott)
- [جون والتر سكوت](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88%D8%AA)
- [جون والتر سكوت](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88%D8%AA)
- [Джон Волтер Скотт](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%82)
- [John Walter Scott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walter_Scott)
- [Скотт, Джон Уолтер](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%82%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A3%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q657994)

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