20 Questions, Game 321: Hominidae Goes For 7

[DreamTrawler]

Born 1800 or later?

If yes, free guess - Alexander Graham Bell

[Hominidae]

Born 1800 or later?

If yes, free guess - Alexander Graham Bell

If yes to 1800 but no to Bell:

James Clerk Maxwell

[Aristocrat]

Born 1800 or later?

Yes

If yes, free guess - Alexander Graham Bell

No

If yes to 1800 but no to Bell:

James Clerk Maxwell

No

[DreamTrawler]

Was this person a businessman or entrepreneur?

If yes - Andrew Carnegie?

[FlaviusAetius]

Is this person's accomplishments most known, or are they themselves most known?
ie; Newton is a well known figure, but some invention might be what has outlived another person, and the person who made it isnt that well known

[FlaviusAetius]

Is this person's accomplishments most known, or are they themselves most known?
ie; Newton is a well known figure, but some invention might be what has outlived another person, and the person who made it isnt that well known

oh let me reword this to yes or no;
Is this person most known for their accomplishments, and not themself is a well known figure?

[damo666]

Official Summary:

1, 9. Real Male
2, 7, 10. Born September 14 1759 - April 14, 1865
3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 14. Born in what is now the UK. Not born in what is currently England, but not the region of North West England. Not born in part of the UK outside of the British Isles. Not born in Wales or the island of Ireland. (Also not born in the part of UK that is in the Eastern Hemisphere)
4. Not a native speaker of an Italic (including Romance), Slavic, or Indo-Iranian language
12. Not an author of published fiction, poetry or plays
13. Not a prominent figure in the Napoleonic Wars, or the events that followed immediately thereafter, or before
15. Not involved in Canadian politics.

This will go to 22 questions (one question to make up for the Canadian politics one, and one as penance for the mistake in general).

Highlighted confusing at minimum. I think (though I stand to be corrected) our subject was born in either Scotland or non-North West England.

[Aristocrat]

Was this person a businessman or entrepreneur?

Yes

If yes - Andrew Carnegie?

No

oh let me reword this to yes or no;
Is this person most known for their accomplishments, and not themself is a well known figure?

No. Since we are at 20 I will offer some explanation: I think this person's name is very well known.

[Aristocrat]

Official Summary:

3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 14. Born in what is now the UK. Not born in what is currently England, but not the region of North West England. Not born in part of the UK outside of the British Isles. Not born in Wales or the island of Ireland. (Also not born in the part of UK that is in the Eastern Hemisphere)

Highlighted confusing at minimum. I think (though I stand to be corrected) our subject was born in either Scotland or non-North West England.

I was just copy/pasting per the question.

To clear things up, the answer to "Born in what is currently England, but not the region of North West England?" was "No." So it would be Scotland or North West England (when combined with the other questions).

[damo666]

John Brown

[Spartaculous]

Was he born 1835 or earlier?

If yes, free guess: Allan Pinkerton.

[DreamTrawler]

Was he born 1835 or earlier?

If yes, free guess: Allan Pinkerton.

Ooh, I feel like this might be it

[cdngooner]

Gained fame in a country other than of his birth?

If yes: Thomas Blake Glover.

[Spartaculous]

Was he born 1835 or earlier?

If yes, free guess: Allan Pinkerton.

Ooh, I feel like this might be it

I gave up earlier because I was convinced that Carnegie was correct.

[Hominidae]

As far as I know this person was born in either (what is now) Scotland, North West England, or a small island that is associated with Ireland or Northern Ireland.

[echidna]

Free guess: Alexander Graham Bell

[Aristocrat]

John Brown

No

Was he born 1835 or earlier?

Yes

If yes, free guess: Allan Pinkerton.

No

[Aristocrat]

Gained fame in a country other than of his birth?

If yes: Thomas Blake Glover.

Answers/Clue:
This person's fame was first gained in their country of birth, from what I understand. So to the extent your question is asking about the first place of fame, the answer would be no. But they have gained fame worldwide. In fact, this person's name is more well known than everyone guessed so far.

It is not Thomas Blake Glover.

[Hominidae]

Free guess: Alexander Graham Bell

Someone already guessed this. I almost did too.

[DreamTrawler]

Clarification - what are the boundaries of North West England? Is Birmingham included?