Ben Viljoen

South African general (1869–1917)
Person human Q3642875
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Ben Viljoen

Summary

Ben Viljoen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cape Colony[2]. He was born on +1869-09-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in New Mexico[4]. He died on +1917-01-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military personnel[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ben Viljoen was born in Cape Colony[2].
  • Ben Viljoen passed away in New Mexico[4].
  • Ben Viljoen was born on +1869-09-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ben Viljoen died on +1917-01-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Ben Viljoen held citizenship in Mexico[9].
  • Ben Viljoen held citizenship in South Africa[10].
  • Ben Viljoen's professions included military personnel[6].
  • Ben Viljoen worked as a writer[7].
  • Ben Viljoen's image is recorded as Img001 ben viljoen gutenberg.jpg[11].
  • Ben Viljoen is recorded as male[12].
  • Ben Viljoen's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ben Viljoen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000358565170[14].
  • Ben Viljoen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 209855566[15].
  • Ben Viljoen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2001020646[16].
  • Ben Viljoen's Commons category is recorded as Ben Viljoen[17].
  • Ben Viljoen's military, police or special rank is recorded as general[18].
  • Ben Viljoen's unmarried partner is recorded as May Belfort[19].
  • Ben Viljoen's participated in conflict is recorded as Mexican Revolution[20].
  • Ben Viljoen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/064ld65[21].
  • Ben Viljoen's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1731927A[22].
  • Ben Viljoen's family name is recorded as Viljoen[23].
  • Ben Viljoen's given name is recorded as Benjamin[24].
  • Ben Viljoen's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 161555489[25].
  • Ben Viljoen's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[26].
  • Ben Viljoen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Cape Colony[2], Ben Viljoen… he was born on +1869-09-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military personnel[6] and writer[7].

Death and Burial

Ben Viljoen died on +1917-01-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in New Mexico[4].

Why It Matters

Ben Viljoen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Ben Viljoen born?

Ben Viljoen's place of birth was Cape Colony[2].

Where did Ben Viljoen die?

Ben Viljoen passed away in New Mexico[4].

What did Ben Viljoen do for work?

Ben Viljoen worked as military personnel[6] and writer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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