Christian Mortensen

Danish supercentenarian and second-longest-lived man (1882–1998)
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Christian Mortensen

Summary

Christian Mortensen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Denmark[2]. He was born on +1882-08-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in San Rafael[4]. He died on +1998-04-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a tailor[6], cowboy[7], boat builder[8], and milk deliverer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (467 views/month, #6,834 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Christian Mortensen was born in Denmark[2].
  • Christian Mortensen died in San Rafael[4].
  • Christian Mortensen was born on +1882-08-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Christian Mortensen died on +1998-04-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Christian Mortensen held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Christian Mortensen held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[12].
  • Christian Mortensen worked as a tailor[6].
  • Christian Mortensen worked as a cowboy[7].
  • Christian Mortensen's professions included boat builder[8].
  • Christian Mortensen's professions included milk deliverer[9].
  • Christian Mortensen's image is recorded as Christian Mortensen (1882-1998).jpg[13].
  • Christian Mortensen is recorded as male[14].
  • Christian Mortensen's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Christian Mortensen's Commons category is recorded as Christian Mortensen[16].
  • The cause of death was Alzheimer's disease[17].
  • Christian Mortensen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vk2p[18].
  • Christian Mortensen's family name is recorded as Mortensen[19].
  • Christian Mortensen's given name is recorded as Christian[20].
  • Christian Mortensen's medical condition is recorded as blindness[21].
  • Christian Mortensen's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Christian Mortensen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Danish[23].
  • Christian Mortensen's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Christian Mortensen'}[24].
  • Christian Mortensen's name in kana is recorded as クリスチャン・モーテンセン[25].
  • Christian Mortensen's subject has role is recorded as supercentenarian[26].
  • Christian Mortensen's subject has role is recorded as centenarian[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Denmark[2], Christian Mortensen… he was born on +1882-08-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include tailor[6], cowboy[7], boat builder[8], and milk deliverer[9].

Death and Burial

Christian Mortensen died on +1998-04-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in San Rafael[4]. The cause of death was Alzheimer's disease[17].

Why It Matters

Christian Mortensen ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (467 views/month, #6,834 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Christian Mortensen born?

Christian Mortensen's place of birth was Denmark[2].

Where did Christian Mortensen die?

Christian Mortensen died in San Rafael[4].

What did Christian Mortensen do for work?

Christian Mortensen worked as tailor[6], cowboy[7], boat builder[8], and milk deliverer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . sfgate.com. sfgate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . sfgate.com. sfgate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . sfgate.com. sfgate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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