David Jacobs

Jewish British sprinter who won a gold medal at the Olympic games (1888–1976)
Person human Q690597
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David Jacobs

Summary

David Jacobs is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cardiff[2]. He was born on +1888-04-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Q996492[4]. He died on +1976-06-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a sprinter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • David Jacobs was born in Cardiff[2].
  • David Jacobs died in Q996492[4].
  • David Jacobs was born on +1888-04-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Jacobs died on +1976-06-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • David Jacobs held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • David Jacobs's professions included sprinter[6].
  • David Jacobs's image is recorded as David Jacobs 1913.jpg[9].
  • David Jacobs is recorded as male[10].
  • David Jacobs's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • David Jacobs's Commons category is recorded as David Jacobs[12].
  • David Jacobs's sport is recorded as athletics[13].
  • David Jacobs's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/041_62[14].
  • David Jacobs's family name is recorded as Jacobs[15].
  • David Jacobs's given name is recorded as David[16].
  • David Jacobs's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14990805[17].
  • David Jacobs's participant in is recorded as 1912 Summer Olympics[18].
  • David Jacobs's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • David Jacobs's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ja/david-jacobs-1[20].
  • David Jacobs's country for sport is recorded as Wales[21].
  • David Jacobs's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'David Henry Jacobs'}[22].
  • David Jacobs's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+175'}[23].
  • David Jacobs's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+70'}[24].
  • David Jacobs's Prabook ID is recorded as 2536930[25].
  • David Jacobs's Tilastopaja male athlete ID is recorded as 618536[26].
  • David Jacobs's Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID is recorded as 2960[27].

Body

Origins and Family

David Jacobs was born in Cardiff[2]. He was born on +1888-04-30T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

David Jacobs worked as a sprinter[6].

Death and Burial

David Jacobs died on +1976-06-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Q996492[4].

Why It Matters

David Jacobs ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was David Jacobs born?

David Jacobs was born in Cardiff[2].

Where did David Jacobs die?

David Jacobs passed away in Q996492[4].

What did David Jacobs do for work?

David Jacobs worked as sprinter[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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