David Kirk

New Zealand rugby union player and coach and businessman
Person human Q1174996
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David Kirk

Summary

David Kirk is a human[1]. He was born in Wellington[2]. He was born on +1960-10-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a rugby union player[4], rugby union coach[5], and business executive[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Wellington[2], David Kirk…
  • David Kirk was born on +1960-10-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Kirk held citizenship in New Zealand[8].
  • David Kirk worked as a rugby union player[4].
  • David Kirk worked as a rugby union coach[5].
  • David Kirk's professions included business executive[6].
  • David Kirk's education included a stint at Worcester College[9].
  • David Kirk was educated at University of Otago[10].
  • David Kirk's education included a stint at Whanganui Collegiate School[11].
  • David Kirk received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[12].
  • David Kirk received the Rhodes Scholarship[13].
  • David Kirk is recorded as male[14].
  • David Kirk's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • David Kirk's member of sports team is recorded as Oxford University RFC[16].
  • David Kirk was affiliated with the New Zealand National Party[17].
  • David Kirk's ISNI is recorded as 0000000034013046[18].
  • David Kirk's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 60876207[19].
  • David Kirk's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n99044629[20].
  • David Kirk's position played on team / speciality is recorded as scrum-half[21].
  • David Kirk's sport is recorded as rugby union[22].
  • David Kirk's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/060s5z[23].
  • David Kirk's family name is recorded as Kikr[24].
  • David Kirk's given name is recorded as David[25].
  • David Kirk's ESPNscrum player ID is recorded as 9706[26].
  • David Kirk's start of work period is recorded as +1982-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

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Origins and Family

David Kirk was born in Wellington[2]. He was born on +1960-10-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Worcester College[9], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1714[30], headquartered in Oxford[31]; University of Otago[10], a public university[32], in New Zealand[33], founded in 1869[34], headquartered in Dunedin[35]; and Whanganui Collegiate School[11], a secondary school[36], in New Zealand[37], founded in 1854[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rugby union player[4], rugby union coach[5], and business executive[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[12], an award[39], in United Kingdom[40] and Rhodes Scholarship[13], a scholarship[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1902[43].

Personal Life

David Kirk was affiliated with the New Zealand National Party[17].

Why It Matters

David Kirk ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was David Kirk born?

David Kirk was born in Wellington[2].

What did David Kirk do for work?

David Kirk worked as rugby union player[4], rugby union coach[5], and business executive[6].

Where did David Kirk go to school?

David Kirk was educated at Worcester College[9], University of Otago[10], and Whanganui Collegiate School[11].

What awards did David Kirk receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[12] and Rhodes Scholarship[13].

References

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  17. [20] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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