Frank Foss

American pole vaulter (1895–1989)
Person human Q949486
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Frank Foss

Summary

Frank Foss is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on +1895-05-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Hinsdale[4]. He died on +1989-04-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Frank Foss's place of birth was Chicago[2].
  • Frank Foss passed away in Hinsdale[4].
  • Frank Foss was born on +1895-05-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Frank Foss died on +1989-04-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Frank Foss held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Frank Foss's professions included athletics competitor[6].
  • Frank Foss's education included a stint at Cornell University[9].
  • Frank Foss's image is recorded as Frank Foss 1920.jpg[10].
  • Frank Foss is recorded as male[11].
  • Frank Foss's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Frank Foss's ISNI is recorded as 0000000450986242[13].
  • Frank Foss's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316737897[14].
  • Frank Foss's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16631096r[15].
  • Frank Foss's Commons category is recorded as Frank Foss[16].
  • Frank Foss's sport is recorded as athletics[17].
  • Frank Foss's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gdkf6[18].
  • Frank Foss's family name is recorded as Foss[19].
  • Frank Foss's given name is recorded as Frank[20].
  • Frank Foss's record held is recorded as men's pole vault world record[21].
  • Frank Foss's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14862539[22].
  • Frank Foss's participant in is recorded as 1920 Summer Olympics[23].
  • Frank Foss's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as fo/frank-foss-1[24].
  • Frank Foss's country for sport is recorded as United States[25].
  • Frank Foss's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+172'}[26].
  • Frank Foss's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+66'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Frank Foss was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on +1895-05-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Frank Foss's education included a stint at Cornell University[9].

Career and Affiliations

Frank Foss worked as an athletics competitor[6].

Death and Burial

Frank Foss died on +1989-04-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Hinsdale[4].

Why It Matters

Frank Foss ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Frank Foss born?

Frank Foss's place of birth was Chicago[2].

Where did Frank Foss die?

Frank Foss passed away in Hinsdale[4].

What did Frank Foss do for work?

Frank Foss worked as athletics competitor[6].

Where did Frank Foss go to school?

Frank Foss was educated at Cornell University[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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