George Ball

American diplomat (1909-1994)
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George Ball
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
December 21, 1909
Date of death
May 26, 1994
Place of birth
Des Moines
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[17]
Award received
Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Family name
Ball[19]
Given name
George, Wildman[20][21]
Participated in conflict
Vietnam War[18]
Place of burial
Princeton Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en George W. Ball en George Ball en George Wildman Ball ar جورج بال cs George Ball fi George Wildman Ball he ג'ורג' בול ja ジョージ・W・ボール ja ジョージ・ボール ko 조지 볼 ko 조지 와일드먼 볼 ru Джордж Болл zh 乔治·贝尔 zh 佐治·波爾 zh 喬治·鮑爾 (外交官)
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dodis ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Historical Archives of the European Union ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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LRB contributor ID
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LibriVox author ID
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Munzinger person ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
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NYRB contributor ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online Books Page author ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Political Graveyard politician ID
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U.S. National Archives Identifier
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Unz Review author ID
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WikiTree person ID
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Summary

George Ball was born on December 21, 1909[1], in Des Moines[2]. He died on May 26, 1994[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5], jurist[6], and politician[7].

FAQs

Where was George Ball born?

George Ball was born in Des Moines[2].

Where did George Ball die?

George Ball passed away in New York City[4].

What did George Ball do for work?

George Ball worked as a diplomat[5], jurist[6], and politician[7].

Where did George Ball go to school?

George Ball was educated at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law[13] and Evanston Township High School[14].

What awards did George Ball receive?

Honors received include Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . rooseveltinstitute.org. Retrieved . rooseveltinstitute.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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