Irving Meretsky

Canadian basketball player (1912–2006)
Person human Q668786
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Irving Meretsky

Summary

Irving Meretsky is a human[1]. He was born in Windsor[2]. He was born on +1912-05-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Windsor[4]. He died on +2006-05-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a basketball player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Irving Meretsky's place of birth was Windsor[2].
  • Irving Meretsky passed away in Windsor[4].
  • Irving Meretsky was born on +1912-05-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Irving Meretsky died on +2006-05-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Irving Meretsky held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • Irving Meretsky worked as a basketball player[6].
  • Irving Meretsky is recorded as male[9].
  • Irving Meretsky's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Irving Meretsky's sport is recorded as basketball[11].
  • Irving Meretsky's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rg16k[12].
  • Irving Meretsky's family name is recorded as Meretsky[13].
  • Irving Meretsky's given name is recorded as Irving[14].
  • Irving Meretsky's participant in is recorded as 1936 Summer Olympics[15].
  • Irving Meretsky's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as me/toots-meretsky-1[16].
  • Irving Meretsky's country for sport is recorded as Canada[17].
  • Irving Meretsky's sports discipline competed in is recorded as basketball[18].
  • Irving Meretsky's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000002850327303[19].
  • Irving Meretsky's databaseOlympics.com athlete ID is recorded as MERETIRV01[20].
  • Irving Meretsky's Basketball Reference international player ID is recorded as toots-meretsky-1[21].
  • Irving Meretsky's Olympedia people ID is recorded as 6663[22].
  • Irving Meretsky's FIBA.basketball people ID is recorded as 194575[23].

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Origins and Family

Irving Meretsky's place of birth was Windsor[2]. He was born on +1912-05-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Irving Meretsky's professions included basketball player[6].

Death and Burial

Irving Meretsky died on +2006-05-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Windsor[4].

Why It Matters

Irving Meretsky ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

FAQs

Where was Irving Meretsky born?

Born in Windsor[2], Irving Meretsky…

Where did Irving Meretsky die?

Irving Meretsky passed away in Windsor[4].

What did Irving Meretsky do for work?

Irving Meretsky worked as basketball player[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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