James Corson

American discus thrower (1906-1981)
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James Corson

Summary

James Corson is a human[1]. Born in Modesto[2], he… he was born on +1906-01-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Burlingame[4]. He died on +1981-11-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Modesto[2], James Corson…
  • James Corson passed away in Burlingame[4].
  • James Corson was born on +1906-01-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Corson died on +1981-11-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • James Corson is buried at Acacia Memorial Park[8].
  • James Corson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • James Corson's professions included athletics competitor[6].
  • Among James Corson's employers was Willamette University[10].
  • James Corson was educated at University of Southern California[11].
  • James Corson is recorded as male[12].
  • James Corson's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • James Corson's member of sports team is recorded as Pacific Tigers football[14].
  • James Corson's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 38744814[15].
  • James Corson's sport is recorded as athletics[16].
  • James Corson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ksfrv[17].
  • James Corson's family name is recorded as Corson[18].
  • James Corson's given name is recorded as James[19].
  • James Corson's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14562220[20].
  • James Corson's participant in is recorded as 1928 Summer Olympics[21].
  • James Corson's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as co/jim-corson-1[22].
  • James Corson's country for sport is recorded as United States[23].
  • James Corson's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+195'}[24].
  • James Corson's sports discipline competed in is recorded as discus throw[25].
  • James Corson's Prabook ID is recorded as 2185618[26].
  • James Corson's Tilastopaja male athlete ID is recorded as 549872[27].

Body

Origins and Family

James Corson was born in Modesto[2]. He was born on +1906-01-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

James Corson was educated at University of Southern California[11].

Career and Affiliations

James Corson worked as an athletics competitor[6]. Among his employers was Willamette University[10].

Death and Burial

James Corson died on +1981-11-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Burlingame[4]. Burial took place at Acacia Memorial Park[8].

Why It Matters

James Corson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was James Corson born?

Born in Modesto[2], James Corson…

Where did James Corson die?

James Corson died in Burlingame[4].

What did James Corson do for work?

James Corson worked as athletics competitor[6].

Where did James Corson go to school?

James Corson was educated at University of Southern California[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  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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