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Jerald terHorst

American journalist (1922–2010)
Person human Q504901

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
July 11, 1922
Date of death
March 31, 2010
Place of birth
Grand Rapids
Place of death
Asheville
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
journalist, writer, spokesperson
Position held
White House Press Secretary[9]
Educated at
University of Michigan[10]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[13]
Award received
Conscience-in-Media Award[11]
Cause of death
heart failure[15]
Given name
Jerald[16]
Manner of death
natural causes[17]
Military branch
United States Marine Corps[14]
Number of children
+4[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jerald terHorst de Jerald F. terHorst de Jerald ter Horst de Jerald Franklin terHorst ja ジェラルド・ターホルスト zh 傑拉爾德·特霍斯特 zh 杰拉尔德·特霍斯特
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000083145803
VIAF cluster ID
113519973
Library of Congress authority ID
n78079519
GND ID
1038044529
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jerald terHorst.jpg ↗
C-SPAN person numeric ID
9068
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
9068
CiNii Research ID
1140282266607164032
DDB person (GND) ID
1038044529
FAST ID
27589
Find a Grave memorial ID
50539242
Freebase ID
/m/08_f33
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Geni.com profile ID
386922140170001334
Harper's tag
jerald-f-terhorst
IdRef ID
079972462
KBR person ID
14806722
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07925882
NDL Authority ID
00458489
NUKAT ID
n98020712
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007340439805171
National Library of Latvia ID
000159235
National Virtual Library of India ID
398657
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
13563637X
Notable Names Database ID
901/000022835
Our Campaigns candidate ID
476331
Prabook ID
566331
SNAC ARK ID
w64b6570
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10582256
WikiTree person ID
Ter_Horst-391
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJg8FP3QBgC8bVdXbJYQMP
Yale LUX ID
person/dc4b5972-c3ce-4538-aed4-efda5c864776

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Occupation 2
writer, journalist
Award received 1
Conscience-in-Media Award
Cause of death 1
heart failure
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Michigan
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Military branch 1
United States Marine Corps
Place of birth 1
Grand Rapids
Place of death 1
Asheville
Position held 1
White House Press Secretary
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jerald terHorst was born on July 11, 1922[1], in Grand Rapids[2]. He died on March 31, 2010[3], in Asheville[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], writer[6], and spokesperson[7].

FAQs

Where was Jerald terHorst born?

Jerald terHorst was born in Grand Rapids[2].

Where did Jerald terHorst die?

Jerald terHorst died in Asheville[4].

What did Jerald terHorst do for work?

Jerald terHorst worked as a journalist[5], writer[6], and spokesperson[7].

Where did Jerald terHorst go to school?

Jerald terHorst was educated at University of Michigan[10].

What awards did Jerald terHorst receive?

Honors received include Conscience-in-Media Award[11].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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