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Ralph Flanders

American engineer, industrialist, and politician (1880–1970)
Person human Q201751

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
September 28, 1880
Date of death
February 19, 1970
Place of birth
Barnet
Place of death
Springfield
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
politician, engineer, writer, businessperson, mechanical engineer, industrialist[13]
Field of work
mechanical engineering, politics[14][15]
Position held
president, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator[16][17]
Educated at
primary school[18]
Religion or worldview
Congregational churches[22]
Member of political party
Republican Party[24]
Award received
Hoover Medal, Worcester Reed Warner Medal[19][20]
Spouse
Helen Hartness Flanders[11]
Sibling
Donald Alexander Flanders[32]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[30]
Archives at
Syracuse University Libraries[25]
Family name
Flanders[26]
Given name
Ralph, Edward[27][28]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences[21]
Name in native language
Ralph Flanders[31]
Place of burial
Vermont[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ralph Edward Flanders en Ralph Flanders ar رالف فلاندرز cs Ralph Edward Flanders de Ralph Edward Flanders es Ralph Flanders fa رالف ئی. فلاندر he ראלף פלנדרס hu Ralph E. Flanders ja ラルフ・フランダース ko 랠프 플랜더스 ko 랠프 에드워드 플랜더스 ru Ральф Фландерс sv Ralph Edward Flanders
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000081127214
VIAF cluster ID
33626940
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n90705502
GND ID
1060474085
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
FLANDERS, RALPH. SENATOR LCCN2016862620 (composed).jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
0700101
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
flanders-ralph-edward-1880-1970-engineer-industrialist-and-us-senator
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/81960
Awards & Winners artist ID
03_fpt
DDB person (GND) ID
1060474085
FAST ID
276815
Find a Grave memorial ID
6322262
Show all 34 identifiers +22
Freebase ID
/m/03_fpt
Geni profile ID
6000000015078085764
Harper's tag
ralph-e-ralph-edward-flanders
IdRef ID
087624338
J9U entity ID
987007280322805171
KBR person ID
13912247
Munzinger person ID
00000007517
NL CR AUT ID
jo20241241370
NLP ID
a0000002227439
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000504278
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810590090305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
150811063
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
3046
Open Library ID
OL117610A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
104374
Political Graveyard politician ID
flanagin-fleishman.html#316.72.15
SNAC ARK ID
w6tq6m98
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10571302
US Congress Bio ID
F000190
WikiTree person ID
Flanders-1105
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgHb7dGmfBQHMX3JhJdQq
Yale LUX ID
person/43809a78-2b56-4bbc-a5ee-268f5c5bcfc9

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🔗 Connections
Position held 8
president, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator
Occupation 6
writer, politician, engineer, businessperson, industrialist, mechanical engineer
Field of work 2
politics, mechanical engineering
Given name 2
Edward, Ralph
Award received 1
Hoover Medal
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
primary school
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Place of birth 1
Barnet
Place of burial 1
Vermont
Place of death 1
Springfield
Religion or worldview 1
Congregational churches
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Helen Hartness Flanders
Spouses 1
Helen Hartness Flanders
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
← FactGrid item ID 1
Crackenthorpe
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Summary

Ralph Flanders was born on September 28, 1880[1], in Barnet[2]. He died on February 19, 1970[3], in Springfield[4]. He worked as a politician[5], engineer[6], writer[7], businessperson[8], and mechanical engineer[9].

FAQs

Where was Ralph Flanders born?

Ralph Flanders was born in Barnet[2].

Where did Ralph Flanders die?

Ralph Flanders passed away in Springfield[4].

Who was Ralph Flanders married to?

Ralph Flanders's spouses include Helen Hartness Flanders[11].

What did Ralph Flanders do for work?

Ralph Flanders worked as a politician[5], engineer[6], writer[7], businessperson[8], and mechanical engineer[9].

Where did Ralph Flanders go to school?

Ralph Flanders was educated at primary school[18].

What awards did Ralph Flanders receive?

Honors received include Hoover Medal[19] and Worcester Reed Warner Medal[20].

Related Entities

politics United States United States senator Vermont

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . library.syracuse.edu. library.syracuse.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . asme.org. asme.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Harper's tag → ralph-e-ralph-edward-flanders
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: ralph-e-ralph-edward-flanders, Matched to ralph e ralph edward flanders (#289953442) in [[:toollabs:mix-n-"
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