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Willard Dickerman Straight

American diplomat (1880-1918)
Person human Q8003395

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
January 31, 1880
Date of death
December 1, 1918
Place of birth
Oswego
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Occupation
diplomat, architect, investment banker
Educated at
Cornell University, Bordentown Military Institute[15][16]
Father
Henry Harrison Straight[9]
Spouse
Dorothy Payne Whitney[10]
Child
Beatrice Straight, Michael Whitney Straight, Whitney Straight[11][12][13]
Cause of death
1918–1920 flu pandemic[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Allegiance
United States[23]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library[29]
Family name
Straight[20]
Given name
Willard[21]
Manner of death
natural causes[25]
Medical condition
1918–1920 flu pandemic[24]
Military casualty classification
non-battle casualty[26]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[28]
Participated in conflict
World War I[19]
Place of burial
Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial[8]
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Significant event
American World War I casualty[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Willard Dickerman Straight en Willard D. Straight en Willard Straight ja ウィラード・ストレート ja ウィラード・ディッカーマン・ストレート ja ウィラード・ディッカーマン・ストレイト ja コーネル大学 ko 윌러드 스트레이트 ko 윌러드 디커맨 스트레이트 zh 司戴德
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000063212212
VIAF cluster ID
13402446
Library of Congress authority ID
n88126725
GND ID
129959588
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Williard Straight, portrait bust LCCN2014680658 (2) (cropped).jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
0600631
Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America ID
2611
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/79640
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
129959588
FAST ID
260139
Find a Grave memorial ID
55952045
Freebase ID
/m/08znsk
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Genealogics.org person ID
I00416311
Geni.com profile ID
6000000014657246049
Golden ID
Willard_Dickerman_Straight-64AEAV
IdRef ID
16161096X
Kindred Britain ID
I29543
Modern History Database person ID
cyxoznrwzekxwew
NLA Trove people ID
994302
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007278041805171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
152338659
Open Library ID
OL993461A
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
298603
SNAC ARK ID
w68p611b
The Peerage person ID
p25179.htm#i251781
WeRelate person ID
Willard_Dickerman_Straight_(1)
WikiTree person ID
Straight-456
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqBmBJhqWBgvtxTqMHt8C
Yale LUX ID
person/cc888fc4-6bb9-41a5-ba33-71d744d9d52d

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
architect, diplomat, investment banker
Child 2
Beatrice Straight, Whitney Straight
Children (paternal) 2
Beatrice Straight, Whitney Straight
Allegiance 1
United States
Cause of death 1
1918–1920 flu pandemic
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Cornell University
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Medical condition 1
1918–1920 flu pandemic
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Oswego
Place of burial 1
Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial
Place of death 1
Paris
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Dorothy Payne Whitney
Spouses 1
Dorothy Payne Whitney
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Summary

Willard Dickerman Straight was born on January 31, 1880[1], in Oswego[2]. He died on December 1, 1918[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5], architect[6], and investment banker[7].

FAQs

Where was Willard Dickerman Straight born?

Willard Dickerman Straight's place of birth was Oswego[2].

Where did Willard Dickerman Straight die?

Willard Dickerman Straight died in Paris[4].

Who were Willard Dickerman Straight's parents?

Willard Dickerman Straight's father was Henry Harrison Straight[9].

Who was Willard Dickerman Straight married to?

Willard Dickerman Straight's spouses include Dorothy Payne Whitney[10].

What did Willard Dickerman Straight do for work?

Willard Dickerman Straight worked as a diplomat[5], architect[6], and investment banker[7].

Where did Willard Dickerman Straight go to school?

Willard Dickerman Straight was educated at Cornell University[15] and Bordentown Military Institute[16].

Related Entities

Beatrice Straight United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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