Alex Close

cyclist (1921–2008)
Person human Q1887906
Alex Close
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Alex Close

Summary

Alex Close is a human[1]. His place of birth was Moignelée[2]. He was born on +1921-11-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Ligny[4]. He died on +2008-10-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a sport cyclist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Alex Close was born in Moignelée[2].
  • Alex Close died in Ligny[4].
  • Alex Close was born on +1921-11-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alex Close died on +2008-10-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Alex Close held citizenship in Belgium[8].
  • Alex Close's professions included sport cyclist[6].
  • Alex Close's image is recorded as Alex Close, Belgian team, Stage 1, Tour de France 1954.jpg[9].
  • Alex Close is recorded as male[10].
  • Alex Close's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Alex Close's Commons category is recorded as Alex Close[12].
  • Alex Close's sport is recorded as cycle sport[13].
  • Alex Close's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cjlfx[14].
  • Alex Close's family name is recorded as Close[15].
  • Alex Close's given name is recorded as Alex[16].
  • Alex Close's participant in is recorded as 1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo[17].
  • Alex Close's participant in is recorded as 1953 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo[18].
  • Alex Close's Cycling Archives cyclist ID is recorded as 1465[19].
  • Alex Close's country for sport is recorded as Belgium[20].
  • Alex Close's ProCyclingStats cyclist ID is recorded as 172594[21].
  • Alex Close's The-Sports.org athlete ID is recorded as 47020[22].
  • Alex Close's CycleBase cyclist ID is recorded as 3124[23].
  • Alex Close's Mémoire du cyclisme cyclist ID is recorded as 2406[24].
  • Alex Close's FirstCycling rider ID is recorded as 2921[25].
  • Alex Close's InterSportStats athlete ID is recorded as 30295[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Alex Close's place of birth was Moignelée[2]. He was born on +1921-11-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Alex Close's professions included sport cyclist[6].

Death and Burial

Alex Close died on +2008-10-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Ligny[4].

Why It Matters

Alex Close ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

Where was Alex Close born?

Alex Close's place of birth was Moignelée[2].

Where did Alex Close die?

Alex Close passed away in Ligny[4].

What did Alex Close do for work?

Alex Close worked as sport cyclist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . lefigaro.fr. lefigaro.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . lefigaro.fr. lefigaro.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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