Bruce Laingen

United States diplomat (1922-2019)
Person human Q4977822
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Summary

Bruce Laingen was born on August 6, 1922[1], in Minnesota[2]. He died on July 15, 2019[3], in Bethesda[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Butterfield[7]
  • Place of burial: Rock Creek Cemetery[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Educated at: University of Minnesota[10], St. Olaf College[11], National War College[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: Bruce Laingen[14]
  • Cause of death: disease[15]
  • Given name: Bruce[16]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[17]

Why It Matters

Bruce Laingen is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was Bruce Laingen born?

Bruce Laingen was born in Minnesota[2].

Where did Bruce Laingen die?

Bruce Laingen passed away in Bethesda[4].

What did Bruce Laingen do for work?

Bruce Laingen worked as a diplomat[5].

Where did Bruce Laingen go to school?

Bruce Laingen was educated at University of Minnesota[10], St. Olaf College[11], and National War College[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Minnesota, Butterfield
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'simple']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 13w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987014618963705171
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National library of israel j9u id: 987014618963705171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Bruce
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → human
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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