Charles Leroux

American balloonist and parachutist (1856-1889)
Person human Q5080206
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Charles Leroux

Summary

Charles Leroux is a human[1]. Born in Waterbury[2], he… he was born on +1856-10-31T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Tallinn Bay[4]. He died on +1889-09-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a balloonist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Waterbury[2], Charles Leroux…
  • Charles Leroux died in Tallinn Bay[4].
  • Charles Leroux died in Tallinn[8].
  • Charles Leroux was born on +1856-10-31T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Charles Leroux died on +1889-09-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Kopli cemetery[9].
  • Charles Leroux held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Charles Leroux worked as a balloonist[6].
  • A notable student of Charles Leroux was Victor Rolla[11].
  • Charles Leroux's image is recorded as Charles Leroux portrait.jpg[12].
  • Charles Leroux is recorded as male[13].
  • Charles Leroux's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Charles Leroux's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 41003360[15].
  • Charles Leroux's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90676429[16].
  • Charles Leroux's Commons category is recorded as Charles Leroux[17].
  • The cause of death was drowning[18].
  • Charles Leroux's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dr_fv2[19].
  • Charles Leroux's family name is recorded as Leroux[20].
  • Charles Leroux's given name is recorded as Charles[21].
  • Charles Leroux's manner of death is recorded as accidental death[22].
  • Charles Leroux's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Charles Leroux's different from is recorded as Charles Edouard Gabriel Leroux[24].
  • Charles Leroux's Prabook ID is recorded as 2498584[25].
  • Charles Leroux's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJfh4YJgvDr97jQRDJPbBP[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Charles Leroux was born in Waterbury[2]. He was born on +1856-10-31T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Charles Leroux worked as a balloonist[6]. A notable student of him was Victor Rolla[11].

Death and Burial

Charles Leroux died on +1889-09-12T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include Tallinn Bay[4], a bay[27], in Estonia[28] and Tallinn[8], a Hanseatic city[29], in Estonia[30]. The cause of death was drowning[18]. Burial took place at Kopli cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Charles Leroux ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Charles Leroux born?

Born in Waterbury[2], Charles Leroux…

Where did Charles Leroux die?

Charles Leroux died in Tallinn Bay[4].

What did Charles Leroux do for work?

Charles Leroux worked as balloonist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [11] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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