Clever Hans

horse claimed to have been able to do mathematics
Thing horse Q1127291
Clever Hans
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Clever Hans

Summary

Clever Hans is a horse[1]. It was born in Germany[2]. It was born on +1895-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. It died on +1916-00-00T00:00:00Z[4]. It ranks in the top 5% of horse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (539 views/month).[5]

Key Facts

  • Clever Hans's place of birth was Germany[2].
  • Clever Hans was born on +1895-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Clever Hans died on +1916-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Clever Hans's image is recorded as Hans 1910.jpg[6].
  • Clever Hans is recorded as male organism[7].
  • Clever Hans's instance of is recorded as horse[8].
  • Clever Hans's instance of is recorded as individual animal[9].
  • Clever Hans's owned by is recorded as Wilhelm von Osten[10].
  • Clever Hans's Commons category is recorded as Clever Hans[11].
  • Clever Hans's color is recorded as black[12].
  • Clever Hans's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02bqw6[13].
  • Clever Hans's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Clever-Hans[14].
  • Clever Hans's animal breed is recorded as Arabian horse[15].
  • Clever Hans's animal breed is recorded as Orlov Trotter[16].
  • Clever Hans's individual of taxon is recorded as Equus caballus[17].

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Origins and Family

Clever Hans was born in Germany[2]. It was born on +1895-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Death and Burial

Clever Hans died on +1916-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Clever Hans ranks in the top 5% of horse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (539 views/month).[5] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was Clever Hans born?

Clever Hans's place of birth was Germany[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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