Cornelius Johnson

American high jumper (1913–1946)
Person human Q544709
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Cornelius Johnson

Summary

Cornelius Johnson is a human[1]. He was born in Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1913-08-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in San Francisco[4]. He died on +1946-02-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Cornelius Johnson's place of birth was Los Angeles[2].
  • Cornelius Johnson died in San Francisco[4].
  • Cornelius Johnson was born on +1913-08-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Cornelius Johnson was born on +1913-08-21T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Cornelius Johnson died on +1946-02-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Cornelius Johnson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Cornelius Johnson is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].
  • Cornelius Johnson's professions included athletics competitor[6].
  • Cornelius Johnson's education included a stint at Compton High School[11].
  • Cornelius Johnson's education included a stint at Los Angeles High School[12].
  • Cornelius Johnson's education included a stint at Compton College[13].
  • Cornelius Johnson was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha[14].
  • Cornelius Johnson's image is recorded as Cornelius Johnson jumping.jpg[15].
  • Cornelius Johnson is recorded as male[16].
  • Cornelius Johnson's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Cornelius Johnson's sport is recorded as athletics[18].
  • Cornelius Johnson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/099n0_[19].
  • Cornelius Johnson's family name is recorded as Johnson[20].
  • Cornelius Johnson's given name is recorded as Cornelius[21].
  • Cornelius Johnson's record held is recorded as Men's high jump world record progression[22].
  • Cornelius Johnson's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14558336[23].
  • Cornelius Johnson's participant in is recorded as 1936 Summer Olympics[24].
  • Cornelius Johnson's participant in is recorded as 1932 Summer Olympics[25].
  • Cornelius Johnson's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as jo/corny-johnson-1[26].
  • Cornelius Johnson's country for sport is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Cornelius Johnson's place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1913-08-28T00:00:00Z[3] and +1913-08-21T00:00:00Z[8]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].

Education

Educated at Compton High School[11], a high school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1896[30]; Los Angeles High School[12], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1873[33], headquartered in Los Angeles[34]; and Compton College[13], an educational institution[35], in United States[36], founded in 1927[37].

Career and Affiliations

Cornelius Johnson worked as an athletics competitor[6].

Death and Burial

Cornelius Johnson died on +1946-02-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in San Francisco[4].

Why It Matters

Cornelius Johnson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Cornelius Johnson born?

Cornelius Johnson's place of birth was Los Angeles[2].

Where did Cornelius Johnson die?

Cornelius Johnson passed away in San Francisco[4].

What did Cornelius Johnson do for work?

Cornelius Johnson worked as athletics competitor[6].

Where did Cornelius Johnson go to school?

Cornelius Johnson was educated at Compton High School[11], Los Angeles High School[12], and Compton College[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . USA Track & Field athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . usatf.org. Retrieved . usatf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . sports-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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