David Smith

baseball historian
Person human Q5239889
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David Smith

Summary

David Smith is a human[1]. He was born in Dayton[2]. He was born on March 17, 1948[3]. He worked as a baseball player[4], biologist[5], historian[6], and microbiologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Dayton[2], David Smith…
  • David Smith was born on March 17, 1948[3].
  • David Smith held citizenship in United States[9].
  • David Smith's professions included baseball player[4].
  • David Smith's professions included biologist[5].
  • David Smith's professions included historian[6].
  • David Smith's professions included microbiologist[7].
  • David Smith was employed by University of Delaware[10].
  • David Smith's education included a stint at University of Wisconsin–Madison[11].
  • David Smith's education included a stint at University of California, San Diego[12].
  • David Smith is recorded as male[13].
  • David Smith's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • David Smith's Commons category is recorded as David Smith (baseball historian)[15].
  • David Smith's sport is recorded as baseball[16].
  • David Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[17].
  • David Smith's given name is recorded as David[18].

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Origins and Family

Born in Dayton[2], David Smith… he was born on March 17, 1948[3].

Education

Educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[11], a public research university[19], in United States[20], founded in 1848[21] and University of California, San Diego[12], a public university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1960[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include baseball player[4], biologist[5], historian[6], and microbiologist[7]. Among David Smith's employers was University of Delaware[10].

Why It Matters

David Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was David Smith born?

David Smith was born in Dayton[2].

What did David Smith do for work?

David Smith worked as baseball player[4], biologist[5], historian[6], and microbiologist[7].

Where did David Smith go to school?

David Smith was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[11] and University of California, San Diego[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved . wsj.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . bio.udel.edu. Retrieved . bio.udel.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id 987007320852005171
    Sex or gender male
    Commons category David Smith (baseball historian)
    Freebase id /m/02pt6ct
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