Dick Burrus

American baseball player
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Dick Burrus

Summary

Dick Burrus is a human[1]. Born in Hatteras[2], he… he was born on +1898-01-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Elizabeth City[4]. He died on +1972-02-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a baseball player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Dick Burrus's place of birth was Hatteras[2].
  • Dick Burrus died in Elizabeth City[4].
  • Dick Burrus was born on +1898-01-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dick Burrus died on +1972-02-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Dick Burrus was Dixie Browning[8].
  • A child of Dick Burrus was Mary Burrus Williams[9].
  • Dick Burrus held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Dick Burrus's professions included baseball player[6].
  • Dick Burrus's education included a stint at North Carolina State University[11].
  • Dick Burrus's image is recorded as Dick Burrus baskeball photo.jpg[12].
  • Dick Burrus is recorded as male[13].
  • Dick Burrus's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Dick Burrus's position played on team / speciality is recorded as first baseman[15].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[16].
  • Dick Burrus's sport is recorded as baseball[17].
  • Dick Burrus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027m71p[18].
  • Dick Burrus's family name is recorded as Burrus[19].
  • Dick Burrus's given name is recorded as Maurice[20].
  • Dick Burrus's given name is recorded as Lennon[21].
  • Dick Burrus's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Dick Burrus's name in native language is recorded as Maurice Lennon Burrus[23].
  • Dick Burrus's Baseball Reference major league player ID is recorded as b/burrudi01[24].
  • Dick Burrus's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000035503915949[25].
  • Dick Burrus's Prabook ID is recorded as 2060150[26].
  • Dick Burrus's FanGraphs player ID is recorded as 1001734[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Hatteras[2], Dick Burrus… he was born on +1898-01-29T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Dick Burrus's education included a stint at North Carolina State University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Dick Burrus worked as a baseball player[6].

Personal Life

Children include Dixie Browning[8], a novelist[28], 1930–2024[29], of United States[30] and Mary Burrus Williams[9], a writer[31], b. 1940[32].

Death and Burial

Dick Burrus died on +1972-02-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Elizabeth City[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[16].

Why It Matters

Dick Burrus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Dick Burrus born?

Born in Hatteras[2], Dick Burrus…

Where did Dick Burrus die?

Dick Burrus died in Elizabeth City[4].

What did Dick Burrus do for work?

Dick Burrus worked as baseball player[6].

Where did Dick Burrus go to school?

Dick Burrus was educated at North Carolina State University[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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