Ed Crane

American libertarian activist
Person human Q5334704
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Ed Crane was born on August 15, 1944, in Los Angeles and died on February 10, 2026, in Falls Church[1]. He was educated at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Southern California. His professional occupations included politician, political scientist, political analyst, financial analyst, and entrepreneur[2]. His work and focus spanned the fields of liberal Christianity, conservatism, political science, and liberty[2].

Ed Crane

Summary

Ed Crane is a human[1]. His place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1944-08-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Falls Church[4]. He died on +2026-02-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6], political scientist[7], political analyst[8], financial analyst[9], and entrepreneur[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Ed Crane was born in Los Angeles[2].
  • Ed Crane passed away in Falls Church[4].
  • Ed Crane was born on +1944-08-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ed Crane was born on +1944-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Ed Crane died on +2026-02-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Ed Crane held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Ed Crane worked as a politician[6].
  • Ed Crane worked as a political scientist[7].
  • Ed Crane worked as a political analyst[8].
  • Ed Crane worked as a financial analyst[9].
  • Ed Crane worked as an entrepreneur[10].
  • Ed Crane's field of work was liberal Christianity[14].
  • Ed Crane's field of work was conservatism[15].
  • Ed Crane's field of work was political science[16].
  • Ed Crane's field of work was liberty[17].
  • Ed Crane's field of work was economic policy[18].
  • Ed Crane's field of work was financial analysis[19].
  • Ed Crane was educated at University of California, Berkeley[20].
  • Ed Crane was educated at University of Southern California[21].
  • Ed Crane was a member of Mont Pelerin Society[22].
  • Ed Crane is recorded as male[23].
  • Ed Crane's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Ed Crane's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083139593[25].
  • Ed Crane's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 113357079[26].
  • Ed Crane's GND ID is recorded as 170735249[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Los Angeles[2], Ed Crane… Recorded date of birth include +1944-08-15T00:00:00Z[3] and +1944-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[20], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31] and University of Southern California[21], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1880[34], headquartered in Los Angeles[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], political scientist[7], political analyst[8], financial analyst[9], and entrepreneur[10]. Fields of work include liberal Christianity[14], a Christian movement[36]; conservatism[15], a social philosophy[37]; political science[16], an academic major[38]; liberty[17], an ideal[39]; economic policy[18], an academic discipline[40]; and financial analysis[19], an activity[41].

Death and Burial

Ed Crane died on +2026-02-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Falls Church[4].

Why It Matters

Ed Crane ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Ed Crane born?

Ed Crane was born in Los Angeles[2].

Where did Ed Crane die?

Ed Crane died in Falls Church[4].

What did Ed Crane do for work?

Ed Crane worked as politician[6], political scientist[7], political analyst[8], financial analyst[9], and entrepreneur[10].

Where did Ed Crane go to school?

Ed Crane was educated at University of California, Berkeley[20] and University of Southern California[21].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [12] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . cato.org. Retrieved . cato.org. Provenance: 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
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ed Crane. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ed-crane
MLA “Ed Crane.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ed-crane.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ed-crane_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ed Crane}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ed-crane}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Ed Crane — https://4ort.xyz/entity/ed-crane (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ed-crane · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Prabook id ['1677756', '2406070']
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3368]]: 2406070, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257026|batch #257026]]"
  2. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at University of California, Berkeley, University of Southern California
    Member of
    Place of death Falls Church
    Prabook id ['1677756', '2406070']
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3368]]: 1677756, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257026|batch #257026]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.