Edgar Burgess

British rower (1891–1952)
Person human Q4567167
Edgar Burgess
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Edgar Burgess

Summary

Edgar Burgess is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kensington[2]. He was born on +1891-09-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Tangier[4]. He died on +1952-04-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a rower[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Edgar Burgess was born in Kensington[2].
  • Edgar Burgess died in Tangier[4].
  • Edgar Burgess was born on +1891-09-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Edgar Burgess died on +1952-04-23T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Edgar Burgess held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Edgar Burgess held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • Edgar Burgess worked as a rower[6].
  • Edgar Burgess was educated at Magdalen College[10].
  • Edgar Burgess was educated at Eton College[11].
  • Edgar Burgess received the Fellow of the Zoological Society of London[12].
  • Edgar Burgess's image is recorded as Edgar Burgess.jpg[13].
  • Edgar Burgess is recorded as male[14].
  • Edgar Burgess's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Edgar Burgess's Commons category is recorded as Edgar Burgess[16].
  • Edgar Burgess's sport is recorded as rowing[17].
  • Edgar Burgess's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r0b7s[18].
  • Edgar Burgess's family name is recorded as Burgess[19].
  • Edgar Burgess's given name is recorded as Edgar[20].
  • Edgar Burgess's given name is recorded as Richard[21].
  • Edgar Burgess's participant in is recorded as rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – men's eight[22].
  • Edgar Burgess's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Edgar Burgess's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as bu/edgar-burgess-1[24].
  • Edgar Burgess's World Rowing rower ID is recorded as 27494[25].
  • Edgar Burgess's Olympic.org athlete ID is recorded as edgar-burgess[26].
  • Edgar Burgess's Prabook ID is recorded as 1944580[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Edgar Burgess was born in Kensington[2]. He was born on +1891-09-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Magdalen College[10], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1458[30] and Eton College[11], a public school[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1440[33].

Career and Affiliations

Edgar Burgess worked as a rower[6].

Recognition

Edgar Burgess received the Fellow of the Zoological Society of London[12].

Death and Burial

Edgar Burgess died on +1952-04-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Tangier[4].

Why It Matters

Edgar Burgess ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Edgar Burgess born?

Edgar Burgess's place of birth was Kensington[2].

Where did Edgar Burgess die?

Edgar Burgess died in Tangier[4].

What did Edgar Burgess do for work?

Edgar Burgess worked as rower[6].

Where did Edgar Burgess go to school?

Edgar Burgess was educated at Magdalen College[10] and Eton College[11].

What awards did Edgar Burgess receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Zoological Society of London[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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