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Edward Lansdale

United States general (1908-1987)
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Edward Lansdale
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
February 6, 1908
Date of death
February 23, 1987
Place of birth
Detroit
Place of death
McLean
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
military officer, screenwriter, air force pilot, spy, major general, soldier, politician[12][13]
Employer
Office of Strategic Services[17]
Field of work
aerial warfare, intelligence agency, military[14][15][16]
Educated at
University of California, Los Angeles[18]
Award received
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, National Security Medal[19][20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Allegiance
United States[28]
Family name
Lansdale[26]
Given name
Edward[27]
Military branch
United States Air Force[22]
Military, police or special rank
general[23]
Participated in conflict
World War II, Vietnam War[24][25]
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Edward Lansdale en Edward Geary Lansdale cs Ed Lansdale cs Edward Lansdale de Edward Geary Lansdale es Edward Geary Lansdale fi Edward Geary Lansdale id Edward Geary Lansdale ja エドワード・ランスデール ko 에드워드 랜스데일 pl Edward Geary Lansdale pt Edward Geary Lansdale ru Лансдейл, Эдвард ru Эдвард Лансдейл vi Edward Geary Lansdale zh 爱德华·兰斯代尔 zh-hant 愛德華·蘭斯代爾
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000083728304
VIAF cluster ID
36981860
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88030251
GND ID
131672029
American National Biography ID
0700366
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
LansdaleEdwardGeary1908-1987
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12293431r
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11324659
CiNii Research ID
1140563741745890688
FAST ID
230576
Find a Grave memorial ID
6768280
Freebase ID
/m/0247c0
Show all 31 identifiers +19
IdRef ID
031783201
J9U entity ID
987007264249805171
Munzinger person ID
00000011264
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05525522
NL CR AUT ID
xx0226013
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000081023
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812360469905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
130497878
Open Library ID
OL1966887A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100051243
PM20 folder ID
pe/010956
Parsifal cluster ID
775056
RERO ID (legacy)
A025075559
RILM ID
174103
SNAC ARK ID
w6ww7gqq
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10572401
WikiTree person ID
Lansdale-134
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmdyPXHMVT83y8xdxmKh3
Yale LUX ID
person/a13df099-715d-410b-8f1e-53fdb869ae93

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Occupation 4
screenwriter, military officer, spy, air force pilot
Field of work 3
military, intelligence agency, aerial warfare
Award received 2
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, National Security Medal
Participated in conflict 2
World War II, Vietnam War
Allegiance 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of California, Los Angeles
Employer 1
Office of Strategic Services
Films written 1
The Quiet American
Given name 1
Edward
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military branch 1
United States Air Force
Military, police or special rank 1
general
Place of birth 1
Detroit
Place of burial 1
Arlington National Cemetery
Place of death 1
McLean
Sex or gender 1
male
← Characters 1
JFK
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Edward Lansdale was born on February 6, 1908[1], in Detroit[2]. He died on February 23, 1987[3], in McLean[4]. He worked as a military officer[5], screenwriter[6], air force pilot[7], spy[8], and major general[9].

FAQs

Where was Edward Lansdale born?

Edward Lansdale's place of birth was Detroit[2].

Where did Edward Lansdale die?

Edward Lansdale died in McLean[4].

What did Edward Lansdale do for work?

Edward Lansdale worked as a military officer[5], screenwriter[6], air force pilot[7], spy[8], and major general[9].

Where did Edward Lansdale go to school?

Edward Lansdale was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[18].

What awards did Edward Lansdale receive?

Honors received include Air Force Distinguished Service Medal[19] and National Security Medal[20].

Related Entities

JFK United States University of California, Los Angeles

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . ancexplorer.army.mil. ancexplorer.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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    Military, police or special rank → general
    Given name → Edward
    Field of work → aerial warfare, intelligence agency, military
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