Elemér Somfay

Hungarian decathlete (1898–1979)
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Elemér Somfay

Summary

Elemér Somfay is a human[1]. He was born in Budapest[2]. He was born on +1898-08-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Budapest[4]. He died on +1979-05-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6] and modern pentathlete[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Elemér Somfay was born in Budapest[2].
  • Elemér Somfay passed away in Budapest[4].
  • Elemér Somfay was born on +1898-08-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Elemér Somfay died on +1979-05-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Elemér Somfay is buried at Farkasréti Cemetery[9].
  • Elemér Somfay held citizenship in Hungary[10].
  • Elemér Somfay's professions included athletics competitor[6].
  • Elemér Somfay's professions included modern pentathlete[7].
  • Elemér Somfay was educated at Theresian Military Academy[11].
  • Elemér Somfay is recorded as male[12].
  • Elemér Somfay's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Elemér Somfay's ISNI is recorded as 0000000456486142[14].
  • Elemér Somfay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 36144648275834289120[15].
  • Elemér Somfay's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 169892049[16].
  • Elemér Somfay's participated in conflict is recorded as World War I[17].
  • Elemér Somfay's sport is recorded as athletics[18].
  • Elemér Somfay's sport is recorded as modern pentathlon[19].
  • Elemér Somfay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h62xg[20].
  • Elemér Somfay's family name is recorded as Somfay[21].
  • Elemér Somfay's given name is recorded as Elemér[22].
  • Elemér Somfay's relative is recorded as Aurél Stromfeld[23].
  • Elemér Somfay's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14565009[24].
  • Elemér Somfay's participant in is recorded as 1932 Summer Olympics[25].
  • Elemér Somfay's participant in is recorded as 1924 Summer Olympics[26].
  • Elemér Somfay's participant in is recorded as 1928 Summer Olympics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Elemér Somfay's place of birth was Budapest[2]. He was born on +1898-08-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Elemér Somfay's education included a stint at Theresian Military Academy[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include athletics competitor[6] and modern pentathlete[7].

Death and Burial

Elemér Somfay died on +1979-05-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Budapest[4]. He is buried at Farkasréti Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Elemér Somfay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Elemér Somfay born?

Elemér Somfay was born in Budapest[2].

Where did Elemér Somfay die?

Elemér Somfay died in Budapest[4].

What did Elemér Somfay do for work?

Elemér Somfay worked as athletics competitor[6] and modern pentathlete[7].

Where did Elemér Somfay go to school?

Elemér Somfay was educated at Theresian Military Academy[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . epa.oszk.hu. epa.oszk.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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