Francis Lane

athletics competitor (1874-1927)
Person human Q436221
Francis Lane
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Francis Lane

Summary

Francis Lane is a human[1]. He was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on +1874-09-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Chicago[4]. He died on +1927-02-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a sprinter[6] and athletics competitor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Chicago[2], Francis Lane…
  • Francis Lane passed away in Chicago[4].
  • Francis Lane was born on +1874-09-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Francis Lane died on +1927-02-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Greenwood Cemetery[9].
  • Francis Lane held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Francis Lane worked as a sprinter[6].
  • Francis Lane's professions included athletics competitor[7].
  • Francis Lane's education included a stint at Princeton University[11].
  • Francis Lane's image is recorded as Princeton athens 1896.jpg[12].
  • Francis Lane is recorded as male[13].
  • Francis Lane's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Francis Lane's Commons category is recorded as Francis Lane[15].
  • Francis Lane's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 101587151[16].
  • Francis Lane's sport is recorded as athletics[17].
  • Francis Lane's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06l94f[18].
  • Francis Lane's family name is recorded as Lane[19].
  • Francis Lane's given name is recorded as Francis[20].
  • Francis Lane's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14992120[21].
  • Francis Lane's participant in is recorded as 1896 Summer Olympics[22].
  • Francis Lane's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as la/frank-lane-1[23].
  • Francis Lane's country for sport is recorded as United States[24].
  • Francis Lane's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+170'}[25].
  • Francis Lane's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+69'}[26].
  • Francis Lane's sports discipline competed in is recorded as 100 metres[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Francis Lane's place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on +1874-09-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Francis Lane was educated at Princeton University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sprinter[6] and athletics competitor[7].

Death and Burial

Francis Lane died on +1927-02-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Chicago[4]. He is buried at Greenwood Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Francis Lane ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Francis Lane born?

Francis Lane was born in Chicago[2].

Where did Francis Lane die?

Francis Lane died in Chicago[4].

What did Francis Lane do for work?

Francis Lane worked as sprinter[6] and athletics competitor[7].

Where did Francis Lane go to school?

Francis Lane was educated at Princeton University[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Roglo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Roglo. 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] . 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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