Frank Brennan

Australian Jesuit priest, human rights lawyer and academic
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Frank Brennan

Summary

Frank Brennan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Toowoomba[2]. He was born on March 6, 1954[3]. He worked as a lawyer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Frank Brennan was born in Toowoomba[2].
  • Frank Brennan was born on March 6, 1954[3].
  • Frank Brennan was born on June 3, 1954[6].
  • Frank Brennan's father was Gerard Brennan[7].
  • Frank Brennan held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • Frank Brennan's professions included lawyer[4].
  • Among Frank Brennan's employers was Australian Catholic University[9].
  • Frank Brennan was educated at Downlands College[10].
  • Frank Brennan was educated at Newman College[11].
  • Frank Brennan received the Australian National Living Treasure[12].
  • Frank Brennan received the Officer of the Order of Australia[13].
  • Frank Brennan received the Centenary Medal[14].
  • Frank Brennan received the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal[15].
  • Frank Brennan's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[16].
  • Frank Brennan is recorded as male[17].
  • Frank Brennan's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Frank Brennan's religious order is recorded as Society of Jesus[19].
  • Frank Brennan's family name is recorded as Brennan[20].
  • Frank Brennan's given name is recorded as Frank[21].
  • Frank Brennan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: AU[24]

  • Began / founded: 1954-03-06[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 603fb501-96cb-450d-9a1d-38623e4f4115[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Toowoomba[2], Frank Brennan… Recorded date of birth include March 6, 1954[3] and June 3, 1954[6]. His father was Gerard Brennan[7].

Education

Educated at Downlands College[10], a private school[27], in Australia[28], founded in 1931[29] and Newman College[11], a residential college[30], in Australia[31], founded in 1918[32], headquartered in Parkville[33].

Career and Affiliations

Frank Brennan's professions included lawyer[4]. Among his employers was Australian Catholic University[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Australian National Living Treasure[12], an award[34], in Australia[35]; Officer of the Order of Australia[13], a grade of an order[36], in Australia[37]; Centenary Medal[14], a medallion[38], in Australia[39], founded in 2001[40]; and Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal[15], an award[41], in Australia[42], founded in 1999[43].

Personal Life

Frank Brennan's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[16].

Why It Matters

Frank Brennan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Frank Brennan born?

Frank Brennan's place of birth was Toowoomba[2].

Who were Frank Brennan's parents?

Frank Brennan's father was Gerard Brennan[7].

What did Frank Brennan do for work?

Frank Brennan worked as lawyer[4].

Where did Frank Brennan go to school?

Frank Brennan was educated at Downlands College[10] and Newman College[11].

What awards did Frank Brennan receive?

Honors received include Australian National Living Treasure[12], Officer of the Order of Australia[13], Centenary Medal[14], and Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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