Frank Hornby

English toy inventor, businessman and politician (1863-1936)
Person human Q333225
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Frank Hornby

Summary

Frank Hornby is a human[1]. He was born in Liverpool[2]. He was born on +1863-05-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Maghull[4]. He died on +1936-09-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a businessperson[6], politician[7], and inventor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Frank Hornby's place of birth was Liverpool[2].
  • Frank Hornby passed away in Maghull[4].
  • Frank Hornby was born on +1863-05-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Frank Hornby died on +1936-09-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Frank Hornby held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Frank Hornby's professions included businessperson[6].
  • Frank Hornby worked as a politician[7].
  • Frank Hornby's professions included inventor[8].
  • Frank Hornby held the position of member of the 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom[11].
  • Frank Hornby is recorded as male[12].
  • Frank Hornby's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Frank Hornby was affiliated with the Conservative Party[14].
  • Frank Hornby's ISNI is recorded as 000000008524483X[15].
  • Frank Hornby's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123130867[16].
  • Frank Hornby's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88020115[17].
  • Frank Hornby's Commons category is recorded as Frank Hornby[18].
  • Frank Hornby's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03w3b5[19].
  • Frank Hornby's family name is recorded as Hornby[20].
  • Frank Hornby's given name is recorded as Frank[21].
  • Frank Hornby's work location is recorded as London[22].
  • Frank Hornby's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Frank Hornby's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 37567[24].
  • Frank Hornby's Open Plaques subject ID is recorded as 4014[25].
  • Frank Hornby's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Frank Hornby'}[26].
  • Frank Hornby's Hansard is recorded as mr-frank-hornby[27].

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Origins and Family

Frank Hornby's place of birth was Liverpool[2]. He was born on +1863-05-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include businessperson[6], politician[7], and inventor[8]. Frank Hornby held the position of member of the 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom[11].

Personal Life

Frank Hornby was affiliated with the Conservative Party[14].

Death and Burial

Frank Hornby died on +1936-09-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Maghull[4].

Why It Matters

Frank Hornby ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Frank Hornby born?

Frank Hornby was born in Liverpool[2].

Where did Frank Hornby die?

Frank Hornby died in Maghull[4].

What did Frank Hornby do for work?

Frank Hornby worked as businessperson[6], politician[7], and inventor[8].

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] . Hansard 1803–2005. wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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