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Frederick Osborn

American philanthropist, military leader, and eugenicist (1889-1981)
Person Human Q5498489

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
1889
Date of death
1981
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Educated at
Princeton University[9]
Award received
Bronze Star Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, Order of the British Empire[10][11][12]
Father
William Church Osborn[4]
Mother
Alice Clinton Hoadley Osborn[5]
Spouse
Margaret Louisa Schieffelin[6]
Child
John Jay Osborn[7]
Sibling
Aileen Osborn Webb, Earl Dodge Osborn, Lt. William Henry Osborn[25][26][27]
Family name
Osborn[21]
Given name
Frederick[22]
Interested in
Nazi eugenics, eugenics[23][24]
Member of
American Philosophical Society, Society for Biodemography and Social Biology, Adelphi Genetics Forum, Population Association of America[13][14][15][16]
Military branch
United States Army[18]
Military, police or special rank
major general[19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[28]
Participated in conflict
World War II[20]
Place of burial
Saint Philip's Church Cemetery[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en Frederick Henry Osborn en Frederick Osborn ar فريدريك أوزبورن ja フレデリック・オズボーン
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000084138365
VIAF cluster ID
117148113
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80009940
GND ID
130017310
Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America ID
1599
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/73616
Encyclopædia Britannica contributor ID
2211
FAST ID
1732077
Find a Grave memorial ID
91915077
Freebase ID
/m/079jsq
Generals of World War II ID
Osborn/Frederick_Henry/USA
Geni profile ID
6000000004079761986
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Google News topics ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
987007279130305171
NL CR AUT ID
jo2014842120
NUKAT ID
n2017046900
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018O2390
National Library of Portugal ID
1772355
National Virtual Library of India ID
324530
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073070297
Open Library ID
OL6926054A, OL1661422A
Parsifal cluster ID
387093
SNAC ARK ID
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U.S. National Archives Identifier
10582504
Wellcome Collection concept ID
xzfr4p2c
WikiTree person ID
Osborn-3718
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/48079bee-4a71-41dd-88ff-674cb78dbf26

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Summary

Frederick Osborn was born in 1889[1]. He died in 1981[2].

FAQs

Who were Frederick Osborn's parents?

Frederick Osborn's father was William Church Osborn[4]. Frederick Osborn's mother was Alice Clinton Hoadley Osborn[5].

Who was Frederick Osborn married to?

Frederick Osborn's spouses include Margaret Louisa Schieffelin[6].

Where did Frederick Osborn go to school?

Frederick Osborn was educated at Princeton University[9].

What awards did Frederick Osborn receive?

Honors received include Bronze Star Medal[10], Distinguished Service Medal[11], and Order of the British Empire[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . NUKAT. research.frick.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [2] ↑ . NUKAT. research.frick.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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