Gérard Blitz

Belgian swimmer and water polo player (1901–1979)
Person human Q1380566
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Gérard Blitz

Summary

Gérard Blitz is a human[1]. His place of birth was Amsterdam[2]. He was born on +1901-08-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Ganshoren[4]. He died on +1979-03-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a swimmer[6] and water polo player[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Amsterdam[2], Gérard Blitz…
  • Gérard Blitz passed away in Ganshoren[4].
  • Gérard Blitz was born on +1901-08-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gérard Blitz died on +1979-03-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Gérard Blitz held citizenship in Belgium[9].
  • Gérard Blitz worked as a swimmer[6].
  • Gérard Blitz worked as a water polo player[7].
  • Gérard Blitz's image is recorded as Gérard Blitz 1922.jpg[10].
  • Gérard Blitz is recorded as male[11].
  • Gérard Blitz's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Gérard Blitz's ISNI is recorded as 0000000451004175[13].
  • Gérard Blitz's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316738317[14].
  • Gérard Blitz's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16943961s[15].
  • Gérard Blitz's Commons category is recorded as Gérard Blitz[16].
  • Gérard Blitz's sport is recorded as water polo[17].
  • Gérard Blitz's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[18].
  • Gérard Blitz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06nzdl[19].
  • Gérard Blitz's family name is recorded as Blitz[20].
  • Gérard Blitz's given name is recorded as Gérard[21].
  • Gérard Blitz's participant in is recorded as 1936 Summer Olympics[22].
  • Gérard Blitz's participant in is recorded as 1928 Summer Olympics[23].
  • Gérard Blitz's participant in is recorded as 1924 Summer Olympics[24].
  • Gérard Blitz's participant in is recorded as 1920 Summer Olympics[25].
  • Gérard Blitz's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as bl/gerard-blitz-1[26].
  • Gérard Blitz's country for sport is recorded as Belgium[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Amsterdam[2], Gérard Blitz… he was born on +1901-08-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include swimmer[6] and water polo player[7].

Death and Burial

Gérard Blitz died on +1979-03-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Ganshoren[4].

Why It Matters

Gérard Blitz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Gérard Blitz born?

Gérard Blitz was born in Amsterdam[2].

Where did Gérard Blitz die?

Gérard Blitz died in Ganshoren[4].

What did Gérard Blitz do for work?

Gérard Blitz worked as swimmer[6] and water polo player[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . 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] . World Aquatics database. 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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