Gaston Mercier

French rower (1932-1974)
Person human Q569001
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Gaston Mercier

Summary

Gaston Mercier is a human[1]. He was born in 14th arrondissement of Paris[2]. He was born on +1932-06-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Bussières[4]. He died on +1974-07-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a rower[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Gaston Mercier's place of birth was 14th arrondissement of Paris[2].
  • Gaston Mercier died in Bussières[4].
  • Gaston Mercier was born on +1932-06-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gaston Mercier died on +1974-07-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Gaston Mercier held citizenship in France[8].
  • Gaston Mercier worked as a rower[6].
  • Gaston Mercier is recorded as male[9].
  • Gaston Mercier's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[11].
  • Gaston Mercier's sport is recorded as rowing[12].
  • Gaston Mercier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/053b_zb[13].
  • Gaston Mercier's family name is recorded as Mercier[14].
  • Gaston Mercier's given name is recorded as Gaston[15].
  • Gaston Mercier's given name is recorded as Antoine[16].
  • Gaston Mercier's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[17].
  • Gaston Mercier's participant in is recorded as rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – men's eight[18].
  • Gaston Mercier's participant in is recorded as rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – men's coxed pair[19].
  • Gaston Mercier's participant in is recorded as rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – men's coxless four[20].
  • Gaston Mercier's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[21].
  • Gaston Mercier's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as me/gaston-mercier-1[22].
  • Gaston Mercier's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gaston Antoine Mercier'}[23].
  • Gaston Mercier's country for sport is recorded as France[24].
  • Gaston Mercier's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gaston Antoine Mercier'}[25].
  • Gaston Mercier's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+190'}[26].
  • Gaston Mercier's World Rowing rower ID is recorded as 12421[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Gaston Mercier was born in 14th arrondissement of Paris[2]. He was born on +1932-06-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Gaston Mercier's professions included rower[6].

Death and Burial

Gaston Mercier died on +1974-07-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Bussières[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[11].

Why It Matters

Gaston Mercier ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] 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 Gaston Mercier born?

Gaston Mercier's place of birth was 14th arrondissement of Paris[2].

Where did Gaston Mercier die?

Gaston Mercier died in Bussières[4].

What did Gaston Mercier do for work?

Gaston Mercier worked as rower[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . 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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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