George Abel

Canadian ice hockey player (1916–1996)
Person human Q549783
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George Abel

Summary

George Abel is a human[1]. His place of birth was Melville[2]. He was born on February 23, 1916[3]. He passed away in Melville[4]. He died on April 16, 1996[5]. He worked as an ice hockey player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • George Abel's place of birth was Melville[2].
  • George Abel passed away in Melville[4].
  • George Abel was born on February 23, 1916[3].
  • George Abel died on April 16, 1996[5].
  • George Abel held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • George Abel's professions included ice hockey player[6].
  • George Abel is recorded as male[9].
  • George Abel's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • George Abel's position played on team / speciality is recorded as centre[11].
  • George Abel's sport is recorded as ice hockey[12].
  • George Abel's family name is recorded as Abel[13].
  • George Abel's given name is recorded as George[14].
  • George Abel's participant in is recorded as 1952 Winter Olympics[15].
  • George Abel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].
  • George Abel's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mr. Hockey'}[17].

Body

Origins and Family

George Abel was born in Melville[2]. He was born on February 23, 1916[3].

Career and Affiliations

George Abel worked as an ice hockey player[6].

Death and Burial

George Abel died on April 16, 1996[5]. He died in Melville[4].

Why It Matters

George Abel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was George Abel born?

George Abel was born in Melville[2].

Where did George Abel die?

George Abel passed away in Melville[4].

What did George Abel do for work?

George Abel worked as ice hockey player[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Olympedia. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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