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George Cohon

businessman
Person Human Q5538037

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
April 19, 1937
Date of death
November 24, 2023
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
Toronto
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
businessperson
Educated at
Drake University, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law[7][8]
Award received
Officer of the Order of Canada, Order of Ontario, Companion of the Order of Canada[9][10][11]
Family name
Cohon[13]
Given name
George[14]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en George Alan Cohon en George Cohon es George A Cohon es George A. Cohon es George Alan Cohon ja ジョージ・コーホン ko 조지 코혼 ru Джордж Кохон zh 喬治·科恩 (1937年)
🔖 Identifiers · 15
ISNI
0000000084134786
VIAF cluster ID
116717848
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n98009049
GND ID
129454427
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Портрет Джорджа Кохона.jpg ↗
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10415008
CiNii Research ID
1140000791637353472
FAST ID
412100
Freebase ID
/m/056y07
J9U entity ID
987014335339005171
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12277001
Order of Canada recipient ID
146-4145
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Prabook ID
2299087
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJktvKhBjfxtdHBCy7mTpP
Yale LUX ID
person/a706252a-e02f-4d7a-a5b8-7e9e3fd92f32

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Educated at 2
Drake University, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Award received 1
Order of Ontario
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Founded entities 1
McDonald's Russia
Given name 1
George
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
businessperson
Place of birth 1
Chicago
Place of death 1
Toronto
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

George Cohon was born on April 19, 1937[1], in Chicago[2]. He died on November 24, 2023[3], in Toronto[4]. He worked as a businessperson[5].

FAQs

Where was George Cohon born?

George Cohon's place of birth was Chicago[2].

Where did George Cohon die?

George Cohon passed away in Toronto[4].

What did George Cohon do for work?

George Cohon worked as a businessperson[5].

Where did George Cohon go to school?

George Cohon was educated at Drake University[7] and Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law[8].

What awards did George Cohon receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Canada[9], Order of Ontario[10], and Companion of the Order of Canada[11].

Related Entities

Toronto United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. 17w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Place of death → Toronto
    Given name → George
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: J9U entity ID: 987014335339005171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
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