Gorch Fock

Summary

Gorch Fock is a human^[1]. He was born in Finkenwerder^[2]. He was born on August 22, 1880^[3]. He died in Skagerrak^[4]. He died on May 31, 1916^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], writer^[7], playwright^[8], and navy sailor^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Gorch Fock was born in Finkenwerder^[2].
• Gorch Fock died in Skagerrak^[4].
• Gorch Fock died in Battle of Jutland^[11].
• Gorch Fock died in SMS Wiesbaden^[12].
• Gorch Fock was born on August 22, 1880^[3].
• Gorch Fock died on May 31, 1916^[5].
• Burial took place at Fjällbacka^[13].
• Gorch Fock held citizenship in German Empire^[14].
• Gorch Fock worked as a poet^[6].
• Gorch Fock worked as a writer^[7].
• Gorch Fock worked as a playwright^[8].
• Gorch Fock worked as a navy sailor^[9].
• Gorch Fock's field of work was belletristic literature^[15].
• Gorch Fock's field of work was prose^[16].
• Gorch Fock's field of work was poetry^[17].
• Gorch Fock's field of work was drama^[18].
• Gorch Fock is recorded as male^[19].
• Gorch Fock's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Gorch Fock's Commons category is recorded as Gorch Fock^[21].
• Gorch Fock's archives at is recorded as Hamburg State and University Library Carl von Ossietzky^[22].
• The cause of death was death in battle^[23].
• Gorch Fock was part of the conflict World War I^[24].
• Gorch Fock's family name is recorded as Fock^[25].
• Gorch Fock's given name is recorded as Gorch^[26].
• Gorch Fock's described by source is recorded as Hamburg Biographies^[27].

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Origins and Family

Gorch Fock was born in Finkenwerder^[2]. He was born on August 22, 1880^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], writer^[7], playwright^[8], and navy sailor^[9]. Fields of work include belletristic literature^[15], a literary genre^[28]; prose^[16], a literary form^[29]; poetry^[17], a literary form^[30]; and drama^[18], a literary mode^[31].

Death and Burial

Gorch Fock died on May 31, 1916^[5]. Recorded place of death include Skagerrak^[4], a strait^[32], in Norway^[33]; Battle of Jutland^[11], a naval battle^[34]; and SMS Wiesbaden^[12], a heritage site^[35], in Norway^[36]. The cause of death was death in battle^[23]. He is buried at Fjällbacka^[13].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Gorch Fock include he^[37], a tall ship^[38], founded in 1958^[39] and Gorch Fock I^[40], a barque^[41], in Germany^[42].

Why It Matters

Gorch Fock ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for him include he^[37], a tall ship^[38], founded in 1958^[39] and Gorch Fock I^[40], a barque^[41], in Germany^[42].

FAQs

Where was Gorch Fock born?

Gorch Fock's place of birth was Finkenwerder^[2].

Where did Gorch Fock die?

Gorch Fock passed away in Skagerrak^[4].

What did Gorch Fock do for work?

Gorch Fock worked as poet^[6], writer^[7], playwright^[8], and navy sailor^[9].