Harry Hawker

Australian aviation pioneer (1889–1921)
Person human Q328337
Harry Hawker
George Grantham Bain Collection. · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Harry Hawker was born on January 22, 1889[1], in Moorabbin[2]. He died on July 12, 1921[3], in Hendon Aerodrome[4]. He worked as a military flight engineer[5], engineer[6], and aircraft pilot[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (411 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: St Paul's[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Australia[10]
  • Award received: Member of the Order of the British Empire[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Commons category: Harry George Hawker[13]
  • Family name: Hawker[14]
  • Given name: Harry[15]
  • Manner of death: accidental death[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[17]

Why It Matters

Harry Hawker has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was Harry Hawker born?

Harry Hawker was born in Moorabbin[2].

Where did Harry Hawker die?

Harry Hawker passed away in Hendon Aerodrome[4].

What did Harry Hawker do for work?

Harry Hawker worked as a military flight engineer[5], engineer[6], and aircraft pilot[7].

What awards did Harry Hawker receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Harry Hawker. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/harry-hawker
MLA “Harry Hawker.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/harry-hawker.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_harry-hawker_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Harry Hawker}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/harry-hawker}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Harry Hawker — https://4ort.xyz/entity/harry-hawker (retrieved 2026-10-17)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/harry-hawker · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ source for place of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot 2|OKA bot "
  2. 4d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Place of burial → St Paul's
    Family name → Hawker
    Sex or gender → male
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Open library id: OL2418521A, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290734|batch #290734]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.