Hugh Durant

sport shooter (1877–1916)
Person human Q5930616
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Hugh Durant

Summary

Hugh Durant is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brixton[2]. He was born on +1877-02-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Vermelles[4]. He died on +1916-01-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a sport shooter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Hugh Durant was born in Brixton[2].
  • Hugh Durant passed away in Vermelles[4].
  • Hugh Durant was born on +1877-02-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Hugh Durant died on +1916-01-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Hugh Durant held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • Hugh Durant's professions included sport shooter[6].
  • Hugh Durant received the Distinguished Conduct Medal[9].
  • Hugh Durant received the Mentioned in Despatches[10].
  • Hugh Durant received the Royal Victorian Medal[11].
  • Hugh Durant is recorded as male[12].
  • Hugh Durant's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Hugh Durant's military, police or special rank is recorded as lieutenant[14].
  • Hugh Durant's participated in conflict is recorded as World War I[15].
  • Hugh Durant's sport is recorded as shooting sports[16].
  • Hugh Durant's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ns95t[17].
  • Hugh Durant's family name is recorded as Durant[18].
  • Hugh Durant's given name is recorded as Hugh[19].
  • Hugh Durant's participant in is recorded as shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – men's 30 metre team rapid fire pistol[20].
  • Hugh Durant's participant in is recorded as shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – men's 50 metre team free pistol[21].
  • Hugh Durant's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as du/hugh-durant-1[22].
  • Hugh Durant's CWGC person ID is recorded as 251435[23].
  • Hugh Durant's Prabook ID is recorded as 2355321[24].
  • Hugh Durant's databaseOlympics.com athlete ID is recorded as DURANHUG01[25].
  • Hugh Durant's Everyone Remembered ID is recorded as 251435[26].
  • Hugh Durant's Olympics.com athlete ID is recorded as hugh-durant[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Hugh Durant was born in Brixton[2]. He was born on +1877-02-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Hugh Durant worked as a sport shooter[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Distinguished Conduct Medal[9], a courage award[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1854[30]; Mentioned in Despatches[10], an award[31]; and Royal Victorian Medal[11], a grade of an order[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1896[34].

Death and Burial

Hugh Durant died on +1916-01-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Vermelles[4].

Why It Matters

Hugh Durant ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was Hugh Durant born?

Hugh Durant's place of birth was Brixton[2].

Where did Hugh Durant die?

Hugh Durant passed away in Vermelles[4].

What did Hugh Durant do for work?

Hugh Durant worked as sport shooter[6].

What awards did Hugh Durant receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Conduct Medal[9], Mentioned in Despatches[10], and Royal Victorian Medal[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Commonwealth War Graves Commission database. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Commonwealth War Graves Commission database. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Commonwealth War Graves Commission database. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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