János Balogh

Hungarian chess player (1892-1980)
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János Balogh

Summary

János Balogh is a human[1]. He was born in Târgu Secuiesc[2]. He was born on +1892-09-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Budapest[4]. He died on +1980-09-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a chess player[6] and correspondence chess player[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • János Balogh was born in Târgu Secuiesc[2].
  • János Balogh passed away in Budapest[4].
  • János Balogh was born on +1892-09-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • János Balogh died on +1980-09-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • János Balogh held citizenship in Romania[9].
  • János Balogh held citizenship in Hungary[10].
  • Hungarian was János Balogh's native language[11].
  • János Balogh's professions included chess player[6].
  • János Balogh's professions included correspondence chess player[7].
  • János Balogh is recorded as male[12].
  • János Balogh's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • János Balogh's ISNI is recorded as 0000000390046258[14].
  • János Balogh's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 283573654[15].
  • János Balogh's sport is recorded as chess[16].
  • János Balogh's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qhvnb[17].
  • János Balogh's family name is recorded as Balogh[18].
  • János Balogh's given name is recorded as János[19].
  • János Balogh's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 163680728[20].
  • János Balogh's participant in is recorded as 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad[21].
  • János Balogh's participant in is recorded as 3rd Chess Olympiad[22].
  • János Balogh's participant in is recorded as 4th Chess Olympiad[23].
  • János Balogh's participant in is recorded as 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad[24].
  • János Balogh's participant in is recorded as 2nd Chess Olympiad[25].
  • János Balogh's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Romanian[26].
  • János Balogh's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hungarian[27].

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Origins and Family

János Balogh was born in Târgu Secuiesc[2]. He was born on +1892-09-10T00:00:00Z[3]. Hungarian was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chess player[6] and correspondence chess player[7].

Death and Burial

János Balogh died on +1980-09-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Budapest[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for János Balogh include Balogh Defense[28], a chess opening[29].

Why It Matters

János Balogh ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for him include Balogh Defense[28], a chess opening[29].

FAQs

Where was János Balogh born?

János Balogh was born in Târgu Secuiesc[2].

Where did János Balogh die?

János Balogh passed away in Budapest[4].

What did János Balogh do for work?

János Balogh worked as chess player[6] and correspondence chess player[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PIM authority. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Magyar életrajzi lexikon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . OlimpBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . OlimpBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . OlimpBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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