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James Fairfax

Australian business executive and philanthropist (1933–2017)
Person human Q6133747

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
March 27, 1933
Date of death
January 11, 2017
Place of birth
Sydney
Place of death
Bowral
Country of citizenship
Australia[10]
Occupation
business executive, philanthropist, art collector, entrepreneur
Educated at
Cranbrook School, Geelong Grammar School, Balliol College[11][12][13]
Award received
Companion of the Order of Australia, Officer of the Order of Australia[14][15]
Father
Warwick Oswald Fairfax[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Different from
James Fairfax[20]
Family name
Fairfax[17]
Given name
James[18]
Stepparent
Mary Fairfax[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Fairfax en James Oswald Fairfax ar جيمس فيرفاكس ru Джеймс Фэйрфакс zh 詹姆斯‧費爾法克斯
🔖 Identifiers · 15
ISNI
0000000063197171
VIAF cluster ID
64814019
Library of Congress authority ID
n93047717
GND ID
119288346
FAST ID
321977
Freebase ID
/m/0bw1rx
IdRef ID
22176903X
Libraries Australia ID
35925446
National Library of Israel ID (old)
002172866
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007436828005171
Obituaries Australia ID
fairfax-james-oswald-27644
People Australia ID
27644
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Prabook ID
2190491
WikiTree person ID
Fairfax-563
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwdbJpx9FbkGmkR4VgdwC

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Summary

James Fairfax was born on March 27, 1933[1], in Sydney[2]. He died on January 11, 2017[3], in Bowral[4]. He worked as a business executive[5], philanthropist[6], art collector[7], and entrepreneur[8].

FAQs

Where was James Fairfax born?

James Fairfax was born in Sydney[2].

Where did James Fairfax die?

James Fairfax passed away in Bowral[4].

Who were James Fairfax's parents?

James Fairfax's father was Warwick Oswald Fairfax[9].

What did James Fairfax do for work?

James Fairfax worked as a business executive[5], philanthropist[6], art collector[7], and entrepreneur[8].

Where did James Fairfax go to school?

James Fairfax was educated at Cranbrook School[11], Geelong Grammar School[12], and Balliol College[13].

What awards did James Fairfax receive?

Honors received include Companion of the Order of Australia[14] and Officer of the Order of Australia[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . smh.com.au. smh.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . smh.com.au. smh.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . smh.com.au. smh.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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    Place of death → Bowral
    National Library of Israel J9U ID → 987007436828005171
    Libraries Australia ID → 35925446
    GND ID → 119288346
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