Jan Foltys

Czech chess player (1908–1952)
Person human Q1681773
Jan Foltys
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Jan Foltys

Summary

Jan Foltys is a human[1]. His place of birth was Svinov[2]. He was born on +1908-10-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Ostrava[4]. He died on +1952-03-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a chess player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jan Foltys's place of birth was Svinov[2].
  • Jan Foltys passed away in Ostrava[4].
  • Jan Foltys was born on +1908-10-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan Foltys died on +1952-03-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jan Foltys held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[8].
  • Jan Foltys's professions included chess player[6].
  • Jan Foltys's image is recorded as Jan Foltys (1908-1952).jpg[9].
  • Jan Foltys is recorded as male[10].
  • Jan Foltys's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Jan Foltys's ISNI is recorded as 0000000058697892[12].
  • Jan Foltys's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 83710143[13].
  • Jan Foltys's Commons category is recorded as Jan Foltys[14].
  • The cause of death was leukemia[15].
  • Jan Foltys's sport is recorded as chess[16].
  • Jan Foltys's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g8zlr[17].
  • Jan Foltys's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jk01031544[18].
  • Jan Foltys's given name is recorded as Jan[19].
  • Jan Foltys's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 146184858[20].
  • Jan Foltys's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Jan Foltys's participant in is recorded as 7th Chess Olympiad[22].
  • Jan Foltys's participant in is recorded as 8th Chess Olympiad[23].
  • Jan Foltys's participant in is recorded as 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad[24].
  • Jan Foltys's country for sport is recorded as Czechoslovakia[25].
  • Jan Foltys's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Jan Foltys'}[26].
  • Jan Foltys's Chessgames.com player ID is recorded as 10739[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Svinov[2], Jan Foltys… he was born on +1908-10-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Jan Foltys's professions included chess player[6].

Death and Burial

Jan Foltys died on +1952-03-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Ostrava[4]. The cause of death was leukemia[15].

Why It Matters

Jan Foltys ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Jan Foltys born?

Jan Foltys's place of birth was Svinov[2].

Where did Jan Foltys die?

Jan Foltys passed away in Ostrava[4].

What did Jan Foltys do for work?

Jan Foltys worked as chess player[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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