Jim Drake

American aerospace engineer (1929–2012)
Person human Q3178786
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Jim Drake

Summary

Jim Drake is a human[1]. He was born in Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1929-01-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Pfafftown[4]. He died on +2012-06-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military flight engineer[6], inventor[7], and engineer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jim Drake was born in Los Angeles[2].
  • Jim Drake passed away in Pfafftown[4].
  • Jim Drake was born on +1929-01-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jim Drake died on +2012-06-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jim Drake held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Jim Drake's professions included military flight engineer[6].
  • Jim Drake's professions included inventor[7].
  • Jim Drake worked as an engineer[8].
  • Jim Drake is recorded as male[11].
  • Jim Drake's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jim Drake's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 215264449[13].
  • Jim Drake's IdRef ID is recorded as 136408028[14].
  • Jim Drake's Commons category is recorded as Jim Drake[15].
  • Jim Drake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/064nfvn[16].
  • Jim Drake's family name is recorded as Drake[17].
  • Jim Drake's given name is recorded as Jim[18].

Body

Origins and Family

Jim Drake was born in Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1929-01-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military flight engineer[6], inventor[7], and engineer[8].

Death and Burial

Jim Drake died on +2012-06-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Pfafftown[4].

Why It Matters

Jim Drake ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Jim Drake born?

Jim Drake was born in Los Angeles[2].

Where did Jim Drake die?

Jim Drake passed away in Pfafftown[4].

What did Jim Drake do for work?

Jim Drake worked as military flight engineer[6], inventor[7], and engineer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . latimes.com. latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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