John Birch

American military intelligence officer (1918–1945)
Person human Q1699339
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John Birch

Summary

John Birch is a human[1]. His place of birth was Landour[2]. He was born on +1918-05-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Xi'an[4]. He died on +1945-08-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a missionary[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month, #7,170 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Birch's place of birth was Landour[2].
  • John Birch died in Xi'an[4].
  • John Birch died in Xuzhou[8].
  • John Birch was born on +1918-05-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Birch died on +1945-08-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Birch held citizenship in United States[9].
  • John Birch worked as a missionary[6].
  • John Birch was employed by Office of Strategic Services[10].
  • John Birch's education included a stint at Mercer University[11].
  • John Birch was educated at Central High School[12].
  • John Birch received the Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[13].
  • John Birch's religion is recorded as Baptists[14].
  • John Birch is recorded as male[15].
  • John Birch's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Birch's ISNI is recorded as 0000000032447043[17].
  • John Birch's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8318028[18].
  • John Birch's GND ID is recorded as 124317251[19].
  • John Birch's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80144363[20].
  • John Birch's military, police or special rank is recorded as captain[21].
  • John Birch's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 6360481[22].
  • John Birch's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[23].
  • John Birch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026rj2[24].
  • John Birch's family name is recorded as Birch[25].
  • John Birch's given name is recorded as John[26].
  • John Birch's manner of death is recorded as homicide[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Landour[2], John Birch… he was born on +1918-05-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Mercer University[11], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1833[30], headquartered in Macon[31] and Central High School[12], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1870[34].

Career and Affiliations

John Birch's professions included missionary[6]. Among his employers was Office of Strategic Services[10].

Recognition

John Birch received the Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[13].

Personal Life

John Birch's religion is recorded as Baptists[14].

Death and Burial

John Birch died on +1945-08-25T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include Xi'an[4], a sub-province-level division[35], in People's Republic of China[36] and Xuzhou[8], a prefecture-level city[37], in People's Republic of China[38].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Birch include John Birch Society[39], an advocacy group[40], in United States[41], founded in 1958[42], headquartered in Appleton[43].

Why It Matters

John Birch ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month, #7,170 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44]

Entities named for him include John Birch Society[39], an advocacy group[40], in United States[41], founded in 1958[42], headquartered in Appleton[43].

FAQs

Where was John Birch born?

John Birch was born in Landour[2].

Where did John Birch die?

John Birch passed away in Xi'an[4].

What did John Birch do for work?

John Birch worked as missionary[6].

Where did John Birch go to school?

John Birch was educated at Mercer University[11] and Central High School[12].

What awards did John Birch receive?

Honors received include Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . 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. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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