John Blankenstein

Dutch football referee (1949-2006)
Person human Q225831
John Blankenstein
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John Blankenstein

Summary

John Blankenstein is a human[1]. His place of birth was De Bilt[2]. He was born on +1949-02-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in The Hague[4]. He died on +2006-08-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an association football referee[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Blankenstein's place of birth was De Bilt[2].
  • John Blankenstein died in The Hague[4].
  • John Blankenstein was born on +1949-02-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Blankenstein died on +2006-08-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Blankenstein held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[8].
  • John Blankenstein worked as an association football referee[6].
  • John Blankenstein's image is recorded as Sparta-PSV 1-1 scheidsrechter J. Blankenstein, Bestanddeelnr 933-7309.jpg[9].
  • John Blankenstein is recorded as male[10].
  • John Blankenstein's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Blankenstein's signature is recorded as John Blankenstein handtekening.svg[12].
  • John Blankenstein's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 289757328[13].
  • John Blankenstein's Commons category is recorded as John Blankenstein[14].
  • The cause of death was hepatitis C[15].
  • John Blankenstein's sport is recorded as association football[16].
  • John Blankenstein's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b47jm[17].
  • John Blankenstein's family name is recorded as Blankenstein[18].
  • John Blankenstein's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Blankenstein's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 142282782[20].
  • John Blankenstein's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • John Blankenstein's GTAA ID is recorded as 82532[22].
  • John Blankenstein's start of work period is recorded as +1979-00-00T00:00:00Z[23].
  • John Blankenstein's Scorebar / Soccerway person ID is recorded as 221723[24].
  • John Blankenstein's Transfermarkt referee ID is recorded as 5194[25].
  • John Blankenstein's WorldFootball.net referee ID is recorded as john-blankenstein[26].
  • John Blankenstein's PlaymakerStats.com referee ID is recorded as 692[27].

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Origins and Family

John Blankenstein's place of birth was De Bilt[2]. He was born on +1949-02-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Blankenstein's professions included association football referee[6].

Death and Burial

John Blankenstein died on +2006-08-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in The Hague[4]. The cause of death was hepatitis C[15].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Blankenstein include John Blankenstein Award[28], an award[29], in Netherlands[30], founded in 2008[31].

Why It Matters

John Blankenstein ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

Entities named for him include John Blankenstein Award[28], an award[29], in Netherlands[30], founded in 2008[31].

FAQs

Where was John Blankenstein born?

John Blankenstein's place of birth was De Bilt[2].

Where did John Blankenstein die?

John Blankenstein passed away in The Hague[4].

What did John Blankenstein do for work?

John Blankenstein worked as association football referee[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . nu.nl. nu.nl. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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