John Coates

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John Coates

Summary

John Coates is a human[1]. His place of birth was Adelaide[2]. He was born on +1932-12-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Canberra[4]. He died on +2018-06-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military officer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Coates was born in Adelaide[2].
  • John Coates died in Canberra[4].
  • John Coates was born on +1932-12-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Coates died on +2018-06-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Coates held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • John Coates worked as a military officer[6].
  • John Coates was employed by Australian National University[9].
  • John Coates was educated at Australian National University[10].
  • John Coates's education included a stint at Royal Military College[11].
  • John Coates's education included a stint at University of Western Australia[12].
  • John Coates received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[13].
  • John Coates received the Centenary Medal[14].
  • John Coates received the National Medal[15].
  • John Coates received the National Medal[16].
  • John Coates received the Officer of the Order of Australia[17].
  • John Coates received the Companion of the Order of Australia[18].
  • John Coates's image is recorded as John Coates DA-SC-90-07037.jpg[19].
  • John Coates is recorded as male[20].
  • John Coates's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • John Coates's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114553317[22].
  • John Coates's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 112900617[23].
  • John Coates's GND ID is recorded as 1267944307[24].
  • John Coates's military branch is recorded as Australian Army[25].
  • John Coates's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92053283[26].
  • John Coates's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124282450[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Coates was born in Adelaide[2]. He was born on +1932-12-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Australian National University[10], a public university[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1946[30], headquartered in Canberra[31]; Royal Military College[11], a military academy[32], in Australia[33], founded in 1911[34]; and University of Western Australia[12], a public university[35], in Australia[36], founded in 1911[37], headquartered in Perth[38].

Career and Affiliations

John Coates worked as a military officer[6]. Among his employers was Australian National University[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[13], an award[39], in United Kingdom[40]; Centenary Medal[14], a medallion[41], in Australia[42], founded in 2001[43]; National Medal[15], a medallion[44], in Australia[45], founded in 1975[46]; Officer of the Order of Australia[17], a grade of an order[47], in Australia[48]; and Companion of the Order of Australia[18], a grade of an order[49], in Australia[50].

Death and Burial

John Coates died on +2018-06-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Canberra[4].

Why It Matters

John Coates ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was John Coates born?

Born in Adelaide[2], John Coates…

Where did John Coates die?

John Coates died in Canberra[4].

What did John Coates do for work?

John Coates worked as military officer[6].

Where did John Coates go to school?

John Coates was educated at Australian National University[10], Royal Military College[11], and University of Western Australia[12].

What awards did John Coates receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[13], Centenary Medal[14], National Medal[15], and National Medal[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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