John Freely

American physicist (1926-2017)
Person human Q6234172
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John Freely

Summary

John Freely is a human[1]. He was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on January 1, 1926[3]. He died in Istanbul[4]. He died on April 20, 2017[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], university teacher[7], historian[8], author[9], and teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • John Freely's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].
  • John Freely passed away in Istanbul[4].
  • John Freely was born on January 1, 1926[3].
  • John Freely was born on June 26, 1926[12].
  • John Freely died on April 20, 2017[5].
  • John Freely held citizenship in United States[13].
  • John Freely worked as a physicist[6].
  • John Freely worked as a university teacher[7].
  • John Freely worked as a historian[8].
  • John Freely's professions included author[9].
  • John Freely worked as a teacher[10].
  • John Freely's field of work was travel[14].
  • John Freely's field of work was history of a city[15].
  • John Freely was employed by Boğaziçi University[16].
  • John Freely was educated at Iona University[17].
  • John Freely was educated at New York University[18].
  • John Freely was educated at University of Oxford[19].
  • John Freely is recorded as male[20].
  • John Freely's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • John Freely's family name is recorded as Freely[22].
  • John Freely's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • John Freely's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • John Freely's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Freely'}[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Brooklyn[2], John Freely… Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1926[3] and June 26, 1926[12].

Education

Educated at Iona University[17], a private not-for-profit educational institution[26], in United States[27], founded in 1940[28], headquartered in New Rochelle[29]; New York University[18], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1831[32], headquartered in New York City[33]; and University of Oxford[19], a collegiate university[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1096[36], headquartered in Oxford[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], university teacher[7], historian[8], author[9], and teacher[10]. Fields of work include travel[14] and history of a city[15]. John Freely was employed by Boğaziçi University[16].

Death and Burial

John Freely died on April 20, 2017[5]. He died in Istanbul[4].

Why It Matters

John Freely ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

Where was John Freely born?

Born in Brooklyn[2], John Freely…

Where did John Freely die?

John Freely died in Istanbul[4].

What did John Freely do for work?

John Freely worked as physicist[6], university teacher[7], historian[8], author[9], and teacher[10].

Where did John Freely go to school?

John Freely was educated at Iona University[17], New York University[18], and University of Oxford[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Daily Sabah. Retrieved . dailysabah.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation physicist, university teacher, historian +2
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  2. 28d ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer Boğaziçi University
    Field of work
    Sex or gender male
    Country of citizenship United States
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