John Graham

New Zealand rugby union player and educator (1935–2017)
Person human Q3181626
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John Graham

Summary

John Graham is a human[1]. His place of birth was Stratford[2]. He was born on +1935-01-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Auckland[4]. He died on +2017-08-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a rugby union player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Graham was born in Stratford[2].
  • John Graham died in Auckland[4].
  • John Graham was born on +1935-01-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Graham died on +2017-08-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Graham held citizenship in New Zealand[8].
  • John Graham held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • John Graham worked as a rugby union player[6].
  • John Graham was educated at University of Auckland[10].
  • John Graham received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11].
  • John Graham received the Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[12].
  • John Graham received the honorary doctor of the University of Auckland[13].
  • John Graham's image is recorded as John Graham All Black.jpg[14].
  • John Graham is recorded as male[15].
  • John Graham's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Graham's member of sports team is recorded as New Zealand national rugby union team[17].
  • John Graham's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 170170434[18].
  • John Graham's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2011051995[19].
  • John Graham's Commons category is recorded as John Graham (rugby union)[20].
  • John Graham's position played on team / speciality is recorded as flanker[21].
  • The cause of death was cancer[22].
  • John Graham's sport is recorded as rugby union[23].
  • John Graham's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dx8qz[24].
  • John Graham's family name is recorded as Graham[25].
  • John Graham's given name is recorded as John[26].
  • John Graham's given name is recorded as David[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Graham was born in Stratford[2]. He was born on +1935-01-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Graham was educated at University of Auckland[10].

Career and Affiliations

John Graham worked as a rugby union player[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11], a grade of an order[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[12], a grade of an order[30], in New Zealand[31]; and honorary doctor of the University of Auckland[13], an award[32], in New Zealand[33].

Death and Burial

John Graham died on +2017-08-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Auckland[4]. The cause of death was cancer[22].

Why It Matters

John Graham ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was John Graham born?

John Graham was born in Stratford[2].

Where did John Graham die?

John Graham died in Auckland[4].

What did John Graham do for work?

John Graham worked as rugby union player[6].

Where did John Graham go to school?

John Graham was educated at University of Auckland[10].

What awards did John Graham receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11], Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[12], and honorary doctor of the University of Auckland[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . The London Gazette 53697. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . calendar.auckland.ac.nz. calendar.auckland.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . 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. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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