John Lester

American cricketer (1871-1969)
Person human Q6244661
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John Lester

Summary

John Lester is a human[1]. He was born in Penrith[2]. He was born on +1871-08-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Haverford[4]. He died on +1969-09-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a cricketer[6] and association football player[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Lester was born in Penrith[2].
  • John Lester passed away in Haverford[4].
  • John Lester was born on +1871-08-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Lester died on +1969-09-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of John Lester was John Ashby Lester Jr.[9].
  • John Lester held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John Lester's professions included cricketer[6].
  • John Lester's professions included association football player[7].
  • John Lester was educated at Harvard University[11].
  • John Lester was educated at Harvard Graduate School of Education[12].
  • John Lester's image is recorded as John A Lester.jpg[13].
  • John Lester is recorded as male[14].
  • John Lester's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Lester's member of sports team is recorded as United States national cricket team[16].
  • John Lester's ISNI is recorded as 0000000080616884[17].
  • John Lester's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 122156269[18].
  • John Lester's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2010090879[19].
  • John Lester's Commons category is recorded as John Lester[20].
  • John Lester's sport is recorded as association football[21].
  • John Lester's sport is recorded as cricket[22].
  • John Lester's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ph_wp[23].
  • John Lester's family name is recorded as Lester[24].
  • John Lester's given name is recorded as John[25].
  • John Lester's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • John Lester's ESPNcricinfo.com player ID is recorded as 25762[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Lester was born in Penrith[2]. He was born on +1871-08-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Harvard Graduate School of Education[12], an educational institution[32], in United States[33], founded in 1920[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cricketer[6] and association football player[7].

Personal Life

A child of John Lester was John Ashby Lester Jr.[9].

Death and Burial

John Lester died on +1969-09-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Haverford[4].

Why It Matters

John Lester ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was John Lester born?

John Lester's place of birth was Penrith[2].

Where did John Lester die?

John Lester passed away in Haverford[4].

What did John Lester do for work?

John Lester worked as cricketer[6] and association football player[7].

Where did John Lester go to school?

John Lester was educated at Harvard University[11] and Harvard Graduate School of Education[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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