John Sack

American writer, journalist and mountaineer (1930 - 2004)
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John Sack

Summary

John Sack is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on March 24, 1930[3]. He passed away in San Francisco[4]. He died on March 27, 2004[5]. He worked as a war correspondent[6], writer[7], journalist[8], mountaineer[9], and botanical collector[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • John Sack's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • John Sack died in San Francisco[4].
  • John Sack was born on March 24, 1930[3].
  • John Sack was born on April 24, 1930[12].
  • John Sack died on March 27, 2004[5].
  • John Sack held citizenship in United States[13].
  • John Sack's professions included war correspondent[6].
  • John Sack's professions included writer[7].
  • John Sack's professions included journalist[8].
  • John Sack worked as a mountaineer[9].
  • John Sack's professions included botanical collector[10].
  • John Sack is recorded as male[14].
  • John Sack's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • The cause of death was prostate cancer[16].
  • John Sack's sport is recorded as mountaineering[17].
  • John Sack's family name is recorded as Sack[18].
  • John Sack's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Sack's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • John Sack's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • John Sack's collection items at is recorded as Harvard University Herbaria[22].

Body

Origins and Family

John Sack's place of birth was New York City[2]. Recorded date of birth include March 24, 1930[3] and April 24, 1930[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include war correspondent[6], writer[7], journalist[8], mountaineer[9], and botanical collector[10].

Death and Burial

John Sack died on March 27, 2004[5]. He died in San Francisco[4]. The cause of death was prostate cancer[16].

Why It Matters

John Sack ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

Where was John Sack born?

John Sack was born in New York City[2].

Where did John Sack die?

John Sack died in San Francisco[4].

What did John Sack do for work?

John Sack worked as war correspondent[6], writer[7], journalist[8], mountaineer[9], and botanical collector[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death San Francisco
    Cause of death prostate cancer
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
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