John Vassall

British civil servant who spied for the Soviet Union (1924-1996)
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John Vassall

Summary

John Vassall is a human[1]. His place of birth was St Bartholomew's Hospital[2]. He was born on +1924-09-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1996-11-18T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a military personnel[5], photographer[6], civil servant[7], autobiographer[8], and espionage[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month, #7,193 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • John Vassall's place of birth was St Bartholomew's Hospital[2].
  • John Vassall was born on +1924-09-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Vassall died on +1996-11-18T00:00:00Z[4].
  • John Vassall held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • John Vassall worked as a military personnel[5].
  • John Vassall worked as a photographer[6].
  • John Vassall's professions included civil servant[7].
  • John Vassall's professions included autobiographer[8].
  • John Vassall's professions included espionage[9].
  • John Vassall's education included a stint at Monmouth School[12].
  • John Vassall's image is recorded as John Vassall 1984.jpg[13].
  • John Vassall is recorded as male[14].
  • John Vassall's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Vassall's sexual orientation is recorded as homosexuality[16].
  • John Vassall's ISNI is recorded as 0000000047613411[17].
  • John Vassall's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76146592[18].
  • John Vassall's military branch is recorded as Royal Air Force[19].
  • John Vassall's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008181832[20].
  • John Vassall's Commons category is recorded as John Vassall[21].
  • John Vassall's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[22].
  • John Vassall's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06l3_n[23].
  • John Vassall's family name is recorded as Vassall[24].
  • John Vassall's given name is recorded as John[25].
  • John Vassall's allegiance is recorded as Soviet Navy[26].
  • John Vassall's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2011214562[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Vassall's place of birth was St Bartholomew's Hospital[2]. He was born on +1924-09-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Vassall's education included a stint at Monmouth School[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military personnel[5], photographer[6], civil servant[7], autobiographer[8], and espionage[9].

Death and Burial

John Vassall died on +1996-11-18T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

John Vassall ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month, #7,193 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was John Vassall born?

John Vassall was born in St Bartholomew's Hospital[2].

What did John Vassall do for work?

John Vassall worked as military personnel[5], photographer[6], civil servant[7], autobiographer[8], and espionage[9].

Where did John Vassall go to school?

John Vassall was educated at Monmouth School[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . The Daily Telegraph. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . The Daily Telegraph. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . The Daily Telegraph. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . The Daily Telegraph. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . The Daily Telegraph. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . The Daily Telegraph. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . The Daily Telegraph. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . The Daily Telegraph. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . The Daily Telegraph. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Daily Telegraph. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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