Joseph Benz

bobsledder (1944–2021)
Person human Q679377
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Joseph Benz

Summary

Joseph Benz is a human[1]. His place of birth was Zurich[2]. He was born on +1944-05-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Zurich[4]. He died on +2021-02-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a bobsledder[6] and athletics competitor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Joseph Benz's place of birth was Zurich[2].
  • Joseph Benz passed away in Zurich[4].
  • Joseph Benz was born on +1944-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Joseph Benz died on +2021-02-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Joseph Benz held citizenship in Switzerland[9].
  • Joseph Benz's professions included bobsledder[6].
  • Joseph Benz worked as an athletics competitor[7].
  • Joseph Benz is recorded as male[10].
  • Joseph Benz's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • The cause of death was COVID-19[12].
  • Joseph Benz's sport is recorded as bobsleigh[13].
  • Joseph Benz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wwk50[14].
  • Joseph Benz's family name is recorded as Benz[15].
  • Joseph Benz's given name is recorded as Josef[16].
  • Joseph Benz's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[17].
  • Joseph Benz's participant in is recorded as bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics[18].
  • Joseph Benz's participant in is recorded as bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics[19].
  • Joseph Benz's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as be/sepp-benz-1[20].
  • Joseph Benz's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Sepp'}[21].
  • Joseph Benz's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Joseph Benz'}[22].
  • Joseph Benz's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+180'}[23].
  • Joseph Benz's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+80'}[24].
  • Joseph Benz's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Benz-614[25].
  • Joseph Benz's databaseOlympics.com athlete ID is recorded as BENZJOS01[26].
  • Joseph Benz's The-Sports.org athlete ID is recorded as 92463[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Zurich[2], Joseph Benz… he was born on +1944-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bobsledder[6] and athletics competitor[7].

Death and Burial

Joseph Benz died on +2021-02-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Zurich[4]. The cause of death was COVID-19[12].

Why It Matters

Joseph Benz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Joseph Benz born?

Joseph Benz's place of birth was Zurich[2].

Where did Joseph Benz die?

Joseph Benz died in Zurich[4].

What did Joseph Benz do for work?

Joseph Benz worked as bobsledder[6] and athletics competitor[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . blick.ch. blick.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Les-Sports.info. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . fil-luge.org. fil-luge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . fil-luge.org. fil-luge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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