Kay Petre

Canadian racing driver (1903–1994)
Person human Q129746
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Kay Petre

Summary

Kay Petre is a human[1]. Born in York[2], she… she was born on +1903-05-10T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in London Borough of Camden[4]. She died on +1994-08-10T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a journalist[6], racing automobile driver[7], and engineer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Kay Petre was born in York[2].
  • Kay Petre died in London Borough of Camden[4].
  • Kay Petre was born on +1903-05-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kay Petre died on +1994-08-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Kay Petre's father was Robert L. Defries[10].
  • Kay Petre was married to Henry Petre[11].
  • Kay Petre was married to Langley Lefroy[12].
  • Kay Petre held citizenship in Canada[13].
  • Kay Petre worked as a journalist[6].
  • Kay Petre worked as a racing automobile driver[7].
  • Kay Petre's professions included engineer[8].
  • Kay Petre's image is recorded as Key Petre 1938.png[14].
  • Kay Petre is recorded as female[15].
  • Kay Petre's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Kay Petre's Commons category is recorded as Kay Petre[17].
  • Kay Petre's sport is recorded as auto racing[18].
  • Kay Petre's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02dp4l[19].
  • Kay Petre's family name is recorded as Petre[20].
  • Kay Petre's given name is recorded as Kay[21].
  • Kay Petre's given name is recorded as Kathleen[22].
  • Kay Petre's participant in is recorded as 24 Hours of Le Mans[23].
  • Kay Petre's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Kay Petre's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 55246[25].
  • Kay Petre's National Portrait Gallery is recorded as mp100226[26].
  • Kay Petre's FamilySearch person ID is recorded as L2W7-X1T[27].

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Origins and Family

Kay Petre was born in York[2]. She was born on +1903-05-10T00:00:00Z[3]. Her father was Robert L. Defries[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[6], racing automobile driver[7], and engineer[8].

Personal Life

Spouses include Henry Petre[11], a military personnel[28], 1884–1962[29], of United Kingdom[30], awarded the Military Cross[31] and Langley Lefroy[12].

Death and Burial

Kay Petre died on +1994-08-10T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in London Borough of Camden[4].

Why It Matters

Kay Petre ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[9] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Kay Petre born?

Kay Petre was born in York[2].

Where did Kay Petre die?

Kay Petre passed away in London Borough of Camden[4].

Who were Kay Petre's parents?

Kay Petre's father was Robert L. Defries[10].

Who was Kay Petre married to?

Kay Petre's spouses include Henry Petre[11] and Langley Lefroy[12].

What did Kay Petre do for work?

Kay Petre worked as journalist[6], racing automobile driver[7], and engineer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Driver Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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