Keish

member of the Taglit First Nations credited with the discovery of gold in the Yukon District
Person human Q981428
Keish
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Keish

Summary

Keish is a human[1]. Born in Bennett Lake[2], he… he was born on +1855-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Whitehorse[4]. He died on +1916-07-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a gold miner[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Keish was born in Bennett Lake[2].
  • Keish died in Whitehorse[4].
  • Keish was born on +1855-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Keish died on +1916-07-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Keish is identified as part of the Tagish people ethnic group[8].
  • Keish's professions included gold miner[6].
  • Keish's image is recorded as Skookum Jim Mason.png[9].
  • Keish is recorded as male[10].
  • Keish's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Keish's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 105150989[12].
  • Keish's Commons category is recorded as Keish[13].
  • Keish's residence is recorded as Carcross[14].
  • Keish's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/064pvk[15].
  • Keish's family name is recorded as Mason[16].
  • Keish's given name is recorded as James[17].
  • Keish's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'chn', 'text': 'Skookum Jim Mason'}[18].
  • Keish's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'James Mason'}[19].
  • Keish's Dictionary of Canadian Biography ID is recorded as keish_14[20].
  • Keish's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Tagish-1[21].
  • Keish's Prabook ID is recorded as 2189672[22].
  • Keish's sibling is recorded as Kate Carmack[23].
  • Keish's Quora topic ID is recorded as Keish[24].
  • Keish's Canadiana Name Authority ID is recorded as ncf10354864[25].
  • Keish's National Historic People ID is recorded as 1703[26].
  • Keish's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJckTM7pyqxB8TyggpqbBP[27].

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Origins and Family

Keish was born in Bennett Lake[2]. He was born on +1855-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the Tagish people ethnic group[8].

Career and Affiliations

Keish worked as a gold miner[6].

Death and Burial

Keish died on +1916-07-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Whitehorse[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Keish include 10112 Skookumjim[28], an asteroid[29].

Why It Matters

Keish ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for him include 10112 Skookumjim[28], an asteroid[29].

FAQs

Where was Keish born?

Keish's place of birth was Bennett Lake[2].

Where did Keish die?

Keish passed away in Whitehorse[4].

What did Keish do for work?

Keish worked as gold miner[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . biographi.ca. biographi.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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