Kentaro Kawatsu

swimmer (1914-1970)
Person human Q1409662
Kentaro Kawatsu
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Kentaro Kawatsu

Summary

Kentaro Kawatsu is a human[1]. Born in Hiroshima[2], he… he was born on +1914-09-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1970-03-23T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a swimmer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Kentaro Kawatsu was born in Hiroshima[2].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu was born on +1914-09-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu died on +1970-03-23T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu held citizenship in Japan[7].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu held citizenship in Empire of Japan[8].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's professions included swimmer[5].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's education included a stint at Meiji University[9].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's education included a stint at Shudo Junior & Senior High School[10].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's image is recorded as Kentaro Kawatsu, Toshio Irie and Masaji Kiyokawa 1932.jpg[11].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu is recorded as male[12].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's Commons category is recorded as Kentaro Kawatsu[14].
  • The cause of death was self-immolation[15].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[16].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03g_kf9[17].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's given name is recorded as Kentarō[18].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's manner of death is recorded as suicide[19].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre backstroke[20].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ka/kentaro-kawatsu-1[21].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's country for sport is recorded as Japan[22].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '河津憲太郎'}[23].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's name in kana is recorded as かわつ けんたろう[24].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's WikiTree person ID is recorded as 河津-1[25].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's Olympic.org athlete ID is recorded as kentaro-kawatsu[26].
  • Kentaro Kawatsu's Prabook ID is recorded as 2132113[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Hiroshima[2], Kentaro Kawatsu… he was born on +1914-09-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Meiji University[9], a private university[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1881[30] and Shudo Junior & Senior High School[10], an unified secondary school in Japan[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1725[33].

Career and Affiliations

Kentaro Kawatsu's professions included swimmer[5].

Death and Burial

Kentaro Kawatsu died on +1970-03-23T00:00:00Z[4]. The cause of death was self-immolation[15].

Why It Matters

Kentaro Kawatsu ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Kentaro Kawatsu born?

Kentaro Kawatsu's place of birth was Hiroshima[2].

What did Kentaro Kawatsu do for work?

Kentaro Kawatsu worked as swimmer[5].

Where did Kentaro Kawatsu go to school?

Kentaro Kawatsu was educated at Meiji University[9] and Shudo Junior & Senior High School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . 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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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