Lawrence Shields

athletics competitor (1895–1976)
Person human Q1809264
Lawrence Shields
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Lawrence Shields

Summary

Lawrence Shields is a human[1]. Born in West Chester[2], he… he was born on +1895-03-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Rochester[4]. He died on +1976-02-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Lawrence Shields's place of birth was West Chester[2].
  • Lawrence Shields died in Rochester[4].
  • Lawrence Shields was born on +1895-03-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lawrence Shields died on +1976-02-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Lawrence Shields held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Lawrence Shields's professions included athletics competitor[6].
  • Lawrence Shields was educated at Pennsylvania State University[9].
  • Lawrence Shields's image is recorded as LawrenceShields.jpg[10].
  • Lawrence Shields is recorded as male[11].
  • Lawrence Shields's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Lawrence Shields's Commons category is recorded as Lawrence Shields[13].
  • Lawrence Shields's sport is recorded as athletics[14].
  • Lawrence Shields's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ksvr5[15].
  • Lawrence Shields's family name is recorded as Shields[16].
  • Lawrence Shields's given name is recorded as Lawrence[17].
  • Lawrence Shields's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14989440[18].
  • Lawrence Shields's participant in is recorded as 1920 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Lawrence Shields's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as sh/larry-shields-1[20].
  • Lawrence Shields's country for sport is recorded as United States[21].
  • Lawrence Shields's sports discipline competed in is recorded as middle-distance running[22].
  • Lawrence Shields's Prabook ID is recorded as 2268721[23].
  • Lawrence Shields's databaseOlympics.com athlete ID is recorded as SHIELMAR01[24].
  • Lawrence Shields's Tilastopaja male athlete ID is recorded as 550876[25].
  • Lawrence Shields's Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID is recorded as 6077[26].
  • Lawrence Shields's Olympedia people ID is recorded as 79035[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Lawrence Shields was born in West Chester[2]. He was born on +1895-03-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Lawrence Shields was educated at Pennsylvania State University[9].

Career and Affiliations

Lawrence Shields's professions included athletics competitor[6].

Death and Burial

Lawrence Shields died on +1976-02-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Rochester[4].

Why It Matters

Lawrence Shields ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Lawrence Shields born?

Born in West Chester[2], Lawrence Shields…

Where did Lawrence Shields die?

Lawrence Shields died in Rochester[4].

What did Lawrence Shields do for work?

Lawrence Shields worked as athletics competitor[6].

Where did Lawrence Shields go to school?

Lawrence Shields was educated at Pennsylvania State University[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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