Marie Smith Jones

last speaker of the Eyak language (1918–2008)
Person human Q266679
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Marie Smith Jones

Summary

Marie Smith Jones is a human[1]. Born in Cordova[2], she… she was born on +1918-05-14T00:00:00Z[3]. She died in Anchorage[4]. She died on +2008-01-21T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a linguist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Cordova[2], Marie Smith Jones…
  • Marie Smith Jones passed away in Anchorage[4].
  • Marie Smith Jones was born on +1918-05-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Marie Smith Jones died on +2008-01-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Angelus Memorial Park[8].
  • Marie Smith Jones held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Eyak was Marie Smith Jones's native language[10].
  • Marie Smith Jones's professions included linguist[6].
  • Marie Smith Jones is recorded as female[11].
  • Marie Smith Jones's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Marie Smith Jones's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 24124076[13].
  • Marie Smith Jones's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02n2nw[14].
  • Marie Smith Jones's family name is recorded as Jones[15].
  • Marie Smith Jones's family name is recorded as Smith[16].
  • Marie Smith Jones's given name is recorded as Marie[17].
  • Marie Smith Jones's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Eyak[18].
  • Marie Smith Jones's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Marie Smith Jones'}[19].
  • Marie Smith Jones's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'eya', 'text': "Udach' Kuqax*a’a’ch"}[20].
  • Marie Smith Jones's Prabook ID is recorded as 2266928[21].
  • Marie Smith Jones's JRC Names ID is recorded as 800332[22].

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Origins and Family

Marie Smith Jones was born in Cordova[2]. She was born on +1918-05-14T00:00:00Z[3]. Eyak was her native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Marie Smith Jones's professions included linguist[6].

Death and Burial

Marie Smith Jones died on +2008-01-21T00:00:00Z[5]. She died in Anchorage[4]. She is buried at Angelus Memorial Park[8].

Why It Matters

Marie Smith Jones ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Marie Smith Jones born?

Born in Cordova[2], Marie Smith Jones…

Where did Marie Smith Jones die?

Marie Smith Jones died in Anchorage[4].

What did Marie Smith Jones do for work?

Marie Smith Jones worked as linguist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . The Economist. economist.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . adn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The Economist. economist.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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