Masatomo Taniguchi

Japanese basketball player (1946-2021)
Person human Q11632722
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Masatomo Taniguchi

Summary

Masatomo Taniguchi is a human[1]. He was born in Tokyo[2]. He was born on +1946-02-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Toride[4]. He died on +2021-05-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a basketball player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Tokyo[2], Masatomo Taniguchi…
  • Masatomo Taniguchi passed away in Toride[4].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi was born on +1946-02-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi died on +2021-05-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi held citizenship in Japan[8].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi held citizenship in Empire of Japan[9].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi worked as a basketball player[6].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi was educated at Chuo University[10].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's education included a stint at University of Osaka[11].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi is recorded as male[12].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • The cause of death was pancreatic cancer[14].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's sport is recorded as basketball[15].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's family name is recorded as Taniguchi[16].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's given name is recorded as Masatomo[17].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[18].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's participant in is recorded as 1972 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's participant in is recorded as 1970 Asian Games[20].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's participant in is recorded as 1967 FIBA World Championship[21].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's participant in is recorded as 1965 ABC Championship[22].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's participant in is recorded as 1971 ABC Championship[23].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ta/masatomo-taniguchi-1[24].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's country for sport is recorded as Japan[25].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '谷口正朋'}[26].
  • Masatomo Taniguchi's name in kana is recorded as たにぐち まさとも[27].

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Origins and Family

Masatomo Taniguchi was born in Tokyo[2]. He was born on +1946-02-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Chuo University[10], a university[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Hachiōji-shi[31] and University of Osaka[11], a public research university[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1931[34], headquartered in Suita[35].

Career and Affiliations

Masatomo Taniguchi's professions included basketball player[6].

Death and Burial

Masatomo Taniguchi died on +2021-05-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Toride[4]. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer[14].

Why It Matters

Masatomo Taniguchi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Masatomo Taniguchi born?

Masatomo Taniguchi's place of birth was Tokyo[2].

Where did Masatomo Taniguchi die?

Masatomo Taniguchi died in Toride[4].

What did Masatomo Taniguchi do for work?

Masatomo Taniguchi worked as basketball player[6].

Where did Masatomo Taniguchi go to school?

Masatomo Taniguchi was educated at Chuo University[10] and University of Osaka[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . sankei.com. Retrieved . sankei.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . FIBA database. Retrieved . 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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