Meredith Gourdine

American long jumper and engineer (1929–1998)
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Meredith Gourdine

Summary

Meredith Gourdine is a human[1]. His place of birth was Newark[2]. He was born on +1929-09-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Houston[4]. He died on +1998-11-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], athletics competitor[7], and engineer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Newark[2], Meredith Gourdine…
  • Meredith Gourdine passed away in Houston[4].
  • Meredith Gourdine was born on +1929-09-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Meredith Gourdine died on +1998-11-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Meredith Gourdine held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Meredith Gourdine is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].
  • Meredith Gourdine's professions included physicist[6].
  • Meredith Gourdine's professions included athletics competitor[7].
  • Meredith Gourdine worked as an engineer[8].
  • Meredith Gourdine's education included a stint at Cornell University[12].
  • Meredith Gourdine's education included a stint at Cornell University College of Engineering[13].
  • Meredith Gourdine's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[14].
  • Meredith Gourdine was educated at Brooklyn Technical High School[15].
  • Meredith Gourdine's doctoral advisor was Julian Cole[16].
  • Meredith Gourdine was a member of National Academy of Engineering[17].
  • Meredith Gourdine is recorded as male[18].
  • Meredith Gourdine's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Meredith Gourdine's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 39450[20].
  • Meredith Gourdine's sport is recorded as athletics[21].
  • Meredith Gourdine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026sc1q[22].
  • Meredith Gourdine's family name is recorded as Gourdine[23].
  • Meredith Gourdine's given name is recorded as Meredith[24].
  • Meredith Gourdine's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14555918[25].
  • Meredith Gourdine's participant in is recorded as 1952 Summer Olympics[26].
  • Meredith Gourdine's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as go/meredith-gourdine-1[27].

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Origins and Family

Meredith Gourdine's place of birth was Newark[2]. He was born on +1929-09-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].

Education

Educated at Cornell University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1865[30], headquartered in Ithaca[31]; Cornell University College of Engineering[13], an engineering college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1870[34]; California Institute of Technology[14], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1891[37], headquartered in California[38]; and Brooklyn Technical High School[15], a high school[39], in United States[40], founded in 1922[41], headquartered in New York City[42]. Meredith Gourdine's doctoral advisor was Julian Cole[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], athletics competitor[7], and engineer[8].

Death and Burial

Meredith Gourdine died on +1998-11-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Houston[4].

Why It Matters

Meredith Gourdine ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Meredith Gourdine born?

Meredith Gourdine's place of birth was Newark[2].

Where did Meredith Gourdine die?

Meredith Gourdine died in Houston[4].

What did Meredith Gourdine do for work?

Meredith Gourdine worked as physicist[6], athletics competitor[7], and engineer[8].

Where did Meredith Gourdine go to school?

Meredith Gourdine was educated at Cornell University[12], Cornell University College of Engineering[13], California Institute of Technology[14], and Brooklyn Technical High School[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . African Americans in Science. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . nae.edu. nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  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
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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