Mervyn Wood

Australian rower (1917-2006)
Person human Q925393
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Mervyn Wood

Summary

Mervyn Wood is a human[1]. He was born in City of Randwick[2]. He was born on +1917-04-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Sydney[4]. He died on +2006-08-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a rower[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Mervyn Wood was born in City of Randwick[2].
  • Mervyn Wood died in Sydney[4].
  • Mervyn Wood was born on +1917-04-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mervyn Wood died on +2006-08-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Mervyn Wood held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • Mervyn Wood worked as a rower[6].
  • Mervyn Wood received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[9].
  • Mervyn Wood's image is recorded as Mervyn Wood 1952.jpg[10].
  • Mervyn Wood is recorded as male[11].
  • Mervyn Wood's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Mervyn Wood's Commons category is recorded as Mervyn Wood[13].
  • The cause of death was cancer[14].
  • Mervyn Wood's sport is recorded as rowing[15].
  • Mervyn Wood's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ghb3n[16].
  • Mervyn Wood's family name is recorded as Wood[17].
  • Mervyn Wood's given name is recorded as Mervyn[18].
  • Mervyn Wood's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Mervyn Wood's participant in is recorded as rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – men's single sculls[20].
  • Mervyn Wood's participant in is recorded as rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – men's single sculls[21].
  • Mervyn Wood's participant in is recorded as rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – men's double sculls[22].
  • Mervyn Wood's participant in is recorded as rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – men's eight[23].
  • Mervyn Wood's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as wo/merv-wood-1[24].
  • Mervyn Wood's World Rowing rower ID is recorded as 12644[25].
  • Mervyn Wood's Olympic.org athlete ID is recorded as mervyn-wood[26].
  • Mervyn Wood's Australian Olympic Committee athlete ID is recorded as mervyn-wood[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Mervyn Wood's place of birth was City of Randwick[2]. He was born on +1917-04-30T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Mervyn Wood's professions included rower[6].

Recognition

Mervyn Wood received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[9].

Death and Burial

Mervyn Wood died on +2006-08-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Sydney[4]. The cause of death was cancer[14].

Why It Matters

Mervyn Wood ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Mervyn Wood born?

Born in City of Randwick[2], Mervyn Wood…

Where did Mervyn Wood die?

Mervyn Wood passed away in Sydney[4].

What did Mervyn Wood do for work?

Mervyn Wood worked as rower[6].

What awards did Mervyn Wood receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  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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