Philip Verdon

British rower (1886–1960)
Person human Q2000786
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Philip Verdon

Summary

Philip Verdon is a human[1]. Born in Brixton[2], he… he was born on +1886-02-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Nairobi[4]. He died on +1960-06-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military physician[6], ophthalmologist[7], and rower[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Philip Verdon's place of birth was Brixton[2].
  • Philip Verdon passed away in Nairobi[4].
  • Philip Verdon was born on +1886-02-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Philip Verdon died on +1960-06-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Philip Verdon held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Philip Verdon held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11].
  • Philip Verdon's professions included military physician[6].
  • Philip Verdon worked as an ophthalmologist[7].
  • Philip Verdon worked as a rower[8].
  • Philip Verdon's education included a stint at Westminster School[12].
  • Philip Verdon was educated at Jesus College[13].
  • Philip Verdon is recorded as male[14].
  • Philip Verdon's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Philip Verdon's sport is recorded as rowing[16].
  • Philip Verdon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r2t69[17].
  • Philip Verdon's family name is recorded as Verdon[18].
  • Philip Verdon's given name is recorded as Philip[19].
  • Philip Verdon's participant in is recorded as rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – men's coxless pair[20].
  • Philip Verdon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Philip Verdon's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ve/philip-verdon-1[22].
  • Philip Verdon's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+73'}[23].
  • Philip Verdon's World Rowing rower ID is recorded as 27717[24].
  • Philip Verdon's Olympic.org athlete ID is recorded as philip-verdon[25].
  • Philip Verdon's Prabook ID is recorded as 1957224[26].
  • Philip Verdon's databaseOlympics.com athlete ID is recorded as VERDOPHI01[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Brixton[2], Philip Verdon… he was born on +1886-02-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Westminster School[12], a boarding school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1179[30] and Jesus College[13], a college of the University of Cambridge[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1496[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military physician[6], ophthalmologist[7], and rower[8].

Death and Burial

Philip Verdon died on +1960-06-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Nairobi[4].

Why It Matters

Philip Verdon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was Philip Verdon born?

Philip Verdon's place of birth was Brixton[2].

Where did Philip Verdon die?

Philip Verdon passed away in Nairobi[4].

What did Philip Verdon do for work?

Philip Verdon worked as military physician[6], ophthalmologist[7], and rower[8].

Where did Philip Verdon go to school?

Philip Verdon was educated at Westminster School[12] and Jesus College[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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