Raymond Franz

critic and former member of Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses (1922–2010)
Person human Q359105
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Raymond Franz

Summary

Raymond Franz is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cincinnati[2]. He was born on +1922-05-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Winston[4]. He died on +2010-06-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6] and religious figure[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (334 views/month, #7,055 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Raymond Franz was born in Cincinnati[2].
  • Raymond Franz passed away in Winston[4].
  • Raymond Franz was born on +1922-05-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Raymond Franz died on +2010-06-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Colestown Cemetery[9].
  • Raymond Franz held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Raymond Franz's professions included writer[6].
  • Raymond Franz worked as a religious figure[7].
  • Raymond Franz's field of work was Jehovah's Witnesses[11].
  • Raymond Franz's field of work was memoir literature[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Raymond Franz is Crisis of Conscience[13].
  • Raymond Franz's image is recorded as Raymond Franz.GIF[14].
  • Raymond Franz is recorded as male[15].
  • Raymond Franz's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Raymond Franz's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081525626[17].
  • Raymond Franz's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 72031533[18].
  • Raymond Franz's GND ID is recorded as 111930839[19].
  • Raymond Franz's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82251754[20].
  • Raymond Franz's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA12968465[21].
  • Raymond Franz's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00838757[22].
  • Raymond Franz's Commons category is recorded as Raymond Franz[23].
  • Raymond Franz's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 185368327[24].
  • Raymond Franz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06t_3w[25].
  • Raymond Franz's Open Library ID is recorded as OL686504A[26].
  • Raymond Franz's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jn20000700559[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Cincinnati[2], Raymond Franz… he was born on +1922-05-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6] and religious figure[7]. Fields of work include Jehovah's Witnesses[11], a Christian denomination[28], founded in 1881[29], headquartered in Warwick[30] and memoir literature[12].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Raymond Franz is Crisis of Conscience[13].

Death and Burial

Raymond Franz died on +2010-06-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Winston[4]. Burial took place at Colestown Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Raymond Franz ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (334 views/month, #7,055 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Works attributed to him include Crisis of Conscience[33], a written work[34], written by him[35].

FAQs

Where was Raymond Franz born?

Raymond Franz was born in Cincinnati[2].

Where did Raymond Franz die?

Raymond Franz died in Winston[4].

What did Raymond Franz do for work?

Raymond Franz worked as writer[6] and religious figure[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Find a Grave. fr.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Open Library. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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