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Richard E. Lawyer

American astronaut (1932-2005)
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Richard E. Lawyer

Summary

Richard E. Lawyer is a human[1]. He was born in Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1932-11-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Palmdale[4]. He died on +2005-11-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military officer[6], engineer[7], test pilot[8], and astronaut[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Richard E. Lawyer was born in Los Angeles[2].
  • Richard E. Lawyer died in Palmdale[4].
  • Richard E. Lawyer was born on +1932-11-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard E. Lawyer died on +2005-11-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Richard E. Lawyer is buried at Arlington National Cemetery[11].
  • Richard E. Lawyer held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Richard E. Lawyer worked as a military officer[6].
  • Richard E. Lawyer worked as an engineer[7].
  • Richard E. Lawyer worked as a test pilot[8].
  • Richard E. Lawyer's professions included astronaut[9].
  • Richard E. Lawyer's education included a stint at U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School[13].
  • Richard E. Lawyer's image is recorded as Col. Richard E. Lawyer.jpg[14].
  • Richard E. Lawyer is recorded as male[15].
  • Richard E. Lawyer's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Richard E. Lawyer's military branch is recorded as United States Air Force[17].
  • Richard E. Lawyer's Commons category is recorded as Richard E. Lawyer[18].
  • Richard E. Lawyer's military, police or special rank is recorded as colonel[19].
  • Richard E. Lawyer's astronaut mission is recorded as Manned Orbiting Laboratory[20].
  • Richard E. Lawyer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04gpjcp[21].
  • Richard E. Lawyer's family name is recorded as Lawyer[22].
  • Richard E. Lawyer's given name is recorded as Richard[23].
  • Richard E. Lawyer's image of grave is recorded as ANCExplorer Richard E. Lawyer grave.jpg[24].
  • Richard E. Lawyer's time in space is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+0'}[25].
  • Richard E. Lawyer's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Lawyer-183[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard E. Lawyer's place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1932-11-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Richard E. Lawyer was educated at U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military officer[6], engineer[7], test pilot[8], and astronaut[9].

Death and Burial

Richard E. Lawyer died on +2005-11-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Palmdale[4]. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Richard E. Lawyer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Richard E. Lawyer born?

Richard E. Lawyer's place of birth was Los Angeles[2].

Where did Richard E. Lawyer die?

Richard E. Lawyer passed away in Palmdale[4].

What did Richard E. Lawyer do for work?

Richard E. Lawyer worked as military officer[6], engineer[7], test pilot[8], and astronaut[9].

Where did Richard E. Lawyer go to school?

Richard E. Lawyer was educated at U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School[13].

Related Entities

Los Angeles Manned Orbiting Laboratory United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . spacefacts.de. spacefacts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . ancexplorer.army.mil. ancexplorer.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 26d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of the crew of → Q948200
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P5096]]: [[Q948200]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257287|batch #257287]]"
  2. 28d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Place of burial → Arlington National Cemetery
    Family name → Lawyer
    Citizenship → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P450]]: [[Q948200]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257207|batch #257207]]"
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