Rube Foster

American Hall of Fame baseball player (1879-1930)
Person human Q3544179
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Rube Foster

Summary

Rube Foster is a human[1]. Born in Q981815[2], he… he was born on +1879-09-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Kankakee[4]. He died on +1930-12-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a baseball player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month, #7,188 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Rube Foster was born in Q981815[2].
  • Rube Foster passed away in Kankakee[4].
  • Rube Foster was born on +1879-09-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Rube Foster died on +1930-12-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Rube Foster is buried at Lincoln Cemetery[8].
  • Rube Foster held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Rube Foster is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].
  • Rube Foster worked as a baseball player[6].
  • Rube Foster's image is recorded as Rube Foster 1924.jpg[11].
  • Rube Foster is recorded as male[12].
  • Rube Foster's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Rube Foster's ISNI is recorded as 0000000023235014[14].
  • Rube Foster's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 50554426[15].
  • Rube Foster's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81114743[16].
  • Rube Foster's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1268447[17].
  • Rube Foster's Commons category is recorded as Rube Foster[18].
  • Rube Foster's position played on team / speciality is recorded as pitcher[19].
  • Rube Foster's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 2395[20].
  • Rube Foster's sport is recorded as baseball[21].
  • Rube Foster's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06l2_[22].
  • Rube Foster's family name is recorded as Foster[23].
  • Rube Foster's given name is recorded as Rube[24].
  • Rube Foster's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10568395[25].
  • Rube Foster's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Rube-Foster[26].
  • Rube Foster's country for sport is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Q981815[2], Rube Foster… he was born on +1879-09-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].

Career and Affiliations

Rube Foster worked as a baseball player[6].

Death and Burial

Rube Foster died on +1930-12-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Kankakee[4]. Burial took place at Lincoln Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

Rube Foster ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month, #7,188 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Rube Foster born?

Born in Q981815[2], Rube Foster…

Where did Rube Foster die?

Rube Foster died in Kankakee[4].

What did Rube Foster do for work?

Rube Foster worked as baseball player[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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