Stéphane Préfontaine

Canadian track athlete
Person human Q7630044
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Stéphane Préfontaine

Summary

Stéphane Préfontaine is a human[1]. He was born on +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an athletics competitor[3], lawyer[4], and businessperson[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Stéphane Préfontaine was born on +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine's professions included athletics competitor[3].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine worked as a lawyer[4].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine's professions included businessperson[5].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine was educated at McGill University[8].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine was educated at Columbia University[9].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine's education included a stint at Columbia Law School[10].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine's education included a stint at Sciences Po[11].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine's image is recorded as Stephane Prefontaine, Sandra Henderson 1976b.jpg[12].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine is recorded as male[13].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine's sport is recorded as athletics[15].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v607j[16].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine's family name is recorded as Préfontaine[17].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine's given name is recorded as Stéphane[18].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine's participant in is recorded as lighting the Olympic cauldron[19].
  • Stéphane Préfontaine's Olympedia people ID is recorded as 1100071[20].

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Origins and Family

Stéphane Préfontaine was born on +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at McGill University[8], a public research university[21], in Canada[22], founded in 1821[23], headquartered in Montreal[24]; Columbia University[9], a private university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1754[27], headquartered in Manhattan[28]; Columbia Law School[10], a law school[29], in United States[30], founded in 1858[31], headquartered in New York City[32]; and Sciences Po[11], a public university[33], in France[34], founded in 1872[35], headquartered in Paris[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include athletics competitor[3], lawyer[4], and businessperson[5].

Why It Matters

Stéphane Préfontaine ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Stéphane Préfontaine do for work?

Stéphane Préfontaine worked as athletics competitor[3], lawyer[4], and businessperson[5].

Where did Stéphane Préfontaine go to school?

Stéphane Préfontaine was educated at McGill University[8], Columbia University[9], Columbia Law School[10], and Sciences Po[11].

References

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  8. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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