Tad Dorgan

American cartoonist (1877-1929)
Person human Q7674223
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Tad Dorgan

Summary

Tad Dorgan is a human[1]. His place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on April 29, 1877[3]. He passed away in Great Neck Peninsula[4]. He died on May 2, 1929[5]. He worked as a cartoonist[6], comics artist[7], journalist[8], caricaturist[9], and screenwriter[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Tad Dorgan was born in San Francisco[2].
  • Tad Dorgan passed away in Great Neck Peninsula[4].
  • Tad Dorgan was born on April 29, 1877[3].
  • Tad Dorgan died on May 2, 1929[5].
  • Tad Dorgan is buried at Cypress Hills Cemetery[12].
  • Tad Dorgan held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Tad Dorgan worked as a cartoonist[6].
  • Tad Dorgan worked as a comics artist[7].
  • Tad Dorgan worked as a journalist[8].
  • Tad Dorgan's professions included caricaturist[9].
  • Tad Dorgan worked as a screenwriter[10].
  • Tad Dorgan's field of work was journalism[14].
  • Tad Dorgan was employed by San Francisco Evening Bulletin[15].
  • Among Tad Dorgan's employers was New York Journal-American[16].
  • Tad Dorgan's education included a stint at San Francisco Polytechnic High School[17].
  • Tad Dorgan received the International Boxing Hall of Fame[18].
  • Tad Dorgan is recorded as male[19].
  • Tad Dorgan's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Tad Dorgan's Commons category is recorded as Tad Dorgan[21].
  • Tad Dorgan's sport is recorded as boxing[22].
  • Tad Dorgan's family name is recorded as Dorgan[23].
  • Tad Dorgan's given name is recorded as Tad[24].
  • Tad Dorgan's given name is recorded as Thomas[25].
  • Tad Dorgan's given name is recorded as Aloysius[26].
  • Tad Dorgan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Tad Dorgan's place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on April 29, 1877[3].

Education

Tad Dorgan was educated at San Francisco Polytechnic High School[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cartoonist[6], comics artist[7], journalist[8], caricaturist[9], and screenwriter[10]. Tad Dorgan's field of work was journalism[14]. Employers include San Francisco Evening Bulletin[15], a newspaper[28] and New York Journal-American[16], a daily newspaper[29], in United States[30], founded in 1895[31].

Recognition

Tad Dorgan received the International Boxing Hall of Fame[18].

Death and Burial

Tad Dorgan died on May 2, 1929[5]. He died in Great Neck Peninsula[4]. He is buried at Cypress Hills Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Tad Dorgan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Tad Dorgan born?

Tad Dorgan was born in San Francisco[2].

Where did Tad Dorgan die?

Tad Dorgan passed away in Great Neck Peninsula[4].

What did Tad Dorgan do for work?

Tad Dorgan worked as cartoonist[6], comics artist[7], journalist[8], caricaturist[9], and screenwriter[10].

Where did Tad Dorgan go to school?

Tad Dorgan was educated at San Francisco Polytechnic High School[17].

What awards did Tad Dorgan receive?

Honors received include International Boxing Hall of Fame[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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