Violet Piercy

Summary

Violet Piercy is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was London Borough of Croydon^[2]. She was born on +1889-12-24T00:00:00Z^[3]. She died on +1972-04-00T00:00:00Z^[4]. She worked as a marathon runner^[5] and athletics competitor^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Violet Piercy's place of birth was London Borough of Croydon^[2].
• Violet Piercy was born on +1889-12-24T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Violet Piercy died on +1972-04-00T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Violet Piercy held citizenship in United Kingdom^[8].
• Violet Piercy worked as a marathon runner^[5].
• Violet Piercy worked as an athletics competitor^[6].
• Violet Piercy was educated at Old Palace of John Whitgift School^[9].
• Violet Piercy's image is recorded as Violet Piercy Daily-Mirror-Friday-27-July-1934 (1).jpg^[10].
• Violet Piercy is recorded as female^[11].
• Violet Piercy's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• Violet Piercy's sport is recorded as athletics^[13].
• Violet Piercy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c0201s^[14].
• Violet Piercy's family name is recorded as Piercy^[15].
• Violet Piercy's given name is recorded as Violet^[16].
• Violet Piercy's record held is recorded as Marathon world record progression^[17].
• Violet Piercy's described by source is recorded as Overlooked No More: Violet Piercy, Pioneering Marathoner^[18].
• Violet Piercy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[19].
• Violet Piercy's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 103698^[20].
• Violet Piercy's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Violet Piercy'}^[21].
• Violet Piercy's sports discipline competed in is recorded as marathon^[22].
• Violet Piercy's Prabook ID is recorded as 1772086^[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Violet Piercy was born in London Borough of Croydon^[2]. She was born on +1889-12-24T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Violet Piercy's education included a stint at Old Palace of John Whitgift School^[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include marathon runner^[5] and athletics competitor^[6].

Death and Burial

Violet Piercy died on +1972-04-00T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

Violet Piercy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

FAQs

Where was Violet Piercy born?

Violet Piercy was born in London Borough of Croydon^[2].

What did Violet Piercy do for work?

Violet Piercy worked as marathon runner^[5] and athletics competitor^[6].

Where did Violet Piercy go to school?

Violet Piercy was educated at Old Palace of John Whitgift School^[9].