W. Paul Thayer

American flying ace (1919–2010)
Person human Q7945885
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W. Paul Thayer

Summary

W. Paul Thayer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Henryetta[2]. He was born on +1919-11-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2010-05-06T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a military officer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • W. Paul Thayer was born in Henryetta[2].
  • W. Paul Thayer was born on +1919-11-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • W. Paul Thayer died on +2010-05-06T00:00:00Z[4].
  • A child of W. Paul Thayer was Brynn Thayer[7].
  • W. Paul Thayer held citizenship in United States[8].
  • W. Paul Thayer worked as a military officer[5].
  • W. Paul Thayer held the position of United States Deputy Secretary of Defense[9].
  • W. Paul Thayer held the position of United States Deputy Secretary of Defense[10].
  • W. Paul Thayer was educated at University of Kansas[11].
  • W. Paul Thayer was educated at Wichita State University[12].
  • W. Paul Thayer's image is recorded as W-Paul-Thayer-portrait.jpg[13].
  • W. Paul Thayer is recorded as male[14].
  • W. Paul Thayer's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • W. Paul Thayer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 11219375[16].
  • W. Paul Thayer's military branch is recorded as United States Navy[17].
  • W. Paul Thayer's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83061889[18].
  • W. Paul Thayer's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[19].
  • W. Paul Thayer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v5dj5[20].
  • W. Paul Thayer's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • W. Paul Thayer's given name is recorded as Paul[22].
  • W. Paul Thayer's given name is recorded as W.[23].
  • W. Paul Thayer's FAST ID is recorded as 112342[24].
  • W. Paul Thayer's Prabook ID is recorded as 1756797[25].
  • W. Paul Thayer's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w6qc2r8k[26].
  • W. Paul Thayer's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJfGYXGGGq8PPRCXxbHwG3[27].

Body

Origins and Family

W. Paul Thayer was born in Henryetta[2]. He was born on +1919-11-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Kansas[11], a public educational institution of the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1864[30] and Wichita State University[12], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1886[33].

Career and Affiliations

W. Paul Thayer worked as a military officer[5]. Positions held include United States Deputy Secretary of Defense[9], a position[34], founded in 1949[35].

Personal Life

A child of W. Paul Thayer was Brynn Thayer[7].

Death and Burial

W. Paul Thayer died on +2010-05-06T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

W. Paul Thayer ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was W. Paul Thayer born?

W. Paul Thayer's place of birth was Henryetta[2].

What did W. Paul Thayer do for work?

W. Paul Thayer worked as military officer[5].

Where did W. Paul Thayer go to school?

W. Paul Thayer was educated at University of Kansas[11] and Wichita State University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . 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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