Walter J. Zable

American businessman; founder, chairman, and CEO of Cubic Corporation; college baseball, basketball, football, and track athlete; also played early semi-professional football for the Richmond Arrows (1915-2012)
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Walter J. Zable

Summary

Walter J. Zable is a human[1]. His place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1915-06-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in San Diego[4]. He died on +2012-06-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6], American football player[7], and entrepreneur[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Los Angeles[2], Walter J. Zable…
  • Walter J. Zable died in San Diego[4].
  • Walter J. Zable was born on +1915-06-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Walter J. Zable died on +2012-06-23T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Walter J. Zable held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Walter J. Zable worked as an athletics competitor[6].
  • Walter J. Zable worked as an American football player[7].
  • Walter J. Zable's professions included entrepreneur[8].
  • Walter J. Zable's education included a stint at College of William & Mary[11].
  • Walter J. Zable was educated at University of Florida[12].
  • Walter J. Zable received the Theodore Roosevelt Award[13].
  • Walter J. Zable is recorded as male[14].
  • Walter J. Zable's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Walter J. Zable's member of sports team is recorded as William & Mary Tribe baseball[16].
  • Walter J. Zable's sport is recorded as American football[17].
  • Walter J. Zable's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k2c8t5[18].
  • Walter J. Zable's family name is recorded as Zable[19].
  • Walter J. Zable's given name is recorded as Walter[20].
  • Walter J. Zable's number of children is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'}[21].
  • Walter J. Zable's start of work period is recorded as +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].

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Origins and Family

Walter J. Zable was born in Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1915-06-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at College of William & Mary[11], a public research university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1693[25], headquartered in Williamsburg[26] and University of Florida[12], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1853[29], headquartered in Gainesville[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include athletics competitor[6], American football player[7], and entrepreneur[8].

Recognition

Walter J. Zable received the Theodore Roosevelt Award[13].

Death and Burial

Walter J. Zable died on +2012-06-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in San Diego[4].

Why It Matters

Walter J. Zable ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Walter J. Zable born?

Born in Los Angeles[2], Walter J. Zable…

Where did Walter J. Zable die?

Walter J. Zable died in San Diego[4].

What did Walter J. Zable do for work?

Walter J. Zable worked as athletics competitor[6], American football player[7], and entrepreneur[8].

Where did Walter J. Zable go to school?

Walter J. Zable was educated at College of William & Mary[11] and University of Florida[12].

What awards did Walter J. Zable receive?

Honors received include Theodore Roosevelt Award[13].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . xconomy.com. Retrieved . xconomy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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