Willem de Vries Lentsch

Olympic sailor (1886–1980)
Person human Q734879
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Summary

Willem de Vries Lentsch was born on September 10, 1886[1], in Nieuwendam[2]. He died on March 6, 1980[3], in Amsterdam[4]. He worked as a skipper[5] and sailor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Child: Wim de Vries Lentsch[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Family: De Vries Lentsch[11]
  • Sport: sailing[12]
  • Given name: Willem[13]
  • Work location: Amsterdam[14]
  • Participant in: 1936 Summer Olympics[15]
  • Different from: Wim de Vries Lentsch[16]
  • Sibling: Gerard de Vries Lentsch[17]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Scheepvaartmuseum Wikidataproject[18]
  • Has works in the collection: Het Scheepvaartmuseum[19]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[20]

Why It Matters

Willem de Vries Lentsch has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Willem de Vries Lentsch born?

Willem de Vries Lentsch's place of birth was Nieuwendam[2].

Where did Willem de Vries Lentsch die?

Willem de Vries Lentsch died in Amsterdam[4].

What did Willem de Vries Lentsch do for work?

Willem de Vries Lentsch worked as a skipper[5] and sailor[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Q132230989. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Child → Wim de Vries Lentsch
    Place of death → Amsterdam
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'nl', 'no', 'pl', 'pt', 'uk']
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