William Bentsen

sailor (1930–2020)
Person human Q8005436
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William Bentsen

Summary

William Bentsen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on +1930-02-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2020-12-25T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a skipper[5] and sailor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Bentsen was born in Chicago[2].
  • William Bentsen was born on +1930-02-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Bentsen died on +2020-12-25T00:00:00Z[4].
  • William Bentsen held citizenship in United States[8].
  • William Bentsen's professions included skipper[5].
  • William Bentsen worked as a sailor[6].
  • William Bentsen's education included a stint at University of Chicago[9].
  • William Bentsen's education included a stint at London School of Economics and Political Science[10].
  • William Bentsen's education included a stint at Yale University[11].
  • William Bentsen's education included a stint at Denison University[12].
  • William Bentsen's education included a stint at University of Wisconsin System[13].
  • William Bentsen's education included a stint at University of Minnesota[14].
  • William Bentsen is recorded as male[15].
  • William Bentsen's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William Bentsen's sport is recorded as sailing[17].
  • William Bentsen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/055lzdh[18].
  • William Bentsen's family name is recorded as Bentsen[19].
  • William Bentsen's given name is recorded as William[20].
  • William Bentsen's participant in is recorded as 1964 Summer Olympics[21].
  • William Bentsen's participant in is recorded as 1972 Summer Olympics[22].
  • William Bentsen's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as be/bill-bentsen-1[23].
  • William Bentsen's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Bruce Bentsen'}[24].
  • William Bentsen's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+180'}[25].
  • William Bentsen's World Sailing member ID is recorded as 115315[26].
  • William Bentsen's Olympic.org athlete ID is recorded as william-bentsen[27].

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Origins and Family

William Bentsen's place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on +1930-02-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Chicago[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1890[30], headquartered in Chicago[31]; London School of Economics and Political Science[10], a public research university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1895[34], headquartered in London[35]; Yale University[11], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1701[38], headquartered in New Haven[39]; Denison University[12], a liberal arts college[40], in United States[41], founded in 1831[42]; University of Wisconsin System[13], a state university system[43], in United States[44], founded in 1848[45], headquartered in Madison[46]; and University of Minnesota[14], a public research university[47], in United States[48], founded in 1851[49], headquartered in Minneapolis[50].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include skipper[5] and sailor[6].

Death and Burial

William Bentsen died on +2020-12-25T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

William Bentsen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51]

FAQs

Where was William Bentsen born?

William Bentsen was born in Chicago[2].

What did William Bentsen do for work?

William Bentsen worked as skipper[5] and sailor[6].

Where did William Bentsen go to school?

William Bentsen was educated at University of Chicago[9], London School of Economics and Political Science[10], Yale University[11], and Denison University[12].

References

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  13. [3] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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