William Eckert

United States general (1909–1971)
Person human Q3568586
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William Eckert

Summary

William Eckert is a human[1]. Born in Freeport[2], he… he was born on +1909-01-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in The Bahamas[4]. He died on +1971-04-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military officer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Eckert's place of birth was Freeport[2].
  • William Eckert passed away in The Bahamas[4].
  • William Eckert was born on +1909-01-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Eckert died on +1971-04-16T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Arlington National Cemetery[8].
  • William Eckert held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William Eckert worked as a military officer[6].
  • William Eckert held the position of Commissioner of Baseball[10].
  • William Eckert was educated at Harvard Business School[11].
  • William Eckert's education included a stint at Harvard University[12].
  • William Eckert's image is recorded as William Dole "Spike" Eckert.jpg[13].
  • William Eckert is recorded as male[14].
  • William Eckert's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Eckert's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 41610638[16].
  • William Eckert's military branch is recorded as United States Air Force[17].
  • William Eckert's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2007015475[18].
  • William Eckert's Commons category is recorded as William Eckert[19].
  • William Eckert's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 21459[20].
  • William Eckert's sport is recorded as baseball[21].
  • William Eckert's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/030wt7[22].
  • William Eckert's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • William Eckert's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10613195[24].
  • William Eckert's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/William-D-Eckert[25].
  • William Eckert's SABR person ID is recorded as William-Eckert[26].
  • William Eckert's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000000752249518[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Eckert was born in Freeport[2]. He was born on +1909-01-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard Business School[11], a business school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1908[30], headquartered in Boston[31] and Harvard University[12], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1636[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35].

Career and Affiliations

William Eckert worked as a military officer[6]. He held the position of Commissioner of Baseball[10].

Death and Burial

William Eckert died on +1971-04-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in The Bahamas[4]. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

William Eckert ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Eckert born?

William Eckert's place of birth was Freeport[2].

Where did William Eckert die?

William Eckert passed away in The Bahamas[4].

What did William Eckert do for work?

William Eckert worked as military officer[6].

Where did William Eckert go to school?

William Eckert was educated at Harvard Business School[11] and Harvard University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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