William Fortune

American businessman, journalist, and civic leader
Person human Q61598878
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William Fortune

Summary

William Fortune is a human[1]. Born in Boonville[2], he… he was born on +1863-05-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1942-01-28T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a businessperson[5] and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Boonville[2], William Fortune…
  • William Fortune was born on +1863-05-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Fortune was born on +1863-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • William Fortune died on +1942-01-28T00:00:00Z[4].
  • William Fortune died on +1942-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • William Fortune is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery[10].
  • A child of William Fortune was Evelyn Bartlett[11].
  • William Fortune worked as a businessperson[5].
  • William Fortune's professions included writer[6].
  • William Fortune is recorded as male[12].
  • William Fortune's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Fortune's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 50878381[14].
  • William Fortune's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92031226[15].
  • William Fortune's Commons category is recorded as William Fortune (businessman)[16].
  • William Fortune's Open Library ID is recorded as OL6556495A[17].
  • William Fortune's family name is recorded as Fortune[18].
  • William Fortune's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Fortune's described by source is recorded as Indiana Authors and their Books, 1967-1980[20].
  • William Fortune's FAST ID is recorded as 301323[21].
  • William Fortune's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11fjsch8ft[22].
  • William Fortune's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Fortune-2136[23].
  • William Fortune's Prabook ID is recorded as 1089859[24].
  • William Fortune's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJq6VC4CjdC9tBrYcKR9Xd[25].
  • William Fortune's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/b7c09cb3-e709-448f-89d5-d08e9fa358d2[26].
  • William Fortune's Encyclopedia of Indianapolis ID is recorded as william-fortune[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Boonville[2], William Fortune… Recorded date of birth include +1863-05-27T00:00:00Z[3] and +1863-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include businessperson[5] and writer[6].

Personal Life

A child of William Fortune was Evelyn Bartlett[11].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1942-01-28T00:00:00Z[4] and +1942-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]. William Fortune is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

William Fortune ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Fortune born?

William Fortune's place of birth was Boonville[2].

What did William Fortune do for work?

William Fortune worked as businessperson[5] and writer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Indiana Authors and Their Books 1819-1916. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Indiana Authors and their Books, 1967-1980. wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Indiana Authors and their Books, 1967-1980. 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.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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