William Greggan

British tug of war competitor (1882–1976)
Person human Q630197
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William Greggan

Summary

William Greggan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kirkcudbright[2]. He was born on +1882-12-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1976-02-07T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an athlete[5]. He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

Key Facts

  • William Greggan was born in Kirkcudbright[2].
  • William Greggan was born on +1882-12-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Greggan died on +1976-02-07T00:00:00Z[4].
  • William Greggan held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • William Greggan's professions included athlete[5].
  • William Greggan was educated at Kirkcudbright Academy[8].
  • William Greggan is recorded as male[9].
  • William Greggan's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • William Greggan's sport is recorded as athletics[11].
  • William Greggan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05sxr6n[12].
  • William Greggan's given name is recorded as William[13].
  • William Greggan's participant in is recorded as 1908 Summer Olympics[14].
  • William Greggan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • William Greggan's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as gr/william-greggan-1[16].
  • William Greggan's Prabook ID is recorded as 1751648[17].
  • William Greggan's databaseOlympics.com athlete ID is recorded as GREGGWIL01[18].
  • William Greggan's Olympedia people ID is recorded as 18030[19].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Kirkcudbright[2], William Greggan… he was born on +1882-12-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William Greggan's education included a stint at Kirkcudbright Academy[8].

Career and Affiliations

William Greggan worked as an athlete[5].

Death and Burial

William Greggan died on +1976-02-07T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

William Greggan has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was William Greggan born?

William Greggan's place of birth was Kirkcudbright[2].

What did William Greggan do for work?

William Greggan worked as athlete[5].

Where did William Greggan go to school?

William Greggan was educated at Kirkcudbright Academy[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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