William Smith

Summary

William Smith is a human^[1]. He was born on +1893-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died in Johannesburg^[3]. He died on +1958-10-01T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a sport cyclist^[5]. He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[6]

Key Facts

• William Smith passed away in Johannesburg^[3].
• William Smith was born on +1893-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].
• William Smith died on +1958-10-01T00:00:00Z^[4].
• William Smith held citizenship in South Africa^[7].
• William Smith's professions included sport cyclist^[5].
• William Smith is recorded as male^[8].
• William Smith's instance of is recorded as human^[9].
• William Smith's sport is recorded as road bicycle racing^[10].
• William Smith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0s8tvh8^[11].
• William Smith's family name is recorded as Smith^[12].
• William Smith's given name is recorded as William^[13].
• William Smith's participant in is recorded as cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – men's tandem^[14].
• William Smith's Cycling Archives cyclist ID is recorded as 27386^[15].
• William Smith's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[16].
• William Smith's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as sm/bill-smith-1^[17].
• William Smith's country for sport is recorded as South Africa^[18].
• William Smith's different from is recorded as William Smith^[19].
• William Smith's subject has role is recorded as Olympic competitor^[20].
• William Smith's databaseOlympics.com athlete ID is recorded as SMITHWIL05^[21].
• William Smith's Olympedia people ID is recorded as 16626^[22].

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Origins and Family

William Smith was born on +1893-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].

Career and Affiliations

William Smith's professions included sport cyclist^[5].

Death and Burial

William Smith died on +1958-10-01T00:00:00Z^[4]. He died in Johannesburg^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Smith include William Smith Medal^[23], a science award^[24], founded in 1977^[25].

Why It Matters

William Smith has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[6] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for him include William Smith Medal^[23], a science award^[24], founded in 1977^[25].

FAQs

Where did William Smith die?

William Smith died in Johannesburg^[3].

What did William Smith do for work?

William Smith worked as sport cyclist^[5].