William Willis

American rafter (1893–1968)
Person human Q4470021
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William Willis

Summary

William Willis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hamburg[2]. He was born on +1893-09-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Atlantic Ocean[4]. He died on +1968-07-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an explorer[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Willis was born in Hamburg[2].
  • William Willis died in Atlantic Ocean[4].
  • William Willis was born on +1893-09-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Willis was born on +1893-08-19T00:00:00Z[9].
  • William Willis died on +1968-07-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Willis died on +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • William Willis held citizenship in United States[11].
  • William Willis's professions included explorer[6].
  • William Willis worked as a writer[7].
  • William Willis is recorded as male[12].
  • William Willis's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Willis's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084154373[14].
  • William Willis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 119456067[15].
  • William Willis's GND ID is recorded as 12483776X[16].
  • William Willis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2005077361[17].
  • William Willis's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 106484300[18].
  • William Willis's IdRef ID is recorded as 161881416[19].
  • William Willis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043lzjh[20].
  • William Willis's family name is recorded as Willis[21].
  • William Willis's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William Willis's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 06903334X[23].
  • William Willis's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2014080443[24].
  • William Willis's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1257230[25].
  • William Willis's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000245251[26].
  • William Willis's FAST ID is recorded as 1625594[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Hamburg[2], William Willis… Recorded date of birth include +1893-09-08T00:00:00Z[3] and +1893-08-19T00:00:00Z[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6] and writer[7].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1968-07-21T00:00:00Z[5] and +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z[10]. William Willis died in Atlantic Ocean[4].

Why It Matters

William Willis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was William Willis born?

William Willis was born in Hamburg[2].

Where did William Willis die?

William Willis passed away in Atlantic Ocean[4].

What did William Willis do for work?

William Willis worked as explorer[6] and writer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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