Willie Francis

American best known for surviving a failed execution by electrocution in the United States
Person human Q167368
Willie Francis
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Willie Francis

Summary

Willie Francis is a human[1]. His place of birth was St. Martinville[2]. He was born on +1929-01-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Louisiana[4]. He died on +1947-05-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a criminalist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (674 views/month, #6,883 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Willie Francis was born in St. Martinville[2].
  • Willie Francis passed away in Louisiana[4].
  • Willie Francis was born on +1929-01-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Willie Francis died on +1947-05-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Willie Francis is buried at Union Baptist Cemetery[8].
  • Willie Francis held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Willie Francis's professions included criminalist[6].
  • Willie Francis's image is recorded as Willie Francis by International News Photos.jpg[10].
  • Willie Francis's image is recorded as Willie Francis by AP.jpg[11].
  • Willie Francis is recorded as male[12].
  • Willie Francis's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Willie Francis's ISNI is recorded as 0000000027839640[14].
  • Willie Francis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 77854645[15].
  • Willie Francis's GND ID is recorded as 1029960127[16].
  • Willie Francis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88015770[17].
  • The cause of death was electrocution[18].
  • Willie Francis's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 39164715[19].
  • Willie Francis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0648tx[20].
  • Willie Francis's family name is recorded as Francis[21].
  • Willie Francis's given name is recorded as Willie[22].
  • Willie Francis's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[23].
  • Willie Francis's convicted of is recorded as murder[24].
  • Willie Francis's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Willie Francis'}[25].
  • Willie Francis's FAST ID is recorded as 222763[26].
  • Willie Francis's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007459814805171[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Willie Francis was born in St. Martinville[2]. He was born on +1929-01-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Willie Francis's professions included criminalist[6].

Death and Burial

Willie Francis died on +1947-05-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Louisiana[4]. The cause of death was electrocution[18]. He is buried at Union Baptist Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

Willie Francis ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (674 views/month, #6,883 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Willie Francis born?

Willie Francis's place of birth was St. Martinville[2].

Where did Willie Francis die?

Willie Francis passed away in Louisiana[4].

What did Willie Francis do for work?

Willie Francis worked as criminalist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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