William Jones
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William Jones was a pioneering basketball administrator and long-time FIBA secretary general who played a key role in globalizing and organizing the sport internationally.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Jones canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: William Jones Context triple: [FIBA Hall of Fame, hasInductee, William Jones]
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Andrew Hamilton
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Archibald Alexander
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William Robertson
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John Mason
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Richard Brown
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Jones Target entity description: William Jones was a pioneering basketball administrator and long-time FIBA secretary general who played a key role in globalizing and organizing the sport internationally.
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A.
Andrew Hamilton
Andrew Hamilton was a prominent colonial American lawyer best known for defending John Peter Zenger in a landmark 1735 freedom of the press trial.
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B.
Archibald Alexander
Archibald Alexander was a prominent early 19th-century American Presbyterian theologian and educator who played a key role in shaping Reformed theological education in the United States.
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C.
William Robertson
William Robertson was an influential 18th-century Scottish historian and Presbyterian minister whose works and leadership at the University of Edinburgh made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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D.
John Mason
John Mason was a 17th-century English colonial military leader in New England, best known for his pivotal and controversial role in the Pequot War.
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E.
Richard Brown
Richard Brown is an American writer and illustrator best known as the husband and creative collaborator of author Reeve Lindbergh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FIBA official
ⓘ
basketball administrator ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
FIBA Hall of Fame
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surface form:
FIBA Hall of Fame induction
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-10-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-04-22 ⓘ |
| employer | FIBA ⓘ |
| endTime | 1976-12-31 ⓘ |
| familyName | Jones ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
basketball governance
ⓘ
international sports governance ⓘ |
| fullName | René William Jones ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasHonorificEponym |
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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surface form:
FIBA Intercontinental Cup William Jones
William Jones Cup (basketball tournament) ⓘ |
| honouredIn |
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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surface form:
FIBA Intercontinental Cup William Jones
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| influenced |
expansion of basketball in Europe
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growth of basketball in Latin America ⓘ standardization of international basketball rules ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building FIBA into a major international federation
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expanding international basketball competitions ⓘ helping globalize basketball ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the architects of modern international basketball ⓘ |
| memberOf | FIBA Central Board ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
global development of international basketball
ⓘ
organization of FIBA World Championship ⓘ promotion of basketball as an Olympic sport ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball executive
ⓘ
sports administrator ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
creation of FIBA World Championship for Men
ⓘ
negotiations with IOC regarding basketball at the Olympic Games ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Rome
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surface form:
Rome, Italy
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| placeOfDeath |
Munich
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surface form:
Munich, West Germany
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| positionHeld | Secretary General of FIBA ⓘ |
| residence |
Geneva
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surface form:
Geneva, Switzerland
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startTime | 1932-01-01 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Geneva
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surface form:
Geneva, Switzerland
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Subject: William Jones Description of subject: William Jones was a pioneering basketball administrator and long-time FIBA secretary general who played a key role in globalizing and organizing the sport internationally.
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