Nimitz

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family name human surname

Nimitz is a German-origin surname most famously associated with U.S. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, a leading naval commander in the Pacific during World War II.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	family name → human → surname →
awardReceived	Army Distinguished Service Medal → Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath → Navy Distinguished Service Medal → Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany →
burialPlace	Golden Gate National Cemetery →
child	Anne Nimitz → Chester W. Nimitz Jr. → Mary M. Nimitz → Nancy Nimitz →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1885-02-24 →
dateOfDeath	1966-02-20 →
educatedAt	United States Naval Academy →
familyName	Nimitz →
fieldOfWork	naval warfare →
fullName	Chester William Nimitz →
givenName	Chester →
hasLanguageOfOrigin	German →
hasNamesake	Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site → Nimitz Highway → Nimitz Library → Nimitz-class aircraft carrier → USS Nimitz (CVN-68) →
hasNotableBearer	Chester W. Nimitz → Chester W. Nimitz Jr. → Chester William Nimitz → Mary M. Nimitz → Otto Nimitz →
hasVariant	Nimitz (anglicized form) →
honorificSuffix	Fleet Admiral →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
militaryRank	Fleet Admiral →
notableFor	leadership of U.S. naval forces in the Pacific during World War II →
occupation	military commander → naval officer →
placeOfBirth	Fredericksburg, Texas, United States →
placeOfDeath	San Francisco, California, United States →
positionHeld	Chief of Naval Operations → Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas → Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Catherine Vance Freeman →
usedInCountry	Germany → United States →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chester W. Nimitz → Chester W. Nimitz → Chester W. Nimitz →	familyName
Chester W. Nimitz ("USS Nimitz (CVN-68)") →	hasPartNamedAfter
Nimitz ("Nimitz (anglicized form)") →	hasVariant