James Naismith

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James Naismith was a Canadian physical educator and coach best known as the inventor of the game of basketball in 1891.

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instanceOf Canadian
basketball coach
human
inventor
physical educator
awardReceived induction into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
induction into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame
induction into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame
induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
burialPlace Lawrence, Kansas
surface form: Lawrence, Kansas, United States
causeOfDeath cerebral hemorrhage
countryOfCitizenship Canada
United States of America
dateInvented 1891
dateOfBirth 1861-11-06
dateOfDeath 1939-11-28
educatedAt McGill University
McGill University
surface form: McGill University Faculty of Arts

McGill University
surface form: McGill University Faculty of Theology
employer McGill University
University of Kansas
Young Men's Christian Association Training School, Springfield
familyName James Naismith self-linksurface differs
surface form: Naismith
fieldOfWork physical education
sports coaching
givenName James
hasInfluenced development of modern basketball
inceptionOf basketball
knownFor inventing basketball
writing the original 13 rules of basketball
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
notableWork Basketball: Its Origin and Development
original 13 rules of basketball
occupation clergyman
coach
physical education teacher
placeOfBirth Almonte, Ontario, Canada
placeOfDeath Lawrence, Kansas
surface form: Lawrence, Kansas, United States
placeOfInvention Springfield, Massachusetts
surface form: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld chaplain of the University of Kansas football team
director of physical education at the University of Kansas
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
sexOrGender male
sport American football
basketball
lacrosse
rugby football
workLocation Lawrence, Kansas
surface form: Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Springfield, Massachusetts
surface form: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

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