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Thomas Burke

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Also known as Thomas Edmund Burke, Tom Burke

American sprinter

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Thomas Burke was an American male sprinter, screenwriter, athletics competitor, and lawyer. Born in Boston in 1875, he represented the United States in athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He was educated at Boston University, Harvard University, and the Boston University School of Law. Burke died in Boston in 1929.

A separate Thomas Burke, born in 1887 and deceased in 1945, was an author with 174 recorded works. His notable writings include *The best horror stories*, *Vagabond minstrel*, *The pleasantries of old Quong*, *More Limehouse nights*, *Limehouse nights*, and *tales of Chinatown*.

Additionally, a Thomas Burke is identified as a male artist from the United States. His musical genres include ballad, r&b, soul, and soul and reggae.

Synthesized by Vinony from 34 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Crossref, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1887
Died
1945
Works
180

Top works

  • Out and about; a Note-Book of London in War-time
  • Son of London
  • The best horror stories
  • Vagabond minstrel
  • The pleasantries of old Quong

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1940-03-21
Active to
2010-10-10
balladr&bsoulsoul and reggae

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
40
Total plays
151

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Thomas+Burke">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Thomas Burke

Key facts

Born
Thomas Edmund Burke , January 15, 1875, Boston, Massachusetts , U.S.
Died
February 14, 1929 (aged 54), Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater
Boston University School of Law
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
146 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Athletics
Event
100-800 m
Club
Boston Athletic Association
Personal best s
100 m – 11.2 (1895), 200 m – 22.6 (1897), 400 m – 48.5 (1896), 800 m – 1:55.9 (1897)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Thomas Edmund Burke (January 15, 1875 – February 14, 1929) was an American sprinter. He was the first Olympic champion in the 100 and 400 meter sprint races.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thomas Burke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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