| LC control no. | no2003092141 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Orton, George W., 1873-1958 |
| Variant(s) | Orton, Geo. W., 1873-1958 Orton, George W., b. 1873 Orton, George Washington, 1873-1958 |
| Associated country | Canada United States |
| Located | Toronto (Ont.) Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Birth date | 1873-01-10 |
| Death date | 1958-06-25 |
| Place of birth | Strathroy (Ont.) |
| Place of death | Center Harbor (N.H. : Town) |
| Field of activity | Athletics |
| Affiliation | University of Toronto University of Pennsylvania |
| Found in | His Bob Hunt in Canada, c1916 (1924 printing): t.p. (George W. Orton, Ph.D.) p. [1] of cover (Geo. W. Orton) LC Online Catalog, Sept. 8, 2003 (hdg.: Orton, George W., 1873- ; usage: Geo. W. Orton) Hebscher, Mark. The greatest athlete (you've never heard of), 2019: LAC CIP application (George Washington Orton; won Canada's first gold medal in the 2,500-metre steeplechase at the 1900 Paris Olympics; teacher, coach, author, member of the American Academy of Poets; brought hockey to Philadelphia, where he formed the first league and built the first indoor arena) University of Pennsylvania's Archives & Records Center's website, viewed on October 16, 2018 (George Washington Orton; born January 10, 1873, in Strathroy, Ontario; died June 25, 1958, in Center Harbor, New Hampshire; distance runner; competed for the University of Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania; won gold and silver medals at the 1900 Paris Olympics; soccer and hockey player; founder of several summer camps and promoter of fitness and athletics especially for boys) |
| Equivalent(s) | Orton, George W., 1873-1958 |
| National bib agency no. | 1030K0202E |
| Associated language | eng |
| Quality code | nlc |
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