Percy Vear
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Percy_Vear an entity of type: Thing
Hermann "Percy" Vear (12 July 1911 – 16 March 1983), born in Crossflatts, Bingley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He was a British professional boxer during the 1920s and 1930s. Brought up in Crossflatts during the First World War, Vear lived in Keighley all his adult life. Boxers are among the most colourful athletes in all of sports, with names like "Hitman", "Bomber" and "Gentleman Jim", so it should come as no surprise that Vear was known as "Percy Vear". It is not known how or who gave Vear his fight name, but in this case it seems likely that "Percy Vear" is a play on the word to "Persevere" (Per·se·vere), which means,
rdf:langString
rdf:langString
Percy Vear
rdf:langString
Percy Vear
rdf:langString
Hermann Vear
rdf:langString
Percy
rdf:langString
Percy Vear
xsd:date
1983-03-16
rdf:langString
Crossflatts, Bingley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
xsd:date
1911-07-12
xsd:integer
17329414
xsd:integer
1072796181
xsd:date
1911-07-12
rdf:langString
InternetArchiveBot
rdf:langString
Percy Vear
rdf:langString
March 2018
xsd:date
1983-03-16
rdf:langString
yes
xsd:integer
3
rdf:langString
British
rdf:langString
Percy
rdf:langString
Orthodox
xsd:integer
85
xsd:integer
43
xsd:integer
28
rdf:langString
Hermann "Percy" Vear (12 July 1911 – 16 March 1983), born in Crossflatts, Bingley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He was a British professional boxer during the 1920s and 1930s. Brought up in Crossflatts during the First World War, Vear lived in Keighley all his adult life. Boxers are among the most colourful athletes in all of sports, with names like "Hitman", "Bomber" and "Gentleman Jim", so it should come as no surprise that Vear was known as "Percy Vear". It is not known how or who gave Vear his fight name, but in this case it seems likely that "Percy Vear" is a play on the word to "Persevere" (Per·se·vere), which means, 1. to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly. 2. to persist in speech, interrogation, argument, etc.; insist.–verb (used with object) 3. to bolster, sustain, or uphold: unflagging faith that had persevered him.
xsd:integer
14
xsd:integer
0
rdf:langString
Hermann Vear
xsd:nonNegativeInteger
26806