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Terry Fox
Sign in to saveAlso known as Terrance Stanley Fox, Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox, Terry
Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1943
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Terry Fox, metaphorical instruments
- Works with Sound
- In site
- Hobo signs
- Little Miracle
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1991-10-11
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,061
- Total plays
- 5,526
Tags
Terry Fox (born in Seattle, Washington 1943; died 2008 in Cologne, Germany) was an American video, conceptual, and performance artist. Fox was originally based in San Francisco, and later moved to Liege, Belgium. Fox was an important figure in post-minimal sculpture, performance, and video art. His most important works explored a sculptural experience with sound, and did a very important series of works de-coding the Chartres Labyrinth. He had two major exhibitions in Berkeley <a href="https://w
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A Guideline of Selecting and Reporting Intraclass Correlation Coefficients for Reliability Research
· 2016 · cited 23,810x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,391x
- Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy
· 2013 · cited 13,135x
- A Second Generation Force Field for the Simulation of Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Organic Molecules
· 1995 · cited 11,812x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,812x
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Key facts
- Born
- Terrance Stanley Fox , ( 1958-07-28 ) July 28, 1958, Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada
- Died
- June 28, 1981 (1981-06-28) (aged 22), New Westminster , British Columbia, Canada
- Cause of death
- Osteosarcoma
- Education
- Simon Fraser University
- Known for
- Marathon of Hope
- Title
- Companion of the Order of Canada
- Mother
- Betty Fox
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- terryfox.org
- Image
- TerryFoxToronto19800712.JPG
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- Commons category
- Terry Fox
- date of birth
- 1958-00-00
- date of death
- 1981-00-00
- birth name
- Terrance Stanley Fox
- name in native language
- Terrance Stanley Fox
- nickname
- Terry
via Wikidata · CC0
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Article
Terrance Stanley Fox (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, having had one leg amputated due to cancer, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research. The annual Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to involve millions of participants in over 60 countries and is the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research; over C$1 billion has been raised in his name through the Terry Fox Research Institute as of February 2026.
Fox was a distance runner and basketball player for Port Coquitlam Senior Secondary School, later named after him, and Simon Fraser University. His right leg was amputated in 1977 after he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, though he continued to run using an artificial leg. He also played wheelchair basketball in Vancouver, winning three national championships.