# Frank Holmes

> Frank Holmes, known affectionately by Arabs as "Abu Naft", was a British-New Zealand mining engineer, geologist and oil concession hunter. Following distinguished service in World War I, he was granted the title of honorary Major and was thereafter known as Major Frank Holmes in his civilian life.

*British-New Zealand mining engineer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1874
- **Died:** 1947
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Frank Holmes, known affectionately by Arabs as "Abu Naft", was a British-New Zealand mining engineer, geologist and oil concession hunter. Following distinguished service in World War I, he was granted the title of honorary Major and was thereafter known as Major Frank Holmes in his civilian life.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Frank Holmes (geologist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Holmes_(geologist))
- [فرانك هولمز (جيولوجي)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B2_(%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%8A))
- [フランク・ホームズ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA)
- [فرانك هولمز (مهندس معادن من نيوزيلاندا)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B2_(%D9%85%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B3_%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%86_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7))
- [Frank Holmes](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Holmes)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q286938)

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