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Arnold Bürkli

Swiss engineer (1833-1894)
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Arnold Bürkli
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
February 2, 1833
Date of death
May 6, 1894
Place of birth
Zurich
Place of death
Zurich
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[10]
Occupation
engineer, architect, politician
Field of work
construction industry, hydraulic structure, engineering construction, bridge, sewer network, railway, railway building[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Position held
Member of the Swiss National Council[18]
Religion or worldview
reformed[19]
Member of political party
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland[21]
Father
Georg Konrad Bürkli[9]
Sibling
Konrad Bürkli[34]
Work location
Bern, Zurich, Berlin[24][25][26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swiss Standard German, Zurich German, German[30][31][32]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[35]
Family name
Bürkli[22]
Given name
Arnold[23]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Zurich[29]
Name in native language
Arnold Bürkli[33]
Place of burial
Cemetery Sihlfeld[8]
Relative
Marie Bürkli, Karl Bürkli[27][28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Arnold Buerkli en Arnold Bürkli cs A. Bürkli-Ziegler cs Arn. Bürkli- Ziegler cs Arn. Bürkli-Ziegler cs Arnold Buerkli cs Arnold Bürkli- Ziegler cs Arnold. Bürkli-Ziegler cs A. Bürkli cs A. Bürkli- Ziegler ko 아르놀트 뷔르클리 nl Arnold Burkli ru Арнольд Бюркли ru Бюркли, Арнольд zh 阿诺德·比尔克利
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000044238759
VIAF cluster ID
54951791
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n95049455
GND ID
11915398X
DDB person (GND) ID
11915398X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11915398X
EUTA person ID
2441
FAST ID
356198
Freebase ID
/m/0j46f2t
HDS ID
003622
IdRef ID
236275704
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11915398X
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NL CR AUT ID
ntk20251268669
NUKAT ID
n2014185781
OpenParlData ID
19292
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
153572
Prabook ID
2598480
SBN author ID
PUVV319231
Swiss parliament ID
1719
Union List of Artist Names ID
500225311
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjxvq4ht4FbtbHwpWd84q
Zurich Kantonsrat and Regierungsrat member ID
14158

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Field of work 5
bridge, railway, sewer network, hydraulic structure, construction industry
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
German, Swiss Standard German, Zurich German
Occupation 3
politician, architect, engineer
Work location 3
Berlin, Bern, Zurich
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Given name 1
Arnold
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Zurich
Named after 1
Bürkliplatz
Place of birth 1
Zurich
Place of death 1
Zurich
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Arnold Bürkli was born on February 2, 1833[1], in Zurich[2]. He died on May 6, 1894[3], in Zurich[4]. He worked as an engineer[5], architect[6], and politician[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Arnold Bürkli include Bürkliplatz[36], a square[37], in Switzerland[38], founded in 1887[39].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Bürkliplatz[36], a square[37], in Switzerland[38], founded in 1887[39].

FAQs

Where was Arnold Bürkli born?

Arnold Bürkli was born in Zurich[2].

Where did Arnold Bürkli die?

Arnold Bürkli died in Zurich[4].

Who were Arnold Bürkli's parents?

Arnold Bürkli's father was Georg Konrad Bürkli[9].

What did Arnold Bürkli do for work?

Arnold Bürkli worked as an engineer[5], architect[6], and politician[7].

Related Entities

Bern Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . parlament.ch council member database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . Where Zurich Comes to Rest - The Cemeteries of the City of Zurich. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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