Bruno Frey

Swiss economist
Person human Q124970
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Bruno Frey

Summary

Bruno Frey is a human[1]. His place of birth was Basel[2]. He was born on +1941-05-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an economist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Bruno Frey was born in Basel[2].
  • Bruno Frey was born on +1941-05-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bruno Frey held citizenship in Switzerland[7].
  • Bruno Frey worked as an economist[4].
  • Bruno Frey worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Bruno Frey was employed by University of Zurich[8].
  • Bruno Frey's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[9].
  • Bruno Frey's education included a stint at University of Basel[10].
  • A notable student of Bruno Frey was Gebhard Kirchgässner[11].
  • Bruno Frey received the honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel[12].
  • Bruno Frey received the honorary doctor of the Aix-Marseille University[13].
  • Bruno Frey was a member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts[14].
  • Bruno Frey was a member of Royal Society of Edinburgh[15].
  • Bruno Frey's image is recorded as Bruno Frey 2010b crop.jpg[16].
  • Bruno Frey is recorded as male[17].
  • Bruno Frey's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Bruno Frey's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110258505[19].
  • Bruno Frey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 44365446[20].
  • Bruno Frey's GND ID is recorded as 118071890[21].
  • Bruno Frey's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50024088[22].
  • Bruno Frey's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123089293[23].
  • Bruno Frey's IdRef ID is recorded as 031970974[24].
  • Bruno Frey's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00586927[25].
  • Bruno Frey's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00440168[26].
  • Bruno Frey's Commons category is recorded as Bruno Frey[27].

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Origins and Family

Bruno Frey was born in Basel[2]. He was born on +1941-05-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge[9], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1209[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of Basel[10], a public research university[32], in Switzerland[33], founded in 1460[34], headquartered in Basel[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[4] and university teacher[5]. Bruno Frey was employed by University of Zurich[8]. A notable student of him was Gebhard Kirchgässner[11].

Recognition

Awards received include honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel[12], an award[36], in Belgium[37] and honorary doctor of the Aix-Marseille University[13], an award[38], in France[39].

Why It Matters

Bruno Frey ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Bruno Frey born?

Bruno Frey's place of birth was Basel[2].

What did Bruno Frey do for work?

Bruno Frey worked as economist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Bruno Frey go to school?

Bruno Frey was educated at University of Cambridge[9] and University of Basel[10].

What awards did Bruno Frey receive?

Honors received include honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel[12] and honorary doctor of the Aix-Marseille University[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . cavavub.be. cavavub.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . www2.unil.ch. www2.unil.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [14] . wikidata.org.
  23. [15] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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