Christiaan de Wet

Boer general, rebel and politician (1854-1922)
Person human Q547828
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Christiaan de Wet

Summary

Christiaan de Wet is a human[1]. His place of birth was Smithfield[2]. He was born on +1854-10-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Dewetsdorp[4]. He died on +1922-02-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month, #7,137 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Smithfield[2], Christiaan de Wet…
  • Christiaan de Wet passed away in Dewetsdorp[4].
  • Christiaan de Wet was born on +1854-10-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Christiaan de Wet died on +1922-02-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Christiaan de Wet was Colin Fraser Steyn[8].
  • Christiaan de Wet held citizenship in Orange Free State[9].
  • Christiaan de Wet held citizenship in Orange River Colony[10].
  • Christiaan de Wet held citizenship in Union of South Africa[11].
  • Christiaan de Wet worked as a politician[6].
  • Christiaan de Wet's field of work was politics[12].
  • Christiaan de Wet's field of work was independentism[13].
  • Christiaan de Wet's education included a stint at Leiden University[14].
  • Christiaan de Wet's image is recorded as Christiaan de Wet4.jpg[15].
  • Christiaan de Wet is recorded as male[16].
  • Christiaan de Wet's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Christiaan de Wet was affiliated with the National Party[18].
  • Christiaan de Wet's signature is recorded as Generaal Christiaan de Wet handtekening.svg[19].
  • Christiaan de Wet's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109885077[20].
  • Christiaan de Wet's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 74736903[21].
  • Christiaan de Wet's GND ID is recorded as 122530926[22].
  • Christiaan de Wet's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88277150[23].
  • Christiaan de Wet's IdRef ID is recorded as 171132300[24].
  • Christiaan de Wet's Commons category is recorded as Christiaan de Wet[25].
  • Christiaan de Wet's military, police or special rank is recorded as general[26].
  • Christiaan de Wet's participated in conflict is recorded as World War I[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Christiaan de Wet's place of birth was Smithfield[2]. He was born on +1854-10-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Christiaan de Wet's education included a stint at Leiden University[14].

Career and Affiliations

Christiaan de Wet's professions included politician[6]. Fields of work include politics[12], an academic discipline[28] and independentism[13], a political ideology[29].

Personal Life

A child of Christiaan de Wet was Colin Fraser Steyn[8]. He was affiliated with the National Party[18].

Death and Burial

Christiaan de Wet died on +1922-02-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Dewetsdorp[4].

Why It Matters

Christiaan de Wet ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month, #7,137 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Christiaan de Wet born?

Christiaan de Wet was born in Smithfield[2].

Where did Christiaan de Wet die?

Christiaan de Wet died in Dewetsdorp[4].

What did Christiaan de Wet do for work?

Christiaan de Wet worked as politician[6].

Where did Christiaan de Wet go to school?

Christiaan de Wet was educated at Leiden University[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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