Christoph Franz

Swiss-German businessman
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Christoph Franz

Summary

Christoph Franz is a human[1]. His place of birth was Frankfurt[2]. He was born on May 2, 1960[3]. He worked as an entrepreneur[4] and businessperson[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Christoph Franz was born in Frankfurt[2].
  • Christoph Franz was born on May 2, 1960[3].
  • Christoph Franz held citizenship in Germany[7].
  • Christoph Franz held citizenship in Switzerland[8].
  • Christoph Franz's professions included entrepreneur[4].
  • Christoph Franz worked as a businessperson[5].
  • Christoph Franz held the position of board member[9].
  • Christoph Franz was employed by Deutsche Bahn[10].
  • Christoph Franz was employed by Hoffmann-La Roche[11].
  • Christoph Franz's education included a stint at Technical University of Darmstadt[12].
  • Christoph Franz was educated at Emlyon Business School[13].
  • Christoph Franz's education included a stint at École Centrale de Lyon[14].
  • Christoph Franz was educated at University of California, Berkeley[15].
  • Christoph Franz was a member of emlyon alumni[16].
  • Christoph Franz is recorded as male[17].
  • Christoph Franz's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Christoph Franz's Commons category is recorded as Christoph Franz[19].
  • Christoph Franz's family name is recorded as Franz[20].
  • Christoph Franz's given name is recorded as Christoph[21].
  • Christoph Franz's work location is recorded as Darmstadt[22].
  • Christoph Franz's work location is recorded as Cologne[23].
  • Christoph Franz's work location is recorded as Basel[24].
  • Christoph Franz's work location is recorded as Frankfurt[25].
  • Christoph Franz's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014[26].
  • Christoph Franz's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Christoph Franz's place of birth was Frankfurt[2]. He was born on May 2, 1960[3].

Education

Educated at Technical University of Darmstadt[12], a public university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1877[30]; Emlyon Business School[13], a grande école[31], in France[32], founded in 1872[33], headquartered in Lyon[34]; École Centrale de Lyon[14], an educational organization[35], in France[36], founded in 1857[37], headquartered in Écully[38]; and University of California, Berkeley[15], a public research university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1868[41], headquartered in Berkeley[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include entrepreneur[4] and businessperson[5]. Employers include Deutsche Bahn[10], a concern[43], in Germany[44], founded in 1994[45], headquartered in BahnTower[46] and Hoffmann-La Roche[11], a business[47], in Switzerland[48], founded in 1896[49], headquartered in Basel[50]. Christoph Franz held the position of board member[9].

Why It Matters

Christoph Franz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51]

FAQs

Where was Christoph Franz born?

Born in Frankfurt[2], Christoph Franz…

What did Christoph Franz do for work?

Christoph Franz worked as entrepreneur[4] and businessperson[5].

Where did Christoph Franz go to school?

Christoph Franz was educated at Technical University of Darmstadt[12], Emlyon Business School[13], École Centrale de Lyon[14], and University of California, Berkeley[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Davos 2014 Participant List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] . roche.com. roche.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . roche.com. roche.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . roche.com. roche.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Davos 2014 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Davos 2013 Participant List. 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
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . 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. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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