Claude Janiak

Swiss politician
Person human Q116461
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Claude Janiak

Summary

Claude Janiak is a human[1]. His place of birth was Basel[2]. He was born on October 30, 1948[3]. He worked as a politician[4] and lawyer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Claude Janiak was born in Basel[2].
  • Claude Janiak was born on October 30, 1948[3].
  • Claude Janiak held citizenship in Switzerland[7].
  • Claude Janiak held citizenship in Poland[8].
  • Swiss German was Claude Janiak's native language[9].
  • Claude Janiak's professions included politician[4].
  • Claude Janiak's professions included lawyer[5].
  • Claude Janiak held the position of President of the Swiss National Council[10].
  • Claude Janiak was educated at University of London[11].
  • Claude Janiak was educated at University of Basel[12].
  • Claude Janiak is recorded as male[13].
  • Claude Janiak's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Claude Janiak was affiliated with the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland[15].
  • Claude Janiak's Commons category is recorded as Claude Janiak[16].
  • Claude Janiak's family name is recorded as Janiak[17].
  • Claude Janiak's given name is recorded as Claude[18].
  • Claude Janiak's official website is recorded as http://www.janiak.ch[19].
  • Claude Janiak's work location is recorded as Bern[20].
  • Claude Janiak's municipal affiliation of a Swiss national is recorded as Basel[21].
  • Claude Janiak's municipal affiliation of a Swiss national is recorded as Binningen[22].
  • Claude Janiak's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[23].
  • Claude Janiak's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Swiss German[24].
  • Claude Janiak's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de-ch', 'text': 'Claude Janiak'}[25].

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Origins and Family

Born in Basel[2], Claude Janiak… he was born on October 30, 1948[3]. Swiss German was his native language[9].

Education

Educated at University of London[11], a university[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1836[28], headquartered in London[29] and University of Basel[12], a public research university[30], in Switzerland[31], founded in 1460[32], headquartered in Basel[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4] and lawyer[5]. Claude Janiak held the position of President of the Swiss National Council[10].

Personal Life

Claude Janiak was affiliated with the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland[15].

Why It Matters

Claude Janiak ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Claude Janiak born?

Claude Janiak was born in Basel[2].

What did Claude Janiak do for work?

Claude Janiak worked as politician[4] and lawyer[5].

Where did Claude Janiak go to school?

Claude Janiak was educated at University of London[11] and University of Basel[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . parlament.ch council member database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Municipal affiliation of a swiss national Basel, Binningen
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    Educated at University of London, University of Basel
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