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Gian-Reto Plattner

Swiss physicist and politician (1939-2009)
Person human Q118060

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
December 10, 1939
Date of death
December 7, 2009
Place of birth
Zurich
Place of death
Basel
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[10]
Occupation
physicist, politician, university teacher
Employer
University of Basel[14]
Position held
Member of the Swiss Council of States, substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, President of the Swiss Council of States[11][12][13]
Educated at
University of Basel[15]
Religion or worldview
person without denomination[19]
Member of political party
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland[21]
Father
Placidus Plattner[9]
Doctoral student
Marcel Bornand[22]
Work location
Bern[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Standard High German, Swiss German[34][35]
Family name
Plattner[23]
Given name
Gian-Reto[24]
Member of
Grand Council of Basel-Stadt, Council of States of Switzerland, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe[16][17][18]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Untervaz[33]
Name in native language
Gian-Reto Plattner[36]
P14527
19248[37]
Place of burial
Hof cemetery[8]
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Relative
Paul Manz, Felix Clausen, Placidus Plattner, Felix Alfred Plattner, Joseph Plattner, Samuel Plattner, Wilhelm Plattner[26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gian-Reto Plattner ar جيان-ريتو بلاتنر de Gian-Reto Placidus Plattner ru Джан-Рето Платтнер ru Платтнер, Джан-Рето
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000012913406
VIAF cluster ID
77156569
GND ID
120834626
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gian-Reto Plattner (cropped).jpg ↗
BDELIS ID
54982
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120834626
Dodis ID
P64364
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1218lfn4
HDS ID
043342
IdRef ID
110295129
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
79645
OpenSanctions ID
Gian-Reto Plattner
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PACE member ID
3666
Prabook ID
2311369
Swiss parliament ID
168
WorldCat Entities ID
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🔗 Connections
Member of 3
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Council of States of Switzerland, Grand Council of Basel-Stadt
Occupation 3
politician, physicist, university teacher
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Swiss German, Standard High German
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Educated at 1
University of Basel
Employer 1
University of Basel
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Untervaz
OpenSanctions ID 1
Gian-Reto Plattner
Place of birth 1
Zurich
Place of death 1
Basel
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Bern
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Summary

Gian-Reto Plattner was born on December 10, 1939[1], in Zurich[2]. He died on December 7, 2009[3], in Basel[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], politician[6], and university teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Gian-Reto Plattner born?

Gian-Reto Plattner was born in Zurich[2].

Where did Gian-Reto Plattner die?

Gian-Reto Plattner passed away in Basel[4].

Who were Gian-Reto Plattner's parents?

Gian-Reto Plattner's father was Placidus Plattner[9].

What did Gian-Reto Plattner do for work?

Gian-Reto Plattner worked as a physicist[5], politician[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Gian-Reto Plattner go to school?

Gian-Reto Plattner was educated at University of Basel[15].

Related Entities

Bern Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . parlament.ch council member database. Retrieved . parlament.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . assembly.coe.int. assembly.coe.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . parlament.ch. Retrieved . parlament.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . parlament.ch council member database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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