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Giuseppe Motta

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1871-1940)
Person human Q559892

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
December 29, 1871
Date of death
January 23, 1940
Place of birth
Airolo
Place of death
Bern
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[14]
Occupation
politician, notary, lawyer, diplomat, jurist
Position held
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Member of the Swiss National Council, ambassador, President of the Swiss Confederation, President of the Swiss Confederation, President of the Swiss Confederation, President of the Swiss Confederation, President of the Swiss Confederation[15][16][17][18]
Educated at
University of Fribourg, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Heidelberg University[19][20][21]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[22]
Member of political party
Christian Democratic People's Party[24]
Father
Sigismondo Motta[10]
Child
Sigismondo Motta, Ricardo Motta, Stefania Motta[11][12][13]
Cause of death
stroke[27]
Work location
Bern[30]
Nominated for
Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian, German[37][38]
Archives at
Swiss Literary Archives, Swiss Federal Archives[25][26]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Temps, espaces et histoires. Monuments et héritage raciste et colonial dans l'espace public genevois : état des lieux historique, Neue Deutsche Biographie[33][34][35]
Family name
Motta (surname)[28]
Given name
Giuseppe[29]
Manner of death
natural causes[31]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Airolo[32]
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Name in native language
Giuseppe Motta[39]
P14396
register/person/arw-116941839, register/person/arh-zPER_02318
P14527
20386
P14536
393568
P14578
14054
🏷️ Also known as
en Giuseppe Motta ja ジュゼッペ・モッタ ru Джузеппе Мотта ru Мотта Джузеппе ru Мотта, Джузеппе zh 久斯普·摩塔
🔖 Identifiers · 52
ISNI
0000000061364087
VIAF cluster ID
34449451
Library of Congress authority ID
n2001037641
GND ID
116941839
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Giuseppe Motta.gif ↗
Angelicum ID
27027
BDELIS ID
55769
BIBSYS ID
90374123
BIU Santé person ID
17669
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
110268549
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
motta-giuseppe
DDB person (GND) ID
116941839
Show all 52 identifiers +40
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116941839
Dodis ID
P729
E-archiv.li ID
29922
EHLFL ID
Motta,_Giuseppe
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Giuseppe-Motta
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
giuseppe-motta
FAST ID
464802
Freebase ID
/m/014fqg
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Giuseppe_Motta
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2234812
HDS ID
003524
IdRef ID
061114219
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116941839
LONSEA ID
13799
Lex ID
Giuseppe_Motta
NUKAT ID
n2020200265
National Library of Brazil ID
000907513
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007414204605171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810705695505606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
139321691
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
6470
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3943869
Our Campaigns candidate ID
212743
PM20 folder ID
pe/012548
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
94200
Parsifal cluster ID
231140
Portrait Archive ID
73199
Prabook ID
724048
RERO ID (legacy)
A012325374
Roglo person ID
p=giuseppe;n=motta
SBN author ID
TO0V268153
Swiss Federal Archives ID
4139
Swiss parliament ID
2767
Treccani ID
giuseppe-motta
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
giuseppe-motta
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
197857, 317031
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/225300
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
giuseppe-motta
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqKccF4yV4JRqPqBPcpT3
Yale LUX ID
person/94e36bd1-c903-44c0-9bba-7643ebb38510
🔗 Connections
Nominated for 8
Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize
Position held 6
ambassador, President of the Swiss Confederation, President of the Swiss Confederation, President of the Swiss Confederation, President of the Swiss Confederation, President of the Swiss Confederation
Occupation 4
politician, lawyer, diplomat, notary
Educated at 3
Heidelberg University, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Fribourg
Archives at 2
Swiss Federal Archives, Swiss Literary Archives
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Italian
Cause of death 1
stroke
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Given name 1
Giuseppe
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Christian Democratic People's Party
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Airolo
Named after 1
Giuseppe Motta Medal
Place of birth 1
Airolo
Place of death 1
Bern
Religion or worldview 1
Catholicism
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Bern
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Summary

Giuseppe Motta was born on December 29, 1871[1], in Airolo[2]. He died on January 23, 1940[3], in Bern[4]. He worked as a politician[5], notary[6], lawyer[7], diplomat[8], and jurist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Giuseppe Motta include Giuseppe Motta Medal[40], an award[41], in Switzerland[42].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Giuseppe Motta include Giuseppe Motta Medal[40], an award[41], in Switzerland[42].

FAQs

Where was Giuseppe Motta born?

Giuseppe Motta's place of birth was Airolo[2].

Where did Giuseppe Motta die?

Giuseppe Motta died in Bern[4].

Who were Giuseppe Motta's parents?

Giuseppe Motta's father was Sigismondo Motta[10].

What did Giuseppe Motta do for work?

Giuseppe Motta worked as a politician[5], notary[6], lawyer[7], diplomat[8], and jurist[9].

Where did Giuseppe Motta go to school?

Giuseppe Motta was educated at University of Fribourg[19], Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[20], and Heidelberg University[21].

Related Entities

Bern lawyer Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . content.time.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . HelveticArchives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . recherche.bar.admin.ch. recherche.bar.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  9. 25w ago · Printstream · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Giuseppe
    Occupation → politician, notary, lawyer +2
    Nominated for → Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize +5
    Child → Sigismondo Motta, Ricardo Motta, Stefania Motta
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