Hans Jenny

Swiss geographer, pedologist (1899-1992)
Person human Q3783157
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Hans Jenny

Summary

Hans Jenny is a human[1]. His place of birth was Basel[2]. He was born on +1899-02-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Berkeley[4]. He died on +1992-01-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a geographer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Basel[2], Hans Jenny…
  • Hans Jenny died in Berkeley[4].
  • Hans Jenny was born on +1899-02-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Hans Jenny died on +1992-01-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Hans Jenny held citizenship in Switzerland[8].
  • Hans Jenny worked as a geographer[6].
  • Among Hans Jenny's employers was University of Missouri[9].
  • Hans Jenny was employed by University of California, Berkeley[10].
  • Hans Jenny was educated at ETH Zurich[11].
  • Hans Jenny's education included a stint at Rutgers University[12].
  • Hans Jenny's doctoral advisor was Georg Wiegner[13].
  • Hans Jenny received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].
  • Hans Jenny is recorded as male[15].
  • Hans Jenny's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Hans Jenny's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108733696[17].
  • Hans Jenny's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 15848936[18].
  • Hans Jenny's GND ID is recorded as 129457272[19].
  • Hans Jenny's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94043362[20].
  • Hans Jenny's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/048dp3[21].
  • Hans Jenny's Open Library ID is recorded as OL14272A[22].
  • Hans Jenny's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0010395[23].
  • Hans Jenny's family name is recorded as Jenny[24].
  • Hans Jenny's given name is recorded as Hans[25].
  • Hans Jenny's HDS ID is recorded as 031470[26].
  • Hans Jenny's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 068395256[27].

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Origins and Family

Hans Jenny's place of birth was Basel[2]. He was born on +1899-02-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at ETH Zurich[11], an institute of technology[28], in Switzerland[29], founded in 1855[30], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building[31] and Rutgers University[12], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1766[34]. Hans Jenny's doctoral advisor was Georg Wiegner[13].

Career and Affiliations

Hans Jenny's professions included geographer[6]. Employers include University of Missouri[9], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1839[37] and University of California, Berkeley[10], a public research university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1868[40], headquartered in Berkeley[41].

Recognition

Hans Jenny received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

Death and Burial

Hans Jenny died on +1992-01-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Berkeley[4].

Why It Matters

Hans Jenny ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Hans Jenny born?

Born in Basel[2], Hans Jenny…

Where did Hans Jenny die?

Hans Jenny died in Berkeley[4].

What did Hans Jenny do for work?

Hans Jenny worked as geographer[6].

Where did Hans Jenny go to school?

Hans Jenny was educated at ETH Zurich[11] and Rutgers University[12].

What awards did Hans Jenny receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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