Hans-Rudolf Merz

member of the Swiss Federal Council
Person human Q122275
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Hans-Rudolf Merz

Summary

Hans-Rudolf Merz is a human[1]. His place of birth was Herisau[2]. He was born on November 10, 1942[3]. He worked as a politician[4] and economist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Herisau[2], Hans-Rudolf Merz…
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz was born on November 10, 1942[3].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz held citizenship in Switzerland[7].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's professions included politician[4].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz worked as an economist[5].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's education included a stint at University of St. Gallen[8].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's religion is recorded as Continental Reformed Protestantism[9].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's religion is recorded as reformed[10].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz is recorded as male[11].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz was affiliated with the FDP.The Liberals[13].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland[14].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's Commons category is recorded as Hans-Rudolf Merz[15].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz earned the academic degree of doctorate[16].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's family name is recorded as Merz[17].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's given name is recorded as Hans-Rudolf[18].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hans-Rudolf Merz[19].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's Commons gallery is recorded as Hans-Rudolf Merz[20].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's work location is recorded as Bern[21].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's municipal affiliation of a Swiss national is recorded as Beinwil am See[22].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2004[23].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de-ch', 'text': 'Hans-Rudolf Merz'}[25].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[26].
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Herisau[2], Hans-Rudolf Merz… he was born on November 10, 1942[3].

Education

Hans-Rudolf Merz was educated at University of St. Gallen[8]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4] and economist[5].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Continental Reformed Protestantism[9], a religious denomination[28] and reformed[10], in Switzerland[29]. Political affiliations include FDP.The Liberals[13], a political party[30], in Switzerland[31], founded in 2009[32], headquartered in Bern[33] and Free Democratic Party of Switzerland[14], a political party[34], in Switzerland[35], founded in 1894[36].

Why It Matters

Hans-Rudolf Merz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Hans-Rudolf Merz born?

Hans-Rudolf Merz's place of birth was Herisau[2].

What did Hans-Rudolf Merz do for work?

Hans-Rudolf Merz worked as politician[4] and economist[5].

Where did Hans-Rudolf Merz go to school?

Hans-Rudolf Merz was educated at University of St. Gallen[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: 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] . Davos 2004 List of Participants. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . 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. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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