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Hori Shigeru

Japanese politician
Person human Q11286755

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
December 20, 1901
Date of death
March 4, 1979
Place of birth
Karatsu
Place of death
Minato
Country of citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan[8][9]
Occupation
politician, journalist
Position held
Minister of Construction, Chief Cabinet Secretary, member of the House of Representatives of Japan[11][12][13]
Educated at
Chuo University, University of Osaka[14][15]
Member of political party
Liberal Democratic Party[18]
Award received
Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class[16]
Child
Kosuke Hori[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[21]
Family name
Hori[19]
Given name
Shigeru[20]
Japanese court rank
Junior Second Rank[25]
Name in kana
ほり　しげる[23]
Name in native language
保利茂[22]
Native language
Japanese[10]
Writing language
Japanese[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hori Shigeru ar شيغه-رو هوري ja 保利茂 ko 호리 시게루 ru Сигэру Хори ru Хори, Сигэру
🔖 Identifiers · 15
ISNI
0000000082709398
VIAF cluster ID
77642226
Library of Congress authority ID
n81108428
GND ID
1285775007
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Hori Shigeru.JPG ↗
CiNii Research ID
1140563741604876928
FAST ID
79506
Freebase ID
/m/0nbft_x
Munzinger person ID
00000014279
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06057022
NDL Authority ID
00012506
Namuwiki ID
호리 시게루
Show all 15 identifiers +3
Topic's main category
Category:Shigeru Hori
WikiTree person ID
保利-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgCJgWXYGDvBbGvtQDg8C

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
Japan, Empire of Japan
Educated at 2
University of Osaka, Chuo University
Occupation 2
politician, journalist
Award received 1
Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class
Child 1
Kosuke Hori
Children (paternal) 1
Kosuke Hori
Given name 1
Shigeru
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Member of political party 1
Liberal Democratic Party
Native language 1
Japanese
Place of birth 1
Karatsu
Place of death 1
Minato
Position held 1
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
Japanese
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Summary

Hori Shigeru was born on December 20, 1901[1], in Karatsu[2]. He died on March 4, 1979[3], in Minato[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and journalist[6].

FAQs

Where was Hori Shigeru born?

Hori Shigeru was born in Karatsu[2].

Where did Hori Shigeru die?

Hori Shigeru died in Minato[4].

What did Hori Shigeru do for work?

Hori Shigeru worked as a politician[5] and journalist[6].

Where did Hori Shigeru go to school?

Hori Shigeru was educated at Chuo University[14] and University of Osaka[15].

What awards did Hori Shigeru receive?

Honors received include Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class[16].

Related Entities

Chuo University Japan University of Osaka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Samoasambia bot · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'en', 'ja', 'ko', 'zh']
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  2. 7w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Japanese court rank → Junior Second Rank
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  3. 25w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Minato
    Educated at → Chuo University, University of Osaka
    Sex or gender → male
    Child → Kosuke Hori
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