Jānis Akuraters

Latvian writer (1876–1937)
Person human Q19532
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Jānis Akuraters

Summary

Jānis Akuraters is a human[1]. He was born in Jēkabpils District[2]. He was born on January 13, 1876[3]. He died in Riga[4]. He died on July 25, 1937[5]. He worked as a writer[6], politician[7], poet[8], and playwright[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Jānis Akuraters was born in Jēkabpils District[2].
  • Jānis Akuraters died in Riga[4].
  • Jānis Akuraters was born on January 13, 1876[3].
  • Jānis Akuraters died on July 25, 1937[5].
  • Jānis Akuraters is buried at Forest Cemetery[11].
  • A child of Jānis Akuraters was Laima Akuratere[12].
  • Jānis Akuraters held citizenship in Latvia[13].
  • Jānis Akuraters's professions included writer[6].
  • Jānis Akuraters's professions included politician[7].
  • Jānis Akuraters's professions included poet[8].
  • Jānis Akuraters worked as a playwright[9].
  • Jānis Akuraters received the Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class[14].
  • Jānis Akuraters is recorded as male[15].
  • Jānis Akuraters's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Jānis Akuraters's family name is recorded as Akuraters[17].
  • Jānis Akuraters's given name is recorded as Jānis[18].
  • Jānis Akuraters's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latvian[19].
  • Jānis Akuraters's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'Jānis Akuraters'}[20].
  • Jānis Akuraters's sibling is recorded as Pēteris Akuraters[21].
  • Jānis Akuraters's writing language is recorded as Latvian[22].
  • Jānis Akuraters's dedicated heritage entity is recorded as The Janis Akuraters Museum[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: LV[25]

  • Began / founded: 1876-01-13[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1937-07-25[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4dfceff1-9480-467e-ae88-a4c196d69fa2[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Jānis Akuraters was born in Jēkabpils District[2]. He was born on January 13, 1876[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], politician[7], poet[8], and playwright[9].

Recognition

Jānis Akuraters received the Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class[14].

Personal Life

A child of Jānis Akuraters was Laima Akuratere[12].

Death and Burial

Jānis Akuraters died on July 25, 1937[5]. He passed away in Riga[4]. He is buried at Forest Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Jānis Akuraters ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Jānis Akuraters born?

Jānis Akuraters was born in Jēkabpils District[2].

Where did Jānis Akuraters die?

Jānis Akuraters passed away in Riga[4].

What did Jānis Akuraters do for work?

Jānis Akuraters worked as writer[6], politician[7], poet[8], and playwright[9].

What awards did Jānis Akuraters receive?

Honors received include Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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