János Thurzó

Hungarian businessman (1437-1508)
Person human Q1040762
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János Thurzó

Summary

János Thurzó is a human[1]. He was born in Levoča[2]. He was born on April 30, 1437[3]. He passed away in Baia Mare[4]. He died on October 10, 1508[5]. He worked as a mining engineer[6] and trader[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Levoča[2], János Thurzó…
  • János Thurzó passed away in Baia Mare[4].
  • János Thurzó was born on April 30, 1437[3].
  • János Thurzó was born on January 1, 1437[9].
  • János Thurzó was born on April 30, 1437[10].
  • János Thurzó died on October 10, 1508[5].
  • János Thurzó died on January 1, 1508[11].
  • János Thurzó's father was György Thurzó de Bethlenfalva[12].
  • János Thurzó's mother was Kata|Katalin[13].
  • A child of János Thurzó was Elek Thurzó[14].
  • A child of János Thurzó was Katharina Thurzo von Bethlenfalva[15].
  • A child of János Thurzó was György Thurzó[16].
  • János Thurzó held citizenship in Poland[17].
  • János Thurzó worked as a mining engineer[6].
  • János Thurzó worked as a trader[7].
  • János Thurzó is recorded as male[18].
  • János Thurzó's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • János Thurzó's family is recorded as Thurzo family[20].
  • János Thurzó's family name is recorded as Thurzó[21].
  • János Thurzó's given name is recorded as Johann[22].
  • János Thurzó's given name is recorded as János[23].
  • János Thurzó's given name is recorded as Jan[24].
  • János Thurzó's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Polish[25].
  • János Thurzó's different from is recorded as Johann Thurzo[26].

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Origins and Family

János Thurzó's place of birth was Levoča[2]. Recorded date of birth include April 30, 1437[3] and January 1, 1437[9]. His father was György Thurzó de Bethlenfalva[12]. His mother was Kata|Katalin[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mining engineer[6] and trader[7].

Personal Life

Children include Elek Thurzó[14], a treasurer[27], 1490–1543[28], of Hungary[29]; Katharina Thurzo von Bethlenfalva[15], 1488–1535[30]; and György Thurzó[16], a merchant[31], 1467–1521[32], of Hungary[33].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include October 10, 1508[5] and January 1, 1508[11]. János Thurzó died in Baia Mare[4].

Why It Matters

János Thurzó ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was János Thurzó born?

Born in Levoča[2], János Thurzó…

Where did János Thurzó die?

János Thurzó died in Baia Mare[4].

Who were János Thurzó's parents?

János Thurzó's father was György Thurzó de Bethlenfalva[12]. János Thurzó's mother was Kata|Katalin[13].

What did János Thurzó do for work?

János Thurzó worked as mining engineer[6] and trader[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . mek.oszk.hu. Retrieved . mek.oszk.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . CERL Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . CERL Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . mek.oszk.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . CERL Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Johann, János, Jan
    Place of birth Levoča
    Sex or gender male
    Aliases
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