Jaan Sootak

Estonian legal scholar (born 1948)
Person human Q16405160
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Jaan Sootak

Summary

Jaan Sootak is a human[1]. He was born in Tallinn[2]. He was born on +1948-07-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a legal scholar[4].

Key Facts

  • Jaan Sootak's place of birth was Tallinn[2].
  • Jaan Sootak was born on +1948-07-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Among Jaan Sootak's spouses was Marju Luts-Sootak[5].
  • Jaan Sootak was married to Varje Sootak[6].
  • A child of Jaan Sootak was Indrek Hargla[7].
  • Jaan Sootak held citizenship in Estonia[8].
  • Jaan Sootak's professions included legal scholar[4].
  • Jaan Sootak was employed by University of Tartu[9].
  • Jaan Sootak received the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class[10].
  • Jaan Sootak is recorded as male[11].
  • Jaan Sootak's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jaan Sootak's ISNI is recorded as 0000000028387906[13].
  • Jaan Sootak's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 20529640[14].
  • Jaan Sootak's GND ID is recorded as 121123618[15].
  • Jaan Sootak's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90672601[16].
  • Jaan Sootak's family name is recorded as Sootak[17].
  • Jaan Sootak's given name is recorded as Jaan[18].
  • Jaan Sootak's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 301859612[19].
  • Jaan Sootak's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2020200552[20].
  • Jaan Sootak's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Estonian[21].
  • Jaan Sootak's BookBrainz author ID is recorded as 5b8468f2-ff35-4f96-9bf7-2c8bf0c29dd9[22].
  • Jaan Sootak's Estonian Research Portal person ID is recorded as Jaan_Sootak[23].
  • Jaan Sootak's IxTheo authority ID is recorded as 394191595[24].
  • Jaan Sootak's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJw4B7cVdJtPMxcF4fdRKd[25].
  • Jaan Sootak's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/a65205bc-3aed-4ced-8e09-952c854a0f92[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Jaan Sootak was born in Tallinn[2]. He was born on +1948-07-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Jaan Sootak worked as a legal scholar[4]. Among his employers was University of Tartu[9].

Recognition

Jaan Sootak received the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class[10].

Personal Life

Spouses include Marju Luts-Sootak[5], a legal scholar[27], b. 1966[28], of Estonia[29], awarded the University of Tartu Badge of Distinction[30] and Varje Sootak[6], a journalist[31], b. 1946[32], of Estonia[33]. A child of Jaan Sootak was Indrek Hargla[7].

FAQs

Where was Jaan Sootak born?

Born in Tallinn[2], Jaan Sootak…

Who was Jaan Sootak married to?

Jaan Sootak's spouses include Marju Luts-Sootak[5] and Varje Sootak[6].

What did Jaan Sootak do for work?

Jaan Sootak worked as legal scholar[4].

What awards did Jaan Sootak receive?

Honors received include Order of the White Star, 3rd Class[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Estonian Research Portal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [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.

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