Jan Petránek

Czech publicist (1931–2018)
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Jan Petránek

Summary

Jan Petránek is a human[1]. He was born in Prague[2]. He was born on +1931-12-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Prague[4]. He died on +2018-11-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6], journalist[7], pundit[8], broadcaster[9], and political pundit[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Prague[2], Jan Petránek…
  • Jan Petránek passed away in Prague[4].
  • Jan Petránek was born on +1931-12-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan Petránek died on +2018-11-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jan Petránek held citizenship in Czech Republic[12].
  • Jan Petránek held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[13].
  • Jan Petránek worked as a writer[6].
  • Jan Petránek worked as a journalist[7].
  • Jan Petránek worked as a pundit[8].
  • Jan Petránek's professions included broadcaster[9].
  • Jan Petránek's professions included political pundit[10].
  • Jan Petránek worked as a lyricist[14].
  • Jan Petránek's field of work was journalism[15].
  • Jan Petránek's field of work was radio journalism[16].
  • Jan Petránek's field of work was creative and professional writing[17].
  • Jan Petránek received the Czech Medal of Merit, 1st class[18].
  • Jan Petránek received the Ferdinand Peroutka Award[19].
  • Jan Petránek received the Kramerius Award[20].
  • Jan Petránek received the honorary citizen of Prague 3[21].
  • Jan Petránek's image is recorded as Jan Petránek 2013.JPG[22].
  • Jan Petránek is recorded as male[23].
  • Jan Petránek's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Jan Petránek's ISNI is recorded as 0000000382501409[25].
  • Jan Petránek's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 265290837[26].
  • Jan Petránek's GND ID is recorded as 1065418361[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Prague[2], Jan Petránek… he was born on +1931-12-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], journalist[7], pundit[8], broadcaster[9], political pundit[10], and lyricist[14]. Fields of work include journalism[15], an industry[28]; radio journalism[16], a journalism genre[29]; and creative and professional writing[17], an academic discipline[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Czech Medal of Merit, 1st class[18], a class of award[31], in Czech Republic[32]; Ferdinand Peroutka Award[19], a journalism prize[33], in Czech Republic[34], founded in 1995[35]; Kramerius Award[20], an award[36], in Czech Republic[37], founded in 2016[38]; and honorary citizen of Prague 3[21], an award[39], in Czech Republic[40].

Death and Burial

Jan Petránek died on +2018-11-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Prague[4]. The cause of death was heart failure[41].

Why It Matters

Jan Petránek ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Jan Petránek born?

Jan Petránek was born in Prague[2].

Where did Jan Petránek die?

Jan Petránek passed away in Prague[4].

What did Jan Petránek do for work?

Jan Petránek worked as writer[6], journalist[7], pundit[8], broadcaster[9], and political pundit[10].

What awards did Jan Petránek receive?

Honors received include Czech Medal of Merit, 1st class[18], Ferdinand Peroutka Award[19], Kramerius Award[20], and honorary citizen of Prague 3[21].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [22] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [24] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . zpravy.idnes.cz. zpravy.idnes.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . nezavislamedia.cz. nezavislamedia.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [41] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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