Janko Kersnik

Slovene writer and politician (1852-1897)
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Janko Kersnik
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Janko Kersnik

Summary

Janko Kersnik is a human[1]. He was born in Brdo pri Lukovici[2]. He was born on +1852-09-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Ljubljana[4]. He died on +1897-07-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6], poet[7], politician[8], jurist[9], and literary critic[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brdo pri Lukovici[2], Janko Kersnik…
  • Janko Kersnik died in Ljubljana[4].
  • Janko Kersnik was born on +1852-09-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Janko Kersnik died on +1897-07-28T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Janko Kersnik's father was Jožef Kersnik[12].
  • A child of Janko Kersnik was Janko Kersnik[13].
  • Janko Kersnik held citizenship in Austria–Hungary[14].
  • Janko Kersnik held citizenship in Austrian Empire[15].
  • Janko Kersnik's professions included writer[6].
  • Janko Kersnik worked as a poet[7].
  • Janko Kersnik worked as a politician[8].
  • Janko Kersnik worked as a jurist[9].
  • Janko Kersnik worked as a literary critic[10].
  • Janko Kersnik's professions included mayor[16].
  • Janko Kersnik's field of work was literature[17].
  • Janko Kersnik's field of work was literary criticism[18].
  • Janko Kersnik's field of work was political activity[19].
  • Janko Kersnik's education included a stint at University of Vienna[20].
  • Janko Kersnik was educated at University of Graz[21].
  • Janko Kersnik's image is recorded as Janko Kersnik sred.jpg[22].
  • Janko Kersnik is recorded as male[23].
  • Janko Kersnik's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Janko Kersnik's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109639749[25].
  • Janko Kersnik's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 34746806[26].
  • Janko Kersnik's GND ID is recorded as 119120704[27].

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Origins and Family

Janko Kersnik's place of birth was Brdo pri Lukovici[2]. He was born on +1852-09-04T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Jožef Kersnik[12].

Education

Educated at University of Vienna[20], a university[28], in Austria[29], founded in 1365[30], headquartered in Vienna[31] and University of Graz[21], a university[32], in Austria[33], founded in 1585[34], headquartered in Main building of the University of Graz[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], poet[7], politician[8], jurist[9], literary critic[10], and mayor[16]. Fields of work include literature[17], a type of arts[36]; literary criticism[18], a literary genre[37]; and political activity[19].

Personal Life

A child of Janko Kersnik was he[13].

Death and Burial

Janko Kersnik died on +1897-07-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Ljubljana[4]. The cause of death was tuberculosis[38].

Why It Matters

Janko Kersnik ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

FAQs

Where was Janko Kersnik born?

Janko Kersnik was born in Brdo pri Lukovici[2].

Where did Janko Kersnik die?

Janko Kersnik died in Ljubljana[4].

Who were Janko Kersnik's parents?

Janko Kersnik's father was Jožef Kersnik[12].

What did Janko Kersnik do for work?

Janko Kersnik worked as writer[6], poet[7], politician[8], jurist[9], and literary critic[10].

Where did Janko Kersnik go to school?

Janko Kersnik was educated at University of Vienna[20] and University of Graz[21].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [22] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Slovenska biografija. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . Slovenska biografija. wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [38] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . BnF authorities. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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