Jean-Marie Klinkenberg

Belgian linguist and semiotician
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Jean-Marie Klinkenberg

Summary

Jean-Marie Klinkenberg is a human[1]. He was born in Verviers[2]. He was born on October 8, 1944[3]. He worked as a linguist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg was born in Verviers[2].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg was born on October 8, 1944[3].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg held citizenship in Belgium[7].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg worked as a linguist[4].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg's field of work was linguistics[8].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg's field of work was semiotics[9].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg's field of work was rhetoric[10].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg was employed by University of Liège[11].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg's education included a stint at University of Liège[12].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg was educated at University of Valladolid[13].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg received the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[14].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg received the Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms[15].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg received the Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold[16].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg received the Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown[17].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg received the Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II[18].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg received the honorary doctorate of the University of Metz[19].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg was a member of Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium[20].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg was a member of Groupe µ[21].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg was a member of Superior Council of the French Language[22].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg was a member of International Association of Visual Semiotics[23].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg was a member of Q120720246[24].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg is recorded as male[25].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Jean-Marie Klinkenberg's Commons category is recorded as Jean-Marie Klinkenberg[27].

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Origins and Family

Jean-Marie Klinkenberg was born in Verviers[2]. He was born on October 8, 1944[3].

Education

Educated at University of Liège[12], a public university[28], in Belgium[29], founded in 1817[30] and University of Valladolid[13], a public university[31], in Spain[32], founded in 1241[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include linguistics[8], an academic discipline[34]; semiotics[9], an academic discipline[35]; and rhetoric[10], a field of study[36]. Among Jean-Marie Klinkenberg's employers was University of Liège[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[14], a grade of an order[37], in France[38]; Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms[15], an award[39], in France[40]; Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold[16], a grade of an order[41], in Belgium[42]; Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown[17], a grade of an order[43], in Belgium[44]; Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II[18], a grade of an order[45]; and honorary doctorate of the University of Metz[19], an award[46], in France[47].

Why It Matters

Jean-Marie Klinkenberg ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48]

FAQs

Where was Jean-Marie Klinkenberg born?

Jean-Marie Klinkenberg was born in Verviers[2].

What did Jean-Marie Klinkenberg do for work?

Jean-Marie Klinkenberg worked as linguist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Jean-Marie Klinkenberg go to school?

Jean-Marie Klinkenberg was educated at University of Liège[12] and University of Valladolid[13].

What awards did Jean-Marie Klinkenberg receive?

Honors received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[14], Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms[15], Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold[16], and Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown[17].

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  7. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [3] . Dictionnaire des Wallons. wikidata.org.

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  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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