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Johannes Baumann

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1874-1953)
Person human Q118266

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
November 27, 1874
Date of death
September 8, 1953
Place of birth
Herisau
Place of death
Herisau
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[8]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, judge
Position held
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Member of the Swiss Council of States, President of the Swiss Council of States, President of the Swiss Confederation[9][10][11][12]
Educated at
Leipzig University, University of Basel, University of Zurich, University of Bern[13][14][15][16]
Religion or worldview
reformed[17]
Member of political party
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland[19]
Sibling
Anna Baumann[30]
Work location
Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Bern[23][24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[28]
Academic degree
Doctor of Laws[20]
Described by source
Schaffhausen Canton History of the 19th and 20th Centuries[27]
Family name
Baumann[21]
Given name
Johannes[22]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Herisau[26]
Name in native language
Johannes Baumann[29]
P14527
19015[31]
P14536
394259[32]
Relative
Ida Baumann[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Johannes Baumann ar يوهانس باومان ru Йоханнес Бауман
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000425143382
VIAF cluster ID
306001460
GND ID
1045515728
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Johannes Baumann.gif ↗
BDELIS ID
50011
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15590295n
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1045515728
Dodis ID
P4292
E-archiv.li ID
29908
Freebase ID
/m/01jx2z
HDS ID
004139
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1045515728
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NUKAT ID
n2013047589
Our Campaigns candidate ID
268861
PM20 folder ID
pe/001183
Swiss Federal Archives ID
3871
Swiss parliament ID
1473
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyhgytty3T6txdY3FBF8C

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Educated at 4
Leipzig University, University of Zurich, University of Basel, University of Bern
Occupation 3
politician, lawyer, judge
Work location 2
Bern, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Laws
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Family name 1
Baumann
Given name 1
Johannes
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of political party 1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Herisau
Place of birth 1
Herisau
Place of death 1
Herisau
Position held 1
President of the Swiss Confederation
Relative 1
Ida Baumann
Sex or gender 1
male
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La Celle-sous-Chantemerle
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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1938
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Ida Baumann
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Summary

Johannes Baumann was born on November 27, 1874[1], in Herisau[2]. He died on September 8, 1953[3], in Herisau[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], and judge[7].

FAQs

Where was Johannes Baumann born?

Johannes Baumann's place of birth was Herisau[2].

Where did Johannes Baumann die?

Johannes Baumann passed away in Herisau[4].

What did Johannes Baumann do for work?

Johannes Baumann worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], and judge[7].

Where did Johannes Baumann go to school?

Johannes Baumann was educated at Leipzig University[13], University of Basel[14], University of Zurich[15], and University of Bern[16].

Related Entities

Bern lawyer Switzerland University of Zurich

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . nzz.ch. nzz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . parlament.ch council member database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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