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Karel Destovnik

linguist, poet, translator, partisan, political activist (1922-1944)
Person Human Q752072

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
December 13, 1922
Date of death
February 22, 1944
Place of birth
Šoštanj
Place of death
Žlebnik
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes[10][11]
Occupation
linguist, poet, translator, partisan, political activist, writer, soldier[12][13]
Field of work
creative and professional writing, poetry, translating activity, guerrilla organization[14][15][16][17]
Educated at
First Grammar School, Celje[18]
Award received
People's Hero of Yugoslavia, Order of the People's Hero[19][20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Slovene[27]
Family name
Destovnik[24]
Given name
Karel[25]
Participated in conflict
World War II[23]
Significant event
Holocaust victim[26]
Subject has role
Holocaust victim[28]
Unmarried partner
Silva Ponikvar[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Karel Destovnik en Kajuh cs Karel D. Kajuh cs Karlo Destovnik cs Karlo Destovnik-Kaiukh cs Kajuh cs Karel Destovnik-Kajuh de Kajuh hu Karel Destovnik Kajuh hu Karel Destovnik-Kajuh ja カレル・デストヴニク・カユフ uk Карел Дестовник
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000077351010
VIAF cluster ID
13114654
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no89007794
GND ID
119286076
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Karel Destovnik.jpg ↗
CBDB.cz author ID
48469
CONOR.SI ID
6354531
CONOR.SR ID
33891943
DDB person (GND) ID
119286076
De Agostini ID
Kajuh, Destovnik,+Karel
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119286076
FAST ID
262885
Show all 34 identifiers +22
Freebase ID
/m/03wbf2f
Geni profile ID
6000000076444713824
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
14789
IdRef ID
195924401
Kallías ID
PE00467004
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2010565545, js20221138928
NSK (VIAF) ID
000044331
NSK ID
981005674592509366
NUKAT ID
n2010172401
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BRs5;=Bi
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812830352005606
National Library of Russia ID
7784960
Obálky knih ID
mzk2010565545
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3892054
Open Library ID
OL511096A, OL6421770A
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
17506
Slovenska biografija ID
1025660
Topic's main category
Category:Karel Destovnik
Treccani ID
karel-destovnik-kajuh
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
kajuh
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJt3XxPRkffp6v3PVHhfv3
Yale LUX ID
person/d7377f55-c772-4a96-9697-f7dfad0bd411

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
poet, translator, partisan, linguist, political activist
Award received 2
Order of the People's Hero, People's Hero of Yugoslavia
Country of citizenship 2
Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Field of work 1
poetry
Given name 1
Karel
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Slovene
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Šoštanj
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant event 1
Holocaust victim
Subject has role 1
Holocaust victim
← FactGrid item ID 1
Leonardo Torres Quevedo
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Summary

Karel Destovnik was born on December 13, 1922[1], in Šoštanj[2]. He died on February 22, 1944[3], in Žlebnik[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], poet[6], translator[7], partisan[8], and political activist[9].

FAQs

Where was Karel Destovnik born?

Karel Destovnik's place of birth was Šoštanj[2].

Where did Karel Destovnik die?

Karel Destovnik died in Žlebnik[4].

What did Karel Destovnik do for work?

Karel Destovnik worked as a linguist[5], poet[6], translator[7], partisan[8], and political activist[9].

Where did Karel Destovnik go to school?

Karel Destovnik was educated at First Grammar School, Celje[18].

What awards did Karel Destovnik receive?

Honors received include People's Hero of Yugoslavia[19] and Order of the People's Hero[20].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Yugoslavia Leonardo Torres Quevedo poetry

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Slovenska biografija. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Slovenska biografija. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Slovenska biografija. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Slovenska biografija. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Proleksis Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL511096A, OL6421770A
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL6421770A, batch #290734"
  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → linguist, poet, translator +1
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