Karel Vaněk

Czech humorist, publicist and writer (1887–1933)
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Karel Vaněk

Summary

Karel Vaněk is a human[1]. He was born in Kostelec nad Černými lesy[2]. He was born on +1887-03-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Prague[4]. He died on +1933-07-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6], journalist[7], and humorist[8]. He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Key Facts

  • Karel Vaněk was born in Kostelec nad Černými lesy[2].
  • Karel Vaněk died in Prague[4].
  • Karel Vaněk passed away in Košíře[10].
  • Karel Vaněk was born on +1887-03-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Karel Vaněk was born on +1887-03-28T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Karel Vaněk died on +1933-07-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Karel Vaněk held citizenship in Austria–Hungary[12].
  • Karel Vaněk's professions included writer[6].
  • Karel Vaněk's professions included journalist[7].
  • Karel Vaněk worked as a humorist[8].
  • Karel Vaněk's image is recorded as Karel Vaněk.jpeg[13].
  • Karel Vaněk is recorded as male[14].
  • Karel Vaněk's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Karel Vaněk's genre is recorded as prose[16].
  • Karel Vaněk's genre is recorded as opinion journalism[17].
  • Karel Vaněk's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109528977[18].
  • Karel Vaněk's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8868556[19].
  • Karel Vaněk's GND ID is recorded as 117345946[20].
  • Karel Vaněk's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86094784[21].
  • Karel Vaněk's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 17061502p[22].
  • Karel Vaněk's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00526973[23].
  • Karel Vaněk's Commons category is recorded as Karel Vaněk[24].
  • Karel Vaněk's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36200605[25].
  • The cause of death was tuberculosis[26].
  • Karel Vaněk's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jk01141521[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Kostelec nad Černými lesy[2], Karel Vaněk… Recorded date of birth include +1887-03-17T00:00:00Z[3] and +1887-03-28T00:00:00Z[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], journalist[7], and humorist[8].

Death and Burial

Karel Vaněk died on +1933-07-18T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include Prague[4], a municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic[28], in Czech Republic[29], founded in 0800[30], headquartered in Prague[31] and Košíře[10], a cadastral area in the Czech Republic[32], in Czech Republic[33], founded in 1922[34]. The cause of death was tuberculosis[26].

Why It Matters

Karel Vaněk has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Karel Vaněk born?

Karel Vaněk's place of birth was Kostelec nad Černými lesy[2].

Where did Karel Vaněk die?

Karel Vaněk passed away in Prague[4].

What did Karel Vaněk do for work?

Karel Vaněk worked as writer[6], journalist[7], and humorist[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Collection of Registry Books at Prague City Archives. katalog.ahmp.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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