Karl Radek

Russian revolutionary (1885-1939)
Person human Q84266
Karl Radek
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Karl Radek

Summary

Karl Radek is a human[1]. His place of birth was Lviv[2]. He was born on October 31, 1885[3]. He passed away in Verkhneuralsk[4]. He died on May 19, 1939[5]. He worked as a politician[6], university teacher[7], journalist[8], revolutionary[9], and political prisoner[10]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,535 views/month, #6,907 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Karl Radek's place of birth was Lviv[2].
  • Karl Radek died in Verkhneuralsk[4].
  • Karl Radek was born on October 31, 1885[3].
  • Karl Radek was born on 1885[12].
  • Karl Radek died on May 19, 1939[5].
  • Karl Radek died on 1939[13].
  • Among Karl Radek's spouses was Larisa Reisner[14].
  • Karl Radek held citizenship in Austria–Hungary[15].
  • Karl Radek held citizenship in Poland[16].
  • Karl Radek held citizenship in Soviet Union[17].
  • Karl Radek's professions included politician[6].
  • Karl Radek's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Karl Radek's professions included journalist[8].
  • Karl Radek's professions included revolutionary[9].
  • Karl Radek's professions included political prisoner[10].
  • Karl Radek's field of work was politics[18].
  • Karl Radek's field of work was journalism[19].
  • Karl Radek's field of work was communism[20].
  • Karl Radek's field of work was revolution[21].
  • Among Karl Radek's employers was Moscow Sun Yat-sen University[22].
  • Karl Radek was employed by Communist International[23].
  • Karl Radek's education included a stint at Jagiellonian University[24].
  • Karl Radek was a member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[25].
  • Karl Radek is recorded as male[26].
  • Karl Radek's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Karl Radek's place of birth was Lviv[2]. Recorded date of birth include October 31, 1885[3] and 1885[12].

Education

Karl Radek's education included a stint at Jagiellonian University[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], university teacher[7], journalist[8], revolutionary[9], and political prisoner[10]. Fields of work include politics[18], an academic discipline[28]; journalism[19], an industry[29]; communism[20], a political ideology[30]; and revolution[21], a type of process[31]. Employers include Moscow Sun Yat-sen University[22], a university[32], in Soviet Union[33], founded in 1925[34] and Communist International[23], a political international[35], in Soviet Union[36], founded in 1919[37], headquartered in Moscow[38].

Personal Life

Karl Radek was married to Larisa Reisner[14]. Political affiliations include Communist Party of Germany[39], a communist party[40], in Weimar Republic[41], founded in 1918[42], headquartered in Berlin[43]; Social Democratic Party of Germany[44], a political party[45], in Germany[46], founded in 1863[47]; Communist Party of the Soviet Union[48], a communist party[49], in Russian Empire[50], founded in 1898[51], headquartered in Moscow[52]; and Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania[53], a political party[54], in Russian Empire[55], founded in 1893[56], headquartered in Warsaw[57].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include May 19, 1939[5] and 1939[13]. Karl Radek died in Verkhneuralsk[4].

Why It Matters

Karl Radek ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,535 views/month, #6,907 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

Where was Karl Radek born?

Born in Lviv[2], Karl Radek…

Where did Karl Radek die?

Karl Radek passed away in Verkhneuralsk[4].

Who was Karl Radek married to?

Karl Radek's spouses include Larisa Reisner[14].

What did Karl Radek do for work?

Karl Radek worked as politician[6], university teacher[7], journalist[8], revolutionary[9], and political prisoner[10].

Where did Karl Radek go to school?

Karl Radek was educated at Jagiellonian University[24].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [15] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [53] . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [8] . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [12] . Men and destiny. Orientalists - victims of political terror during the Soviet period. wikidata.org.
  28. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [13] . Men and destiny. Orientalists - victims of political terror during the Soviet period. wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [38] . 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. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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