Kaspar Villiger

member of the Swiss Federal Council
Person human Q605874
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Kaspar Villiger

Summary

Kaspar Villiger is a human[1]. He was born in Pfeffikon[2]. He was born on +1941-02-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4], author[5], and mechanical engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Kaspar Villiger's place of birth was Pfeffikon[2].
  • Kaspar Villiger was born on +1941-02-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kaspar Villiger held citizenship in Switzerland[8].
  • Kaspar Villiger's professions included politician[4].
  • Kaspar Villiger's professions included author[5].
  • Kaspar Villiger's professions included mechanical engineer[6].
  • Kaspar Villiger held the position of Member of the Swiss National Council[9].
  • Kaspar Villiger held the position of Member of the Swiss Council of States[10].
  • Kaspar Villiger's education included a stint at ETH Zurich[11].
  • Kaspar Villiger received the Freedom Prize[12].
  • Kaspar Villiger's religion is recorded as reformed[13].
  • Kaspar Villiger's image is recorded as Kaspar Villiger 2002.jpg[14].
  • Kaspar Villiger is recorded as male[15].
  • Kaspar Villiger's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Kaspar Villiger was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland[17].
  • Kaspar Villiger's ISNI is recorded as 0000000045248051[18].
  • Kaspar Villiger's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5553890[19].
  • Kaspar Villiger's GND ID is recorded as 171038681[20].
  • Kaspar Villiger's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97047268[21].
  • Kaspar Villiger's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16933646v[22].
  • Kaspar Villiger's IdRef ID is recorded as 087180790[23].
  • Kaspar Villiger's Commons category is recorded as Kaspar Villiger[24].
  • Kaspar Villiger's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/014f9y[25].
  • Kaspar Villiger's Dodis ID is recorded as P22356[26].
  • Kaspar Villiger's family name is recorded as Villiger[27].

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Origins and Family

Kaspar Villiger was born in Pfeffikon[2]. He was born on +1941-02-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Kaspar Villiger was educated at ETH Zurich[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4], author[5], and mechanical engineer[6]. Positions held include Member of the Swiss National Council[9], a position[28], in Switzerland[29], founded in 1848[30] and Member of the Swiss Council of States[10].

Recognition

Kaspar Villiger received the Freedom Prize[12].

Personal Life

Kaspar Villiger's religion is recorded as reformed[13]. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland[17].

Why It Matters

Kaspar Villiger ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

FAQs

Where was Kaspar Villiger born?

Kaspar Villiger's place of birth was Pfeffikon[2].

What did Kaspar Villiger do for work?

Kaspar Villiger worked as politician[4], author[5], and mechanical engineer[6].

Where did Kaspar Villiger go to school?

Kaspar Villiger was educated at ETH Zurich[11].

What awards did Kaspar Villiger receive?

Honors received include Freedom Prize[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . Aargauer Bibliografie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . parlament.ch council member database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Aargauer Bibliografie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Aargauer Bibliografie. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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