Leon Kern

Swiss church historian, medievalist and archivist (1894-1971)
Person human Q1879427
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Leon Kern

Summary

Leon Kern is a human[1]. His place of birth was Fribourg[2]. He was born on +1894-05-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Bern[4]. He died on +1971-08-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a church historian[6], medievalist[7], archivist[8], and university teacher[9].

Key Facts

  • Leon Kern's place of birth was Fribourg[2].
  • Leon Kern died in Bern[4].
  • Leon Kern was born on +1894-05-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Leon Kern died on +1971-08-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Leon Kern held citizenship in Switzerland[10].
  • Leon Kern's professions included church historian[6].
  • Leon Kern's professions included medievalist[7].
  • Leon Kern's professions included archivist[8].
  • Leon Kern worked as a university teacher[9].
  • Leon Kern was employed by University of Bern[11].
  • Leon Kern was employed by University of Lausanne[12].
  • Among Leon Kern's employers was Swiss Federal Archives[13].
  • Leon Kern's religion is recorded as Catholicism[14].
  • Leon Kern is recorded as male[15].
  • Leon Kern's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Leon Kern's ISNI is recorded as 0000000061939055[17].
  • Leon Kern's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 89105806[18].
  • Leon Kern's GND ID is recorded as 12752259X[19].
  • Leon Kern's IdRef ID is recorded as 147735238[20].
  • Leon Kern's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1878443A[21].
  • Leon Kern's Dodis ID is recorded as P14460[22].
  • Leon Kern's family name is recorded as Kern[23].
  • Leon Kern's given name is recorded as Léon[24].
  • Leon Kern's HDS ID is recorded as 031597[25].
  • Leon Kern's municipal affiliation of a Swiss national is recorded as Fribourg[26].

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Origins and Family

Leon Kern's place of birth was Fribourg[2]. He was born on +1894-05-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include church historian[6], medievalist[7], archivist[8], and university teacher[9]. Employers include University of Bern[11], a comprehensive university[27], in Switzerland[28], founded in 1834[29], headquartered in Main building of the University of Berne[30]; University of Lausanne[12], a public university[31], in Switzerland[32], founded in 1537[33]; and Swiss Federal Archives[13], a national archives[34], in Switzerland[35], founded in 1798[36].

Personal Life

Leon Kern's religion is recorded as Catholicism[14].

Death and Burial

Leon Kern died on +1971-08-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Bern[4].

FAQs

Where was Leon Kern born?

Leon Kern's place of birth was Fribourg[2].

Where did Leon Kern die?

Leon Kern passed away in Bern[4].

What did Leon Kern do for work?

Leon Kern worked as church historian[6], medievalist[7], archivist[8], and university teacher[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . www2.unil.ch. www2.unil.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . www2.unil.ch. www2.unil.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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