Marthinus van Schalkwyk

South African politician
Person human Q1390963
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Marthinus van Schalkwyk

Summary

Marthinus van Schalkwyk is a human[1]. He was born in Polokwane[2]. He was born on +1959-11-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4], jurist[5], and minister[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Polokwane[2], Marthinus van Schalkwyk…
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk was born on +1959-11-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk held citizenship in South Africa[8].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk worked as a politician[4].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk worked as a jurist[5].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's professions included minister[6].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's education included a stint at University of Johannesburg[9].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's image is recorded as Marthinus van Schalkwyk crop.jpg[10].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk is recorded as male[11].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk was affiliated with the National Party[13].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk was affiliated with the African National Congress[14].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 103604107[15].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2009204910[16].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qv5q[17].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's described at URL is recorded as https://www.pa.org.za/person/marthinus-christoffel-johannes-van-schalkwyk/[18].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's Munzinger person ID is recorded as 00000022361[19].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Afrikaans[21].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[22].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's FAST ID is recorded as 1961107[23].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's JRC Names ID is recorded as 868[24].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's OpenSanctions ID is recorded as Marthinus van Schalkwyk[25].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJkXvCMyBbrh96WcMx94bd[26].
  • Marthinus van Schalkwyk's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/125db680-b00b-46a2-ba9c-90c2644e6505[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Polokwane[2], Marthinus van Schalkwyk… he was born on +1959-11-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Marthinus van Schalkwyk's education included a stint at University of Johannesburg[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4], jurist[5], and minister[6].

Personal Life

Political affiliations include National Party[13], a political party[28], in South Africa[29], founded in 1915[30], headquartered in Cape Town[31] and African National Congress[14], a political party[32], in South Africa[33], founded in 1912[34], headquartered in Luthuli House[35].

Why It Matters

Marthinus van Schalkwyk ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Marthinus van Schalkwyk born?

Born in Polokwane[2], Marthinus van Schalkwyk…

What did Marthinus van Schalkwyk do for work?

Marthinus van Schalkwyk worked as politician[4], jurist[5], and minister[6].

Where did Marthinus van Schalkwyk go to school?

Marthinus van Schalkwyk was educated at University of Johannesburg[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Library of Congress Control Number. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . 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
  8. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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