Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet

Governor-General of South Africa (1873-1960)
Person human Q971066
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Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet

Summary

Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet is a human[1]. He was born on +1873-09-11T00:00:00Z[2]. He passed away in Pretoria[3]. He died on +1960-03-16T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and judge[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet passed away in Pretoria[3].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet was born on +1873-09-11T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet died on +1960-03-16T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet held citizenship in South Africa[8].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet worked as a politician[5].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet's professions included judge[6].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet held the position of Chief Justice of South Africa[9].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet held the position of Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom[10].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet held the position of Chief Justice of South Africa[11].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet was educated at University of Cambridge[12].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet's education included a stint at Downing College[13].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet's education included a stint at Paul Roos Gymnasium[14].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet's image is recorded as Nicolaas de Wet.jpg[15].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet is recorded as male[16].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet was affiliated with the United Party[18].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet's ISNI is recorded as 0000000450993223[19].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316738042[20].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16692364f[21].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet's Commons category is recorded as Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet[22].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hw_s[23].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet's given name is recorded as Nicolaas[24].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet's WikiTree person ID is recorded as De_Wet-55[26].
  • Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet's Prabook ID is recorded as 2101555[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet was born on +1873-09-11T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge[12], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1209[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Downing College[13], a college of the University of Cambridge[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1800[34]; and Paul Roos Gymnasium[14], a boarding school[35], in South Africa[36], founded in 1866[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[5] and judge[6]. Positions held include Chief Justice of South Africa[9], a position[38], in South Africa[39], founded in 1910[40] and Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom[10], a position[41], in United Kingdom[42].

Personal Life

Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet was affiliated with the United Party[18].

Death and Burial

Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet died on +1960-03-16T00:00:00Z[4]. He died in Pretoria[3].

Why It Matters

Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where did Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet die?

Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet died in Pretoria[3].

What did Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet do for work?

Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet worked as politician[5] and judge[6].

Where did Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet go to school?

Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet was educated at University of Cambridge[12], Downing College[13], and Paul Roos Gymnasium[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] . 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. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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