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Nikolai Kann

Estonian educator and politician (1873-1948)
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
April 26, 1873
Date of death
February 17, 1948
Place of birth
Hellamaa
Place of death
Göttingen
Country of citizenship
Estonia[10]
Occupation
pedagogue, minister, politician, philatelist, teacher
Position held
Minister of Education and Research, Minister of Education and Research, Minister of Social Affairs, member of the Estonian Constituent Assembly[11][12][13]
Educated at
Saint Petersburg State University[14]
Member of political party
Christian People's Party[21]
Award received
Order of the Estonian Red Cross, Order of the Estonian Red Cross, Order of the Estonian Red Cross, 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[15][16][17]
Sibling
Peeter Kann, Aleksander Kann[27][28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Estonian, German[24][25]
Family name
Kann[22]
Given name
Nikolay[23]
Member of
Peterburi Eesti Üliõpilaste Selts, Fraternitas Estica[18][19]
Name in native language
Nikolai Kann[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nikolai Kann ru Канн, Николай
🔖 Identifiers · 7
VIAF cluster ID
14147121643926391572
GND ID
1110903367
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nikolai kann253.jpg ↗
Estonian biographical database ID
835
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/125_hyplz
Runeberg author ID
kannniko
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdcCfXCV3WcF9xpBjD6rq

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Occupation 5
teacher, politician, minister, pedagogue, philatelist
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Estonian
Award received 1
Order of the Estonian Red Cross
Country of citizenship 1
Estonia
Educated at 1
Saint Petersburg State University
Given name 1
Nikolay
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Christian People's Party
Place of birth 1
Hellamaa
Place of death 1
Göttingen
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Nikolai Kann was born on April 26, 1873[1], in Hellamaa[2]. He died on February 17, 1948[3], in Göttingen[4]. He worked as a pedagogue[5], minister[6], politician[7], philatelist[8], and teacher[9].

FAQs

Where was Nikolai Kann born?

Nikolai Kann's place of birth was Hellamaa[2].

Where did Nikolai Kann die?

Nikolai Kann died in Göttingen[4].

What did Nikolai Kann do for work?

Nikolai Kann worked as a pedagogue[5], minister[6], politician[7], philatelist[8], and teacher[9].

Where did Nikolai Kann go to school?

Nikolai Kann was educated at Saint Petersburg State University[14].

What awards did Nikolai Kann receive?

Honors received include Order of the Estonian Red Cross[15] and 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle[16].

Related Entities

Estonia

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Valitud ja valitsenud. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Valitud ja valitsenud. wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Valitud ja valitsenud. wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Valitud ja valitsenud. wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Estonian biographical database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Estonian biographical database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Valitud ja valitsenud. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Valitud ja valitsenud. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Name in native language → Nikolai Kann
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