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Oliver Samwer

Co-Founder - Rocket Internet GmbH
Person human Q16868098

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
1972
Place of birth
Cologne
Country of citizenship
Germany[6]
Occupation
businessperson, entrepreneur
Father
Sigmar-Jürgen Samwer[5]
Sibling
Alexander Samwer, Marc Samwer[21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[19]
Affiliation
Rocket Internet SE[20]
Affiliation string
Rocket Internet GmbH, Rocket Internet AG, Rocket Internet SE[23][24][25]
Family name
Samwer[9]
Given name
Oliver[10]
Member of
Samwer brothers[7]
Participant in
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2019[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Relative
Adolf Samwer[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Oliver Samwer fa سامور، اولیور، ۱۹۷۲- م. zh 奥利弗·桑维尔 zh-hant 奧立佛・桑威爾
🔖 Identifiers · 11
VIAF cluster ID
309792340
Library of Congress authority ID
n2017044720
GND ID
105689556X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Oliver Samwer - NOAH Conference - London 2013 - Dan Taylor - Heisenberg Media-14.jpg ↗
DDB person (GND) ID
105689556X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
105689556X
Freebase ID
/m/0103p2_y
IdRef ID
183592832
Munzinger person ID
00000029233
NLAI ID
1531657
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbRqcYDpDjfywwC6yFYfq

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Summary

Oliver Samwer was born on 1972[1] in Cologne[2]. He has worked as a businessperson[3] and entrepreneur[4].

FAQs

Where was Oliver Samwer born?

Oliver Samwer was born in Cologne[2].

Who were Oliver Samwer's parents?

Oliver Samwer's father was Sigmar-Jürgen Samwer[5].

What did Oliver Samwer do for work?

Oliver Samwer worked as a businessperson[3] and entrepreneur[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Davos 2014 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Davos 2014 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Davos 2014 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Davos 2013 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Davos 2015 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Davos 2016 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Davos 2017 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Davos 2018 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Davos 2019 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Davos 2015 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Davos 2013 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Davos 2015 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Davos 2016 Participant List. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Cologne
    Freebase ID → /m/0103p2_y
    Library of Congress authority ID → n2017044720
    Relative → Adolf Samwer
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