Oswald Pirow

South African far-right politician (1890–1959)
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Oswald Pirow
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Oswald Pirow

Summary

Oswald Pirow is a human[1]. He was born in Aberdeen[2]. He was born on August 14, 1890[3]. He died in Pretoria[4]. He died on October 11, 1959[5]. He worked as a politician[6], lawyer[7], minister[8], writer[9], and jurist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Oswald Pirow's place of birth was Aberdeen[2].
  • Oswald Pirow's place of birth was South Africa[12].
  • Oswald Pirow died in Pretoria[4].
  • Oswald Pirow was born on August 14, 1890[3].
  • Oswald Pirow was born on January 1, 1890[13].
  • Oswald Pirow died on October 11, 1959[5].
  • Oswald Pirow died on January 1, 1959[14].
  • Oswald Pirow held citizenship in South Africa[15].
  • Oswald Pirow worked as a politician[6].
  • Oswald Pirow worked as a lawyer[7].
  • Oswald Pirow's professions included minister[8].
  • Oswald Pirow's professions included writer[9].
  • Oswald Pirow worked as a jurist[10].
  • Oswald Pirow's field of work was law[16].
  • Oswald Pirow's field of work was politics[17].
  • Oswald Pirow held the position of Minister of Defence of South Africa[18].
  • Oswald Pirow is recorded as male[19].
  • Oswald Pirow's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Oswald Pirow was affiliated with the National Party[21].
  • Oswald Pirow's Commons category is recorded as Oswald Pirow[22].
  • Oswald Pirow's given name is recorded as Oswald[23].
  • Oswald Pirow's work location is recorded as Pretoria[24].
  • Oswald Pirow's work location is recorded as Cape Town[25].
  • Oswald Pirow's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Oswald Pirow's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Aberdeen[2], a town[28], in South Africa[29], founded in 1856[30] and South Africa[12], a sovereign state[31], in South Africa[32], founded in 1910[33]. Recorded date of birth include August 14, 1890[3] and January 1, 1890[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], lawyer[7], minister[8], writer[9], and jurist[10]. Fields of work include law[16], an academic discipline[34] and politics[17], an academic discipline[35]. Oswald Pirow held the position of Minister of Defence of South Africa[18].

Personal Life

Oswald Pirow was affiliated with the National Party[21].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include October 11, 1959[5] and January 1, 1959[14]. Oswald Pirow passed away in Pretoria[4].

Why It Matters

Oswald Pirow ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Oswald Pirow born?

Born in Aberdeen[2], Oswald Pirow…

Where did Oswald Pirow die?

Oswald Pirow died in Pretoria[4].

What did Oswald Pirow do for work?

Oswald Pirow worked as politician[6], lawyer[7], minister[8], writer[9], and jurist[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 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. [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. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Given name Oswald
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    Languages spoken, written or signed English, German
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