Pentti Huovinen

Finnish professor
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Summary

Pentti Huovinen was born on October 14, 1956[1]. He has worked as a politician[2], physician[3], bacteriologist[4], writer[5], and opinion journalist[6]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Father: Lauri Huovinen[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Finland[9]
  • Occupation: researcher[10]
  • Field of work: medicine[11], bacteriology[12], medical microbiology[13], non-fiction literature[14], opinion journalism[15], politics[16]
  • Position held: municipal councillor in Finland[17]
  • Employer: University of Turku[18]
  • Educated at: University of Turku[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Commons category: Pentti Huovinen[21]
  • Residence: Turku[22]
  • Family name: Huovinen[23]
  • Given name: Pentti[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish[25]
  • Different from: Pentti Huovinen[26]
  • Sibling: Eero Huovinen[27]
  • Candidacy in election: 2012 Turku municipal election[28], 2017 Turku municipal election[29]

FAQs

Who were Pentti Huovinen's parents?

Pentti Huovinen's father was Lauri Huovinen[8].

What did Pentti Huovinen do for work?

Pentti Huovinen worked as a politician[2], physician[3], bacteriologist[4], writer[5], and opinion journalist[6].

Where did Pentti Huovinen go to school?

Pentti Huovinen was educated at University of Turku[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . vaalit.yle.fi. Retrieved . vaalit.yle.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Retrieved . tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . vaalit.yle.fi. Retrieved . vaalit.yle.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . vaalit.yle.fi. Retrieved . vaalit.yle.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Kooma · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → medicine, bacteriology, medical microbiology +3
    Kbr person id → 14749051
    Educated at → University of Turku, University of Turku
    Family name → Huovinen
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