Piet Cronjé

South African Boer general (1836–1911)
Person human Q591879
Piet Cronjé
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Piet Cronjé

Summary

Piet Cronjé is a human[1]. His place of birth was Colesberg[2]. He was born on +1836-10-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Potchefstroom[4]. He died on +1911-02-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a farmer[6], soldier[7], and politician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Piet Cronjé's place of birth was Colesberg[2].
  • Piet Cronjé passed away in Potchefstroom[4].
  • Piet Cronjé was born on +1836-10-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Piet Cronjé died on +1911-02-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Piet Cronjé held citizenship in South Africa[10].
  • Piet Cronjé worked as a farmer[6].
  • Piet Cronjé worked as a soldier[7].
  • Piet Cronjé worked as a politician[8].
  • Piet Cronjé's image is recorded as PACronje CHM VA2863.jpg[11].
  • Piet Cronjé is recorded as male[12].
  • Piet Cronjé's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Piet Cronjé's ISNI is recorded as 0000000140671448[14].
  • Piet Cronjé's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 177724943[15].
  • Piet Cronjé's GND ID is recorded as 1049315979[16].
  • Piet Cronjé's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2011133322[17].
  • Piet Cronjé's Commons category is recorded as Piet Cronje[18].
  • Piet Cronjé's military, police or special rank is recorded as general[19].
  • Piet Cronjé's participated in conflict is recorded as Boer Wars[20].
  • Piet Cronjé's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026qr7[21].
  • Piet Cronjé's family name is recorded as Cronje[22].
  • Piet Cronjé's given name is recorded as Pieter[23].
  • Piet Cronjé's given name is recorded as Arnoldus[24].
  • Piet Cronjé's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0020783[25].
  • Piet Cronjé's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[26].
  • Piet Cronjé's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Colesberg[2], Piet Cronjé… he was born on +1836-10-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include farmer[6], soldier[7], and politician[8].

Death and Burial

Piet Cronjé died on +1911-02-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Potchefstroom[4].

Why It Matters

Piet Cronjé ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Piet Cronjé born?

Piet Cronjé's place of birth was Colesberg[2].

Where did Piet Cronjé die?

Piet Cronjé passed away in Potchefstroom[4].

What did Piet Cronjé do for work?

Piet Cronjé worked as farmer[6], soldier[7], and politician[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Potchefstroom
    Prabook id 1959819
    Family name Cronje
    Sex or gender male
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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