Piet Retief

Afrikaner pioneer (1780–1838)
Person human Q982129
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Piet Retief

Summary

Piet Retief is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wellington[2]. He was born on +1780-11-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in uMgungundlovu[4]. He died on +1838-02-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an explorer[6] and politician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month, #7,174 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Wellington[2], Piet Retief…
  • Piet Retief died in uMgungundlovu[4].
  • Piet Retief was born on +1780-11-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Piet Retief died on +1838-02-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Piet Retief held citizenship in South Africa[9].
  • Piet Retief's professions included explorer[6].
  • Piet Retief worked as a politician[7].
  • Piet Retief's image is recorded as Voortrekker Monument May 2006, IMG 3003.jpg[10].
  • Piet Retief is recorded as male[11].
  • Piet Retief's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Piet Retief's signature is recorded as Piet Retief, handtekening, 1832.jpg[13].
  • Piet Retief's ISNI is recorded as 0000000022274855[14].
  • Piet Retief's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 11177627[15].
  • Piet Retief's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81134983[16].
  • Piet Retief's Commons category is recorded as Piet Retief[17].
  • Piet Retief's military, police or special rank is recorded as general[18].
  • Piet Retief's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09fm7j[19].
  • Piet Retief's family name is recorded as Retief[20].
  • Piet Retief's given name is recorded as Pieter[21].
  • Piet Retief's given name is recorded as Piet[22].
  • Piet Retief's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 134976983[23].
  • Piet Retief's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of African Biography[24].
  • Piet Retief's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Afrikaans[25].
  • Piet Retief's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Piet-Retief[26].
  • Piet Retief's FAST ID is recorded as 82629[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Wellington[2], Piet Retief… he was born on +1780-11-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6] and politician[7].

Death and Burial

Piet Retief died on +1838-02-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in uMgungundlovu[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Piet Retief include Pietermaritzburg[28], a town[29], in South Africa[30], founded in 1839[31] and he[32], a town[33], in South Africa[34], founded in 1882[35].

Why It Matters

Piet Retief ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month, #7,174 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for him include Pietermaritzburg[28], a town[29], in South Africa[30], founded in 1839[31] and he[32], a town[33], in South Africa[34], founded in 1882[35].

FAQs

Where was Piet Retief born?

Piet Retief was born in Wellington[2].

Where did Piet Retief die?

Piet Retief died in uMgungundlovu[4].

What did Piet Retief do for work?

Piet Retief worked as explorer[6] and politician[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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