Riccardo Petrella

Italian sociologist and human rights activist
Person human Q680068
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Riccardo Petrella

Summary

Riccardo Petrella is a human[1]. His place of birth was La Spezia[2]. He was born on +1941-08-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an economist[4], political scientist[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Riccardo Petrella was born in La Spezia[2].
  • Riccardo Petrella was born on +1941-08-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Riccardo Petrella held citizenship in Italy[8].
  • Riccardo Petrella held citizenship in Austria[9].
  • Riccardo Petrella's professions included economist[4].
  • Riccardo Petrella's professions included political scientist[5].
  • Riccardo Petrella worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Riccardo Petrella was employed by Vrije Universiteit Brussel[10].
  • Among Riccardo Petrella's employers was UCLouvain[11].
  • Riccardo Petrella was educated at University of Florence[12].
  • Riccardo Petrella received the Honorary doctorate of Umeå University[13].
  • Riccardo Petrella received the Honorary doctor of the University of Mons[14].
  • Riccardo Petrella received the honorary doctorate from INP Grenoble[15].
  • Riccardo Petrella received the honorary doctorate of University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli[16].
  • Riccardo Petrella was a member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts[17].
  • Riccardo Petrella's image is recorded as Riccardo Petrella.jpg[18].
  • Riccardo Petrella is recorded as male[19].
  • Riccardo Petrella's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Riccardo Petrella's ISNI is recorded as 0000000115640826[21].
  • Riccardo Petrella's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29651498[22].
  • Riccardo Petrella's GND ID is recorded as 12262873X[23].
  • Riccardo Petrella's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85824407[24].
  • Riccardo Petrella's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12574761v[25].
  • Riccardo Petrella's IdRef ID is recorded as 03506773X[26].
  • Riccardo Petrella's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA05855673[27].

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Origins and Family

Riccardo Petrella was born in La Spezia[2]. He was born on +1941-08-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Riccardo Petrella was educated at University of Florence[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[4], political scientist[5], and university teacher[6]. Employers include Vrije Universiteit Brussel[10], a university[28], in Belgium[29], founded in 1969[30], headquartered in Ixelles[31] and UCLouvain[11], a Catholic university[32], in Belgium[33], founded in 1970[34], headquartered in Louvain-la-Neuve[35].

Recognition

Awards received include Honorary doctorate of Umeå University[13], an award[36], in Sweden[37]; Honorary doctor of the University of Mons[14], an award[38], in Belgium[39]; honorary doctorate from INP Grenoble[15], an award[40], in France[41]; and honorary doctorate of University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli[16], an award[42], in France[43].

Why It Matters

Riccardo Petrella ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44]

FAQs

Where was Riccardo Petrella born?

Riccardo Petrella was born in La Spezia[2].

What did Riccardo Petrella do for work?

Riccardo Petrella worked as economist[4], political scientist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Riccardo Petrella go to school?

Riccardo Petrella was educated at University of Florence[12].

What awards did Riccardo Petrella receive?

Honors received include Honorary doctorate of Umeå University[13], Honorary doctor of the University of Mons[14], honorary doctorate from INP Grenoble[15], and honorary doctorate of University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [15] . Journal officiel de la République française. legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . universita.corsica. universita.corsica. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [17] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Babelio. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  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
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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