Rigas Velestinlis

Summary

Rigas Velestinlis is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Velestino^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1757^[3]. He died in Belgrade^[4]. He died on June 24, 1798^[5]. He worked as a diplomat^[6], journalist^[7], philosopher^[8], translator^[9], and poet^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month, #7,203 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Rigas Velestinlis's place of birth was Velestino^[2].
• Rigas Velestinlis died in Belgrade^[4].
• Rigas Velestinlis was born on January 1, 1757^[3].
• Rigas Velestinlis died on June 24, 1798^[5].
• Rigas Velestinlis held citizenship in Ottoman Empire^[12].
• Modern Greek was Rigas Velestinlis's native language^[13].
• Rigas Velestinlis worked as a diplomat^[6].
• Rigas Velestinlis worked as a journalist^[7].
• Rigas Velestinlis's professions included philosopher^[8].
• Rigas Velestinlis's professions included translator^[9].
• Rigas Velestinlis worked as a poet^[10].
• Rigas Velestinlis's professions included writer^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Rigas Velestinlis is Thourios^[15].
• Rigas Velestinlis is recorded as male^[16].
• Rigas Velestinlis's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Rigas Velestinlis is associated with the Modern Greek Enlightenment movement^[18].
• Rigas Velestinlis's Commons category is recorded as Rigas Velestinlis^[19].
• The cause of death was hanging to death^[20].
• Rigas Velestinlis's residence is recorded as Velestino^[21].
• Rigas Velestinlis's residence is recorded as Ampelakia^[22].
• Rigas Velestinlis's residence is recorded as Q6417286^[23].
• Rigas Velestinlis's residence is recorded as Constantinople^[24].
• Rigas Velestinlis's residence is recorded as Bucharest^[25].
• Rigas Velestinlis's residence is recorded as Vienna^[26].
• Rigas Velestinlis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rigas Velestinlis^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1757^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1798-06-13^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: d030ebe2-2666-4d72-878a-cf791f8ec0b9^[32]

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Origins and Family

Rigas Velestinlis's place of birth was Velestino^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1757^[3]. Modern Greek was his native language^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include diplomat^[6], journalist^[7], philosopher^[8], translator^[9], poet^[10], and writer^[14].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Rigas Velestinlis is Thourios^[15]. Things named for him include Greek Communist Youth – Rigas Feraios^[33], a juvenile political organization^[34], in Greece^[35], founded in 1967^[36] and Rigas Feraios Municipality^[37], a municipality of Greece^[38], in Greece^[39], headquartered in Velestino^[40].

Death and Burial

Rigas Velestinlis died on June 24, 1798^[5]. He died in Belgrade^[4]. The cause of death was hanging to death^[20].

Why It Matters

Rigas Velestinlis ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month, #7,203 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for him include Greek Communist Youth – Rigas Feraios^[33], a juvenile political organization^[34], in Greece^[35], founded in 1967^[36] and Rigas Feraios Municipality^[37], a municipality of Greece^[38], in Greece^[39], headquartered in Velestino^[40].

FAQs

Where was Rigas Velestinlis born?

Rigas Velestinlis was born in Velestino^[2].

Where did Rigas Velestinlis die?

Rigas Velestinlis died in Belgrade^[4].

What did Rigas Velestinlis do for work?

Rigas Velestinlis worked as diplomat^[6], journalist^[7], philosopher^[8], translator^[9], and poet^[10].