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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

2nd President and 1st Vice President of India, Indian philosopher and politician (1888–1975)
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[47]
Date of birth
September 5, 1888, 1888[10]
Date of death
April 17, 1975, 1975[11]
Place of birth
Tiruttani
Place of death
Chennai
Country of citizenship
British Raj, India, Dominion of India[14][15][16]
Occupation
politician, diplomat, philosopher, translator, historian, university teacher[17]
Employer
University of Calcutta, University of Mysore[23][24]
Position held
President of India, Member of the Lok Sabha, Vice President of India, Member of the Constituent Assembly of India, Vice-chancellor of Andhra University[18][19][20][21][22]
Educated at
University of Madras, University of Calcutta, Madras Christian College, University of Delhi, Voorhees College[25][26][27][28][29]
Religion or worldview
Hinduism[46]
Member of political party
Indian National Congress[49]
Award received
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Order of Merit, Templeton Prize, Bharat Ratna, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt, Fellow of the British Academy, Honorary doctor of the University of Zagreb, honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Knight Bachelor, Pour le Mérite, Toynbee Prize[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]
Spouse
Sivakamu[12]
Child
Sarvepalli Gopal[13]
Nominated for
Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Candidacy in election
1962 Indian presidential election
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World
Member of
British Academy, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Romanian Academy[43][44][45]
Name in native language
సర్వేపల్లి రాధాకృష్ణన్
Noble title
Knight Bachelor[48]
Number of children
+6
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Permanent duplicated item
Wikidata item
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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BIBSYS ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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BabelNet ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Bundestag Group Minutes ID
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ELNET ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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InPhO ID
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID
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Krugosvet article (archived)
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Lex ID
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NE.se ID
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NLAI ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Russia ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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PM20 folder ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
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Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Quora topic ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Rekhta Gujarati author ID
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SANU member ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Swedish National Library Arken ID
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Treccani ID
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Treccani's Dizionario di Filosofia ID
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Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
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Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
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U.S. National Archives Identifier
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Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
22086
University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Unz Review author ID
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
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WBIS ID
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WBPLN author ID
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WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Nominated for 23
Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature +15 more
Award received 12
Bharat Ratna, Pour le Mérite, Order of Merit, Templeton Prize, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Knight Bachelor, Fellow of the British Academy, Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt +4 more
Occupation 6
politician, historian, philosopher, diplomat, translator, university teacher
Educated at 4
University of Calcutta, University of Delhi, University of Madras, Madras Christian College
Country of citizenship 3
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Member of 3
British Academy, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Romanian Academy
Position held 3
President of India, Vice President of India, Member of the Lok Sabha
Employer 2
University of Calcutta, University of Mysore
Candidacy in election 1
1962 Indian presidential election
Child 1
Sarvepalli Gopal
Children (paternal) 1
Sarvepalli Gopal
Described by source 1
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Heads of state of 1
India
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Indian National Congress
Noble title 1
Knight Bachelor
Place of birth 1
Tiruttani
Place of death 1
Chennai
Religion or worldview 1
Hinduism
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Candidate 1
1962 Indian presidential election
← Successful candidate 1
1962 Indian presidential election
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Summary

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888[1], in Tiruttani[2]. He died on April 17, 1975[3], in Chennai[4]. He worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], philosopher[7], translator[8], and historian[9].

FAQs

Where was Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan born?

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born in Tiruttani[2].

Where did Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan die?

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan died in Chennai[4].

Who was Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan married to?

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's spouses include Sivakamu[12].

What did Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan do for work?

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], philosopher[7], translator[8], and historian[9].

Where did Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan go to school?

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was educated at University of Madras[25], University of Calcutta[26], Madras Christian College[27], and University of Delhi[28].

What awards did Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan receive?

Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[30], Order of Merit[31], Templeton Prize[32], and Bharat Ratna[33].

Related Entities

India University of Calcutta

References

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  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . eci.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  34. [34] ↑ . friedenspreis-des-deutschen-buchhandels.de. friedenspreis-des-deutschen-buchhandels.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  39. [39] ↑ . The orders of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Lion of Finland. wikidata.org.
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  46. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [10] ↑ . biografiasyvidas.com. biografiasyvidas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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