Tubten Jigme Norbu

Tibetan activist (1922–2008)
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Tubten Jigme Norbu

Summary

Tubten Jigme Norbu is a human[1]. His place of birth was Taktser[2]. He was born on +1922-10-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Indiana[4]. He died on +2008-09-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Taktser[2], Tubten Jigme Norbu…
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu died in Indiana[4].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu was born on +1922-10-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu was born on +1922-01-01T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu died on +2008-09-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's father was Choekyong Tsering[9].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's mother was Diki Tsering[10].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu is identified as part of the Tibetan people ethnic group[11].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu worked as a writer[6].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu held the position of Taktser Rinpoche[12].
  • Among Tubten Jigme Norbu's employers was Indiana University[13].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's religion is recorded as Buddhism[14].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's religion is recorded as Gelug[15].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's image is recorded as Thubten Jigme Norbu, The Dalai Lama opens art exhibit in Tokyo, 1967 (cropped) (cropped).jpg[16].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu is recorded as male[17].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's family is recorded as family of the 14th Dalai Lama[19].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084062356[20].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 108831318[21].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's GND ID is recorded as 118588591[22].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50011885[23].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's IdRef ID is recorded as 073919888[24].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's Commons category is recorded as Thubten Jigme Norbu[25].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r3kyy[26].
  • Tubten Jigme Norbu's Open Library ID is recorded as OL146213A[27].

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Origins and Family

Tubten Jigme Norbu's place of birth was Taktser[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1922-10-06T00:00:00Z[3] and +1922-01-01T00:00:00Z[8]. His father was Choekyong Tsering[9]. His mother was Diki Tsering[10]. He is identified as part of the Tibetan people ethnic group[11].

Education

Studied under Thubten Lungtog Tenzin Trinley[28], a writer[29], 1903–1983[30] and Ngawang Nyima[31], a writer[32], 1907–1990[33].

Career and Affiliations

Tubten Jigme Norbu's professions included writer[6]. Among his employers was Indiana University[13]. He held the position of Taktser Rinpoche[12].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Buddhism[14], a religion[34] and Gelug[15], a school of Buddhism[35].

Death and Burial

Tubten Jigme Norbu died on +2008-09-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Indiana[4].

Why It Matters

Tubten Jigme Norbu ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Tubten Jigme Norbu born?

Tubten Jigme Norbu's place of birth was Taktser[2].

Where did Tubten Jigme Norbu die?

Tubten Jigme Norbu passed away in Indiana[4].

Who were Tubten Jigme Norbu's parents?

Tubten Jigme Norbu's father was Choekyong Tsering[9]. Tubten Jigme Norbu's mother was Diki Tsering[10].

What did Tubten Jigme Norbu do for work?

Tubten Jigme Norbu worked as writer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . eprints.soas.ac.uk. eprints.soas.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [8] . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . savetibet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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