Urs App

Swiss historian of Ideas, Religion, and Philosophy
Person human Q116193
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Urs App

Summary

Urs App is a human[1]. Born in Rorschach[2], he… he was born on +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a humanities scholar[4], historian[5], and historian of ideas[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Urs App was born in Rorschach[2].
  • Urs App was born on +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Urs App was born on +1949-08-10T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Among Urs App's spouses was Monica Esposito[9].
  • Urs App held citizenship in Switzerland[10].
  • Urs App worked as a humanities scholar[4].
  • Urs App's professions included historian[5].
  • Urs App worked as a historian of ideas[6].
  • Urs App was employed by École française d'Extrême-Orient[11].
  • Urs App's education included a stint at Temple University[12].
  • Urs App was educated at University of Fribourg[13].
  • Urs App's image is recorded as Urs App.jpg[14].
  • Urs App is recorded as male[15].
  • Urs App's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Urs App's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121368857[17].
  • Urs App's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 64724658[18].
  • Urs App's GND ID is recorded as 142830267[19].
  • Urs App's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr93048791[20].
  • Urs App's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14505661n[21].
  • Urs App's IdRef ID is recorded as 095152156[22].
  • Urs App's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07830119[23].
  • Urs App's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00462404[24].
  • Urs App's residence is recorded as Kyoto[25].
  • Urs App's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ds0zv2[26].
  • Urs App's Open Library ID is recorded as OL7357458A[27].

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Origins and Family

Urs App was born in Rorschach[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1949-08-10T00:00:00Z[8].

Education

Educated at Temple University[12], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1884[30] and University of Fribourg[13], a public university[31], in Switzerland[32], founded in 1889[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include humanities scholar[4], historian[5], and historian of ideas[6]. Among Urs App's employers was École française d'Extrême-Orient[11].

Personal Life

Among Urs App's spouses was Monica Esposito[9].

Why It Matters

Urs App ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Urs App born?

Urs App's place of birth was Rorschach[2].

Who was Urs App married to?

Urs App's spouses include Monica Esposito[9].

What did Urs App do for work?

Urs App worked as humanities scholar[4], historian[5], and historian of ideas[6].

Where did Urs App go to school?

Urs App was educated at Temple University[12] and University of Fribourg[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [8] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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