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Zoltán Kövecses

Hungarian linguist, lexicographer
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Summary

Zoltán Kövecses was born on September 23, 1946[1], in Budapest[2]. He has worked as a lexicographer[3], water polo player[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Hungary[7]
  • Award received: Országh László Prize[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Sport: water polo[10]
  • Given name: Zoltán[11]
  • Participant in: 1970 Summer Universiade[12], 1973 Summer Universiade[13]

Why It Matters

Zoltán Kövecses is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

FAQs

Where was Zoltán Kövecses born?

Zoltán Kövecses was born in Budapest[2].

What did Zoltán Kövecses do for work?

Zoltán Kövecses worked as a lexicographer[3], water polo player[4], and university teacher[5].

What awards did Zoltán Kövecses receive?

Honors received include Országh László Prize[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . VIAF ID. Retrieved . prabook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Sir Morosus · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Országh László Prize
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit"
  2. 17w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Viaf cluster id → 423144647709353531396
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Viaf cluster id: 54131971, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259701|batch #259701]]"
  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → PUVV141628
    Kalliope-verbund (gnd) id → 141970308
    Educated at → Eötvös Loránd University
    Libris-uri → fcrvzw7z4s7xcxh
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31702|batch #31702]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (3)"
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