Alexander Radó

Hungarian cartographer, communist activist, spy (1899-1981)

Person Human Q567610

Facts

22 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[19]
Date of birth: November 5, 1899
Date of death: August 20, 1981
Place of birth: Budapest, Újpest^[10]
Place of death: Budapest
Country of citizenship: Hungary^[12]
Occupation: cartographer, economist, resistance fighter, spy, geographer
Employer: Corvinus University of Budapest^[14]
Field of work: geography^[13]
Educated at: Eötvös Loránd University^[15]
Award received: Kossuth Prize, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class, Order of Friendship of Peoples^[16]^[17]^[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German, Russian, French, Hungarian^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]
Academic degree: Doctor of Economics, Doktor of Sciences in Geography^[20]^[21]
Birth name: Reich Sándor Kálmán^[30]
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights^[32]
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)^[25]
Family name: Radó^[22]
Given name: Sándor^[23]
Name in native language: Radó Sándor^[31]
Place of burial: Farkasréti Cemetery^[11]
Pseudonym: Dóra^[24]

🏷️ Also known as

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GND ID: 118597663
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Rado Shandor.jpg ↗
American Academy in Rome ID: 12411709
BHCL UUID: 0345c67d-d9fc-4aca-9222-a16f13918266
BIBSYS ID: 98008971
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 15148271v
CBDB.cz author ID: 88750
CONOR.BG ID: 60014949
CONOR.SR ID: 11744359

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Chtyvo author ID: Rado_Shandor
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NSZL name authority ID: 43788
NUKAT ID: n2006130169
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls001219582
National Library of Latvia ID: 000200192
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810663479205606
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SNK ID: 158270
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Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID: vtls006835475
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Yale LUX ID: person/24f8a34d-d3bb-4076-8dd7-4963800fd21f

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Languages spoken, written or signed 4

German, French, Russian, Hungarian

Occupation 4

economist, spy, cartographer, resistance fighter

Award received 3

Order of Friendship of Peoples, Kossuth Prize, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class

Academic degree 1

Doktor of Sciences in Geography

Country of citizenship 1

Hungary

Educated at 1

Eötvös Loránd University

Employer 1

Corvinus University of Budapest

Field of work 1

geography

Given name 1

Sándor

Instance of 1

human

Place of birth 1

Budapest

Place of burial 1

Farkasréti Cemetery

Place of death 1

Budapest

Sex or gender 1

male

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Lubiatów, Łódź Voivodeship

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Summary

Alexander Radó was born on November 5, 1899^[1], in Budapest^[2]. He died on August 20, 1981^[3], in Budapest^[4]. He worked as a cartographer^[5], economist^[6], resistance fighter^[7], spy^[8], and geographer^[9].

FAQs

Where was Alexander Radó born?

Alexander Radó's place of birth was Budapest^[2].

Where did Alexander Radó die?

Alexander Radó passed away in Budapest^[4].

What did Alexander Radó do for work?

Alexander Radó worked as a cartographer^[5], economist^[6], resistance fighter^[7], spy^[8], and geographer^[9].

Where did Alexander Radó go to school?

Alexander Radó was educated at Eötvös Loránd University^[15].

What awards did Alexander Radó receive?

Honors received include Kossuth Prize^[16], Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class^[17], and Order of Friendship of Peoples^[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Alexander Radó — place of birth (P19): Budapest. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-15. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Alexander Radó — place of birth (P19): Újpest. Magyar életrajzi lexikon. Retrieved 2020-12-28. ujpest.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Alexander Radó — place of death (P20): Budapest. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-31. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Alexander Radó — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Alexander Radó — country of citizenship (P27): Hungary. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Alexander Radó — educated at (P69): Eötvös Loránd University. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Alexander Radó — field of work (P101): geography. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Alexander Radó — occupation (P106): cartographer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Alexander Radó — occupation (P106): economist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Alexander Radó — occupation (P106): resistance fighter. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Alexander Radó — occupation (P106): spy. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Alexander Radó — occupation (P106): geographer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Alexander Radó — employer (P108): Corvinus University of Budapest. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Alexander Radó — place of burial (P119): Farkasréti Cemetery. Retrieved 2019-09-09. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Alexander Radó — award received (P166): Kossuth Prize. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Alexander Radó — award received (P166): Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Alexander Radó — award received (P166): Order of Friendship of Peoples. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Alexander Radó — academic degree (P512): Doctor of Economics. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Alexander Radó — academic degree (P512): Doktor of Sciences in Geography. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Alexander Radó — date of birth (P569): November 5, 1899. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-03. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Alexander Radó — date of death (P570): August 20, 1981. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-03. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Alexander Radó — family name (P734): Radó. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Alexander Radó — given name (P735): Sándor. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Alexander Radó — pseudonym (P742): Dóra. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2020-08-30. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Alexander Radó — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Alexander Radó — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Alexander Radó — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Russian. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Alexander Radó — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Alexander Radó — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Hungarian. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Alexander Radó — birth name (P1477): Reich Sándor Kálmán. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Alexander Radó — name in native language (P1559): Radó Sándor. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Alexander Radó — copyright status as a creator (P7763): works protected by copyrights. Retrieved 2021-01-08. wikidata.org.

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National Library of Portugal ID → 64810

"Created claim: National Library of Portugal ID: 64810, Matched to #mix'n'match Sandor Rado (#103977667) for National Library of Portugal ID"
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SVKKL authority ID → p0032484-Rado-Sandor-18991981

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