Basil Spiru

Person human Q94943137

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19 properties
🏷️ Also known as
en Josef Hutschnecker en Basil Spiru cs Vasile Spiru cs Vasiľ Spiru cs B. Spiru cs Josef Hutschnecker de Josef Hutschnecker fr Josef Hutschnecker he בזיל ספירו ru Василий Львович Спиру ru Спиру, Василий Львович
🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
218827175
GND ID
137003293
Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung person ID
basil-spiru
Catalogus Professorum Lipsiensis ID
Spiru_1151
DDB person (GND) ID
137003293
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
137003293
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11b60p_8b9
IdRef ID
164974628
NL CR AUT ID
xx0264179
NUKAT ID
n2015098099
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810653243205606
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
10015

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Summary

Basil Spiru was born in Luzhany[1]. He was born on November 27, 1898[2]. He died in Leipzig[3]. He died on September 15, 1969[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], historian[6], university teacher[7], and spy[8].

Body

Education

Educated at Chernivtsi University[23], a national university[26], in Ukraine[27], founded in 1875[28] and Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest[24], an UniBuc faculty[29], in Romania[30].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include history of Romania[15], a history of a country or state[31], in Romania[32]; history of communism[16], an aspect of history[33]; scientific communism[17], a political ideology[34]; and Soviet literature[18], a sub-set of literature[35]. Employers include Leipzig University[19], a public university[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1409[38], headquartered in Leipzig[39]; Communist International[20], a political international[40], in Soviet Union[41], founded in 1919[42], headquartered in Moscow[43]; International Red Aid[21], an organization[44], founded in 1922[45]; and Radio Moscow[22], a broadcast network[46], in Soviet Union[47], founded in 1929[48].

Personal Life

Political affiliations include Romanian Communist Party[49], a communist party[50], in Romania[51], founded in 1921[52], headquartered in Bucharest[53]; Communist Party of Bukovina[54], a political party[55], in Kingdom of Romania[56]; Socialist Youth Austria[57], a juvenile political organization[58], in Austria[59], founded in 1894[60], headquartered in Vienna[61]; Communist Party of the Soviet Union[62], a communist party[63], in Russian Empire[64], founded in 1898[65], headquartered in Moscow[66]; Socialist Unity Party of Germany[67], a political party[68], in German Democratic Republic[69], founded in 1946[70], headquartered in Former Reichsbank building[71]; and Hungarian Social Democratic Party[72], a political party[73], in Hungary[74], founded in 1890[75], headquartered in Budapest[76].

FAQs

Where was Basil Spiru born?

Basil Spiru was born in Luzhany[1].

Where did Basil Spiru die?

Basil Spiru died in Leipzig[3].

What did Basil Spiru do for work?

Basil Spiru worked as journalist[5], historian[6], university teacher[7], and spy[8].

Where did Basil Spiru go to school?

Basil Spiru was educated at Chernivtsi University[23] and Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest[24].

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  1. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 10015
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    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 10015
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  3. 26w ago · Edward Mike005 · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Work location → Austria–Hungary, Soviet Union
    Allegiance → Austria–Hungary, Hungarian Soviet Republic, Soviet Union
    Military branch → Austro-Hungarian Army, Hungarian Red Army, NKVD +1
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Member of political party: Hungarian Social Democratic Party"
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