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Chiune Sugihara

Japanese diplomat, Righteous Among the Nations (1900-1986)
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Chiune Sugihara
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28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
1900, 1900[6]
Date of death
July 31, 1986
Place of birth
Kyosenji-temple
Place of death
Kamakura
Country of citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan[13][14]
Ethnic group
Japanese people[16]
Occupation
diplomat
Field of work
diplomacy[17]
Educated at
Waseda University[18]
Religion or worldview
Shinto[26]
Award received
Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Raoul Wallenberg Award, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 5th Class, Life Saving Cross, Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Righteous Among the Nations[19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Spouse
Yukiko Sugihara[8]
Child
Hiroki Sugihara, Chiaki Sugihara, Nobuki Sugihara, Haruki Sugihara[9][10][11][12]
Cause of death
cardiovascular disease[28]
Work location
Kaunas[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese, Russian, English, German, French, Mandarin[33][34][35][36][37][38]
Family name
Sugihara[29]
Manner of death
natural causes[32]
Name in kana
すぎはら ちうね[43]
Name in native language
杉原 千畝[42]
Native language
Japanese[15]
Nickname
Sempo, Japanese Schindler, Le Schindler japonais[39][40][41]
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Number of children
+4[44]
Place of burial
Kamakura[7]
Pseudonym
Sempo Sugihara[30]
Writing language
Japanese
🏷️ Also known as
en Chiune Sugihara en C. Sugihara en Japanese Schindler en Sugihara Chiune en Sempo Sugihara ar تشيونه سوغيهارا cs Chiune Sugihara cs Čiune Sugihara cs Sempo Sugihara de Sempo Sugihara de Japanischer Schindler es Sempo Sugihara fa سوگیهارا چیئونه fr Le Schindler japonais fr Sugihara Chiune he סוגיהארה סמפו he סמפו סוגיהארה he סמפו סוגיהרה he צ'יאונה סוגיהארה he צ'יאונה סוגיהרה
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000066757912
VIAF cluster ID
22953110
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr91008289
GND ID
119508907
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/92840
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
chiune-sugihara
BIBSYS ID
11022911
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12495510w
CANTIC ID
981058618273206706
DDB person (GND) ID
119508907
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119508907
FAST ID
283638
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Find a Grave memorial ID
7526783
Freebase ID
/m/02j8rx
Google Doodle
celebrating-chiune-sugihara
Google News topics ID
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HKCAN ID
9811863200303406
IMDb ID
ch0468996
IdRef ID
034169911
IxTheo authority ID
696220571
J9U entity ID
987007268628705171
Jewish Virtual Library ID
chiune-sugihara
LibraryThing author ID
sugiharachiune
NDL Authority ID
00417625
NE.se ID
sempo-sugihara
NL CR AUT ID
js20020122044
NLP ID
a0000002175455
NNDB people ID
598/000133199
NUKAT ID
n00056677
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000128195
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*119520;=BE
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810658663105606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
170985776
Obálky knih ID
js20020122044
PM20 folder ID
pe/031006
Polski Słownik Judaistyczny ID
Sugihara_Sempo
RILM ID
341186
Righteous Among The Nations ID
4017719
SVKKL authority ID
0440210-Sugihara-ciune-19001986
Topic's main category
Category:Chiune Sugihara
TracesOfWar person ID
47212
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058618273206706
WikiTree person ID
杉原-15
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjHkjrRt3Tvf8XVBHvWDq
Yale LUX ID
person/b05ad976-cb4c-4bc2-9b69-ccabd8538d86
YouTube video ID
IyPKaEkp4QM

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Languages spoken, written or signed 6
English, German, French, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin
Award received 3
Righteous Among the Nations, Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Raoul Wallenberg Award
Country of citizenship 2
Japan, Empire of Japan
Cause of death 1
cardiovascular disease
Educated at 1
Waseda University
Field of work 1
diplomacy
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
Japanese
Occupation 1
diplomat
Place of burial 1
Kamakura
Place of death 1
Kamakura
Religion or worldview 1
Shinto
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Kaunas
Writing language 1
Japanese
← Main subject 1
Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum
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Chiune Sugihara was born on January 1, 1900, at Kyosenji-temple [1][2][3]. He was a diplomat [3] by occupation, specializing in the field of diplomacy [4]. His native language was Japanese [1].

Chiune Sugihara practiced Shinto as his religion . He received numerous awards for his work, including the Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Raoul Wallenberg Award, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 5th Class, Life Saving Cross, Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, and one more [5][6][7][8][3].

He passed away on July 31, 1986, in Kamakura [1][2][3][9], due to cardiovascular disease .

At the time of his death, Chiune Sugihara had lived a long life, having been born at the start of the century and died towards its end.

FAQs

Where was Chiune Sugihara born?

Chiune Sugihara's place of birth was Kyosenji-temple[2].

Where did Chiune Sugihara die?

Chiune Sugihara died in Kamakura[4].

Who was Chiune Sugihara married to?

Chiune Sugihara's spouses include Yukiko Sugihara[8].

What did Chiune Sugihara do for work?

Chiune Sugihara worked as a diplomat[5].

Where did Chiune Sugihara go to school?

Chiune Sugihara was educated at Waseda University[18].

What awards did Chiune Sugihara receive?

Honors received include Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta[19], Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland[20], Raoul Wallenberg Award[21], and Order of the Sacred Treasure, 5th Class[22].

Related Entities

cardiovascular disease diplomacy Japan Kaunas

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  14. [5] ↑ . The Righteous Among the Nations Database. wikidata.org.
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  26. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [6] ↑ . mairi.me. mairi.me. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  40. [40] ↑ . Japanese Schindler' and 2,100 Visas for Jews. wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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