Ernest Claes

Belgian writer (1885-1968)
Person human Q1356304
Ernest Claes
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Ernest Claes

Summary

Ernest Claes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Scherpenheuvel-Zichem[2]. He was born on October 24, 1885[3]. He died in Ixelles[4]. He died on September 2, 1968[5]. He worked as a writer[6] and politician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ernest Claes was born in Scherpenheuvel-Zichem[2].
  • Born in Zichem[9], Ernest Claes…
  • Ernest Claes passed away in Ixelles[4].
  • Ernest Claes was born on October 24, 1885[3].
  • Ernest Claes was born on October 2, 1885[10].
  • Ernest Claes died on September 2, 1968[5].
  • Ernest Claes died on October 2, 1968[11].
  • Burial took place at Averbode Abbey[12].
  • Among Ernest Claes's spouses was Stephanie Vetter[13].
  • Ernest Claes held citizenship in Belgium[14].
  • Dutch was Ernest Claes's native language[15].
  • Ernest Claes's professions included writer[6].
  • Ernest Claes worked as a politician[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Ernest Claes is De Witte[16].
  • Ernest Claes was a member of Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde[17].
  • Ernest Claes is recorded as male[18].
  • Ernest Claes's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Ernest Claes's Commons category is recorded as Ernest Claes[20].
  • Ernest Claes's archives at is recorded as Letterenhuis[21].
  • Ernest Claes's family name is recorded as Claes[22].
  • Ernest Claes's given name is recorded as Ernest[23].
  • Ernest Claes's given name is recorded as Andreas[24].
  • Ernest Claes's given name is recorded as Ernestus[25].
  • Ernest Claes's given name is recorded as Josephus[26].
  • Ernest Claes's pseudonym is recorded as G. van Hasselt[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: BE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1885-10-24[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1968-09-02[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a3ab1d34-2cdb-4b0c-95e3-ff9bc0dc4a24[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Scherpenheuvel-Zichem[2], a municipality of Belgium[33], in Belgium[34], founded in 1977[35] and Zichem[9], a municipality section[36], in Belgium[37]. Recorded date of birth include October 24, 1885[3] and October 2, 1885[10]. Dutch was Ernest Claes's native language[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6] and politician[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Ernest Claes is De Witte[16].

Personal Life

Among Ernest Claes's spouses was Stephanie Vetter[13].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include September 2, 1968[5] and October 2, 1968[11]. Ernest Claes passed away in Ixelles[4]. Burial took place at Averbode Abbey[12].

Why It Matters

Ernest Claes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Ernest Claes born?

Ernest Claes's place of birth was Scherpenheuvel-Zichem[2].

Where did Ernest Claes die?

Ernest Claes passed away in Ixelles[4].

Who was Ernest Claes married to?

Ernest Claes's spouses include Stephanie Vetter[13].

What did Ernest Claes do for work?

Ernest Claes worked as writer[6] and politician[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . ODIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . archiefbank.be. archiefbank.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . ODIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . ODIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . ODIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . ODIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . ODIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . ODIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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