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Frane Selak

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Summary

Frane Selak was born on June 14, 1929[1], in Croatia[2]. He died on 2016[3]. He worked as a teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,953 views/month, #6,712 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Croatia[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Family name: Selak[8]
  • Given name: Frane[9]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Serbo-Croatian[10]
  • Name in native language: Frane Selak[11]

Why It Matters

Frane Selak has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

FAQs

Where was Frane Selak born?

Frane Selak was born in Croatia[2].

What did Frane Selak do for work?

Frane Selak worked as a teacher[4].

Related Entities

Croatia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . dnevnik.hr. dnevnik.hr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . 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. 14w ago · ~2026-40265-73 · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +2016-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Date of death: 2016"
  2. 16w ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Croatia
    Image → Selak frane.png
    Country of citizenship → Croatia
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Serbo-Croatian
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Update ru Wikipedia references for deleted/missing pages, references updated (2x) ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/ece1e2aa4e61|details]])"
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