Józef Światło

Polish defector (1915–1994)
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Summary

Józef Światło was born on January 1, 1915[1], in Medyn[2]. He died on September 2, 1994[3], in United States[4]. He worked as a civil servant[5] and cobbler[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Usa[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Poland[9]
  • Ethnic group: Jewish people[10]
  • Award received: Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta[11], Silver Cross of Merit[12], Gold Cross of Merit‎[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: Józef Światło[15]
  • Military, police or special rank: podpolkovnik[16]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[17]
  • Given name: Józef[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Polish[19]
  • Name in native language: Józef Światło[20]
  • P14974: 19624[21]

Why It Matters

Józef Światło has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Józef Światło born?

Józef Światło was born in Medyn[2].

Where did Józef Światło die?

Józef Światło died in United States[4].

What did Józef Światło do for work?

Józef Światło worked as a civil servant[5] and cobbler[6].

What awards did Józef Światło receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta[11], Silver Cross of Merit[12], and Gold Cross of Merit‎[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . 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. 5d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 11
    P14974 → 19624
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'ko', 'pl', 'ru', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14974: 19624, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290941|batch #290941]]"
  2. 15w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Internetowy polski słownik biograficzny id → jozef-swiatlo-wiesz, jozef-swiatlo-1915-1994-dzialacz-komunistyczny-funkcjonarius
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Internetowy polski słownik biograficzny id: jozef-swiatlo-1915-1994-dzialacz-komunistyczny-funkcjonariusz, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259966|batch #259966]]"
  3. 18w ago · Difool · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank → podpolkovnik
    Instance of → —
    Place of birth → Medyn
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Polish
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Cleanup: remove self_stated_in refs; fix mismatched P143 vs P4656 ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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