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Max Jakobson

Finnish journalist and diplomat (1923–2013)
Person human Q1346515

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[32]
Date of birth
September 30, 1923
Date of death
March 9, 2013
Place of birth
Vyborg
Place of death
Helsinki
Country of citizenship
Finland[11]
Occupation
journalist, historian, diplomat, politician, civil servant, opinion journalist[13]
Employer
United Nations[17]
Field of work
diplomacy, opinion journalism[14][15]
Position held
ambassador of Finland to Sweden[16]
Award received
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class, Memorial medal of the Continuation War, Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Cross of Liberty, 1st Class with star, Medal for Military Merits, Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog, Order of the Yugoslav flag with a golden wreath, Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle, Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star, Order of the Republic, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Child
Linda Jakobson[10]
Work location
Helsinki, London, Stockholm[37][38][39]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Finnish[41]
Allegiance
Finland[40]
Family name
Jakobson[35]
Given name
Max[36]
Name in native language
Max Jakobson[42]
Native language
Finnish[12]
P14375
JakobsonMax
Participated in conflict
World War II, Continuation War[33][34]
Significant person
Urho Kekkonen
🏷️ Also known as
en Max Jakobson ar ماكس ياكوبسون fa مکس یاکوبسون fi Max Jacobson he מקס יעקובסון ja マックス・ヤコブソン ru Макс Якобсон ru Якобсон, Макс sv Jakobson zh 马克斯·雅各布松
🔖 Identifiers · 62
ISNI
0000000109342240
VIAF cluster ID
110138477, 44614566
Library of Congress authority ID
n79032903
GND ID
121260135
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Max Jakobson.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90088593
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12817547r, 15543480v
Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland ID
5006
Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland ID (urn.fi)
5092-1416928957698
BiographySampo person ID
p3992
CiNii Research ID
1140845216716707328
DDB person (GND) ID
121260135
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121260135
ELNET ID
a11209987
FAST ID
32938
Freebase ID
/m/06xf8c
GTAA ID
114501
Geni.com profile ID
6000000010214051471
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Max_Jakobson
IdRef ID
055796877
JRC Names ID
130691
KANTO ID
000045521
KBR person ID
14368749
Kansallisbiografia ID
5006
Lex ID
Max_Jakobson
Libraries Australia ID
35241381
Libris-URI
0xbdfl6j04sm428
Munzinger person ID
00000012784
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03017633
NDL Authority ID
00444473
NE.se ID
max-jakobson
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2009512797
NLA Trove people ID
878463
NSK (VIAF) ID
000005877
NSK ID
981005670445909366
NUKAT ID
n2004097035
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000070343
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007263342105171
National Library of Latvia ID
000008924
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*106412;=BA
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810693875805606
National Library of Portugal ID
355972
National Virtual Library of India ID
259815, 687479
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072357363
Obálky knih ID
mzk2009512797
PM20 folder ID
pe/008679
PUG authority ID
100950
Parsifal cluster ID
861454
Persée author ID
47695
Prabook ID
2061154
RERO ID (legacy)
A003418320
Runeberg author ID
jakobmax
SELIBR ID
191416
SHARE Catalogue author ID
134801
UOM ID
16130
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
354051
Uppslagsverket Finland ID
JakobsonMax
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10294880
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/181795
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfh6YMrDbhJPJy7kvPPcP
Yale LUX ID
person/207209d8-a012-4962-843d-270b7a7d0d9a
ČSFD person ID
145319

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
politician, journalist, historian, diplomat, civil servant, opinion journalist
Work location 3
London, Helsinki, Stockholm
Field of work 2
diplomacy, opinion journalism
Participated in conflict 2
World War II, Continuation War
Allegiance 1
Finland
Award received 1
Order of the Republic
Country of citizenship 1
Finland
Employer 1
United Nations
Family name 1
Jakobson
Given name 1
Max
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Finnish
Native language 1
Finnish
Place of birth 1
Vyborg
Place of death 1
Helsinki
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Max Jakobson was born on September 30, 1923[1], in Vyborg[2]. He died on March 9, 2013[3], in Helsinki[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], historian[6], diplomat[7], politician[8], and civil servant[9].

FAQs

Where was Max Jakobson born?

Max Jakobson's place of birth was Vyborg[2].

Where did Max Jakobson die?

Max Jakobson passed away in Helsinki[4].

What did Max Jakobson do for work?

Max Jakobson worked as a journalist[5], historian[6], diplomat[7], politician[8], and civil servant[9].

What awards did Max Jakobson receive?

Honors received include Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class[18], Memorial medal of the Continuation War[19], Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland[20], and Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland[21].

Related Entities

diplomacy Finland Helsinki London Stockholm United Nations

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . BiographySampo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . president.ee. Retrieved . president.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Q136548007. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Q136548007. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Vem och vad. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Vem och vad. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Vem och vad. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Q136548007. wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . hs.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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