Nikolai Girenko

Russian ethnologist and activist (1940-2004)
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Summary

Nikolai Girenko is a human[1]. Born in Saint Petersburg[2], he… he was born on October 31, 1940[3]. He passed away in Saint Petersburg[4]. He died on June 19, 2004[5]. He worked as an anthropologist[6], human rights defender[7], docent[8], ethnologist[9], and activist[10]. He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Key Facts

  • Nikolai Girenko's place of birth was Saint Petersburg[2].
  • Nikolai Girenko passed away in Saint Petersburg[4].
  • Nikolai Girenko was born on October 31, 1940[3].
  • Nikolai Girenko died on June 19, 2004[5].
  • Nikolai Girenko is buried at Serafimovskoe Cemetery[12].
  • Nikolai Girenko held citizenship in Soviet Union[13].
  • Nikolai Girenko held citizenship in Russia[14].
  • Russian was Nikolai Girenko's native language[15].
  • Nikolai Girenko's professions included anthropologist[6].
  • Nikolai Girenko's professions included human rights defender[7].
  • Nikolai Girenko worked as a docent[8].
  • Nikolai Girenko's professions included ethnologist[9].
  • Nikolai Girenko's professions included activist[10].
  • Nikolai Girenko worked as a politician[16].
  • Nikolai Girenko held the position of deputy[17].
  • Nikolai Girenko held the position of director[18].
  • Among Nikolai Girenko's employers was Saint Petersburg State University[19].
  • Among Nikolai Girenko's employers was Kunstkamera[20].
  • Nikolai Girenko was educated at Faculty of Oriental Studies of the St. Petersburg University[21].
  • Nikolai Girenko is recorded as male[22].
  • Nikolai Girenko's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Nikolai Girenko's killed by is recorded as Combat Terrorist Organization[24].
  • The cause of death was gunshot wound[25].
  • Nikolai Girenko earned the academic degree of Candidate of Historical Sciences[26].
  • Nikolai Girenko's family name is recorded as Girenko[27].

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Origins and Family

Nikolai Girenko was born in Saint Petersburg[2]. He was born on October 31, 1940[3]. Russian was his native language[15].

Education

Nikolai Girenko was educated at Faculty of Oriental Studies of the St. Petersburg University[21]. He earned the academic degree of Candidate of Historical Sciences[26].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[6], human rights defender[7], docent[8], ethnologist[9], activist[10], and politician[16]. Employers include Saint Petersburg State University[19], a public university[28], in Russia[29], founded in 1724[30], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[31] and Kunstkamera[20], a museum[32], in Russia[33], founded in 1714[34], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[35]. Positions held include deputy[17], a job title[36] and director[18], a profession[37].

Death and Burial

Nikolai Girenko died on June 19, 2004[5]. He died in Saint Petersburg[4]. The cause of death was gunshot wound[25]. Burial took place at Serafimovskoe Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Nikolai Girenko has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Nikolai Girenko born?

Nikolai Girenko was born in Saint Petersburg[2].

Where did Nikolai Girenko die?

Nikolai Girenko passed away in Saint Petersburg[4].

What did Nikolai Girenko do for work?

Nikolai Girenko worked as anthropologist[6], human rights defender[7], docent[8], ethnologist[9], and activist[10].

Where did Nikolai Girenko go to school?

Nikolai Girenko was educated at Faculty of Oriental Studies of the St. Petersburg University[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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