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Oswald Sigg

Swiss journalist
Person Human Q120273

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
March 18, 1944
Place of birth
Zurich
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[6]
Occupation
journalist, Bundesratssprecher, author
Position held
Bundesratssprecher
Educated at
University of St. Gallen[7]
Member of political party
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[13]
Academic degree
doctorate[10]
Family name
Sigg[11]
Given name
Oswald[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Oswald Sigg cs Osvalds Zigs ru Освальд Сигг ru Сигг, Освальд
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
000000043697398X
VIAF cluster ID
310665165
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83180920
GND ID
115546464
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Oswald Sigg.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90251634
CONOR.BG ID
11127397
CONOR.SI ID
21376867
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11628856
CiNii Research ID
1140000791847923200
DDB person (GND) ID
115546464
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
115546464
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EGAXA ID
vtls003803984
Freebase ID
/m/0bkp46
IdRef ID
126062633
J9U entity ID
987007455996805171
JRC Names ID
274966
KBR person ID
14725056
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
115546464
Kallías ID
PE00478850
Libraries Australia ID
36395001
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03943543
NL CR AUT ID
kup19970000090762
NLA Trove people ID
1253582
NLP ID
a0000001112389
NSK (VIAF) ID
000185532
NSK ID
981005762236209366
NUKAT ID
n97012050
National Library of Chile ID
000007971
National Library of Latvia ID
000049432
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:k+S;=Be
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810543902205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1012244
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073421839
OpenParlData ID
18865
Prabook ID
2117024
RERO ID (legacy)
A003831127
SHARE Catalogue author ID
695822
SVKKL authority ID
p0090808-Sigg-Oswald-1944
Swiss parliament ID
1309
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
326852
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcgrQCtdgGKM8KTxh8DMP
Yale LUX ID
person/2f79973f-dd95-4602-aab5-0f095d91bada

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
politician, journalist
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Educated at 1
University of St. Gallen
Given name 1
Oswald
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of political party 1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Place of birth 1
Zurich
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Oswald Sigg was born on March 18, 1944[1], in Zurich[2]. He has worked as a journalist[3], Bundesratssprecher[4], and author[5].

FAQs

Where was Oswald Sigg born?

Oswald Sigg was born in Zurich[2].

What did Oswald Sigg do for work?

Oswald Sigg worked as a journalist[3], Bundesratssprecher[4], and author[5].

Where did Oswald Sigg go to school?

Oswald Sigg was educated at University of St. Gallen[7].

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . CONOR.SI. 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. 4d ago · KurtR · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → journalist, Bundesratssprecher, author
    "Changed claim: Occupation: Bundesratssprecher"
  2. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISNI → 000000043697398X
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63746: replace redirected ISNI with target"
  3. 20w ago · Christian.gutknecht · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    OpenParlData ID → 18865
    "Created claim: OpenParlData ID: 18865, Add OpenParlData ID (P14527)"
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