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Urjit Patel

Indian economist
Person human Q14623534

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
October 28, 1963
Place of birth
Nairobi
Country of citizenship
Kenya, India[5]
Occupation
economist, banker
Position held
Governor of the Reserve Bank of India[6]
Educated at
Linacre College, Yale University, University of London, Jamhuri High School[7][8][9]
Award received
Wilbur Cross Medal[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[14]
Ancestral home
Mahudha[12]
Family name
Patel[13]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 14
ISNI
0000000042964693
VIAF cluster ID
18377830
Library of Congress authority ID
no95019996
GND ID
13219385X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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BIBSYS ID
6025829
Freebase ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
346551
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074932489
OpenSanctions ID
Urjit Patel
Prabook ID
1762596
SHARE Catalogue author ID
119510
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/f7bf9e45-6e67-48da-84c0-3d896fac97a6

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Educated at 3
Yale University, University of London, Linacre College
Country of citizenship 2
India, Kenya
Occupation 2
economist, banker
Ancestral home 1
Mahudha
Award received 1
Wilbur Cross Medal
Family name 1
Patel
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
OpenSanctions ID 1
Urjit Patel
Place of birth 1
Nairobi
Position held 1
Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Sex or gender 1
male
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Urjit Patel
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Summary

Urjit Patel was born on October 28, 1963[1], in Nairobi[2]. He has worked as an economist[3] and banker[4].

FAQs

Where was Urjit Patel born?

Urjit Patel's place of birth was Nairobi[2].

What did Urjit Patel do for work?

Urjit Patel worked as an economist[3] and banker[4].

Where did Urjit Patel go to school?

Urjit Patel was educated at Linacre College[7], University of London[8], and Jamhuri High School[9].

What awards did Urjit Patel receive?

Honors received include Wilbur Cross Medal[10].

Related Entities

India Kenya University of London

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . gsas.yale.edu. gsas.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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