Jakob von Uexkull

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activist award environmentalist human philanthropist writer

Jakob von Uexkull is a Swedish-German writer and activist best known for creating and promoting the Right Livelihood Award, often referred to as the “Alternative Nobel Prize.”

Aliases (3)

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	activist → award → environmentalist → human → philanthropist → writer →
alsoKnownAs	Alternative Nobel Prize →
awardReceived	Honorary Right Livelihood Award →
country	Sweden →
countryOfCitizenship	Germany → Sweden →
describedAs	Swedish-German writer and activist → creator of the Alternative Nobel Prize →
educatedAt	Christ Church, Oxford →
familyName	von Uexkull →
fieldOfWork	environmental protection → human rights → peace activism → social justice →
founded	Right Livelihood Award → Right Livelihood Award Foundation →
foundedBy	Jakob von Uexkull →
givenName	Jakob →
inception	1980 →
knownFor	founding the Right Livelihood Award → promoting the Right Livelihood Award →
languageSpoken	English → German → Swedish →
memberOf	European Parliament →
notableIdea	Alternative Nobel Prize →
notableWork	Right Livelihood Award →
occupation	activist → philanthropist → politician → publisher → writer →
positionHeld	Member of the European Parliament →
relative	Jakob Johann von Uexküll → Thure von Uexküll →
residence	Germany → London → Sweden →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alternative Nobel Prize → Right Livelihood Award →	foundedBy
Jakob von Uexkull ("von Uexkull") →	familyName
Right Livelihood Award →	founder
Jakob von Uexkull ("Jakob Johann von Uexküll") →	relative