Wigand

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Wigand is a surname most notably associated with Jeffrey Wigand, the American whistleblower who exposed the tobacco industry's knowledge of the dangers of smoking.

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human
surname
basedOn Jeffrey Wigand
countryOfCitizenship Germany
United States of America
employer Brown & Williamson
familyName Wigand self-linksurface differs
Johann Wigand
surface form: Wigand

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fieldOfWork botany
public health advocacy
tobacco industry
genre drama film
givenName Jeffrey
hasBiographySubjectOf The Insider (film)
surface form: The Insider
hasLanguageOfOrigin German
hasNotableBearer Albert Wigand
Claus Wigand
Jeffrey Wigand
Johann Christoph Wigand
Johann Wigand
Rainer Wigand
hasVariant Wiegand
knownFor disclosing internal tobacco company documents
testimony about nicotine manipulation in cigarettes
mainSubject tobacco industry whistleblowing
notableFor exposing tobacco industry knowledge of health risks of smoking
occupation Lutheran theologian
bishop
bookseller
botanist
chemist
corporate executive
film editor
politician
publisher
research scientist
whistleblower
portrayedBy Russell Crowe
positionHeld Vice President of Research and Development at Brown & Williamson

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Wigand familyName Wigand self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Albert Wigand
Wigand familyName Wigand self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Claus Wigand
Jeffrey Wigand familyName Wigand
Wigand familyName Wigand self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Jeffrey Wigand
Wigand familyName Wigand self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Johann Christoph Wigand
Wigand familyName Wigand self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Rainer Wigand