Kurt Klaus
- Born
- 1934
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- clockmaker · watchmaker
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Kurt Klaus, recorded as a clockmaker, was born in 1934.
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Kurt Klaus (born 1934) is a Swiss clockmaker and watchmaker.
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1934
Kurt Klaus born.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 114583972X, Hesse, Kurt Klaus.
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- VIAF cluster 47374332 for Kurt Klaus, aggregating national library name authorities.
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- “Kurt Klaus”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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