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Jean-Philippe Maurer

French politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 8, 2024
Entity authorityQ3168838 ↗
Source-derived summary

Jean-Philippe Maurer (born 7 July 1960 in Strasbourg) was a member of the National Assembly of France between 2007 and 2012. He represented the Bas-Rhin department, and was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

He is member of the general council of the Bas-Rhin.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Jean-Philippe Maurer” as french politician. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Jean-Philippe, Maurer and French.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1960, 2007, 2012—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1960-07-07. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Jean-Philippe, Maurer and French providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Jean-Philippe Maurer”, the useful work is to connect “french politician” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 8, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q3168838. VIAF identifies the subject as 232093628. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1960, 2007 and 2012.

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This entry incorporates text from “Jean-Philippe Maurer” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.