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Gaston Thorn
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Luxembourg and international politician (1928–2007)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Le Luxembourg et la CEE, un bilan politique
- Joseph Bech
- L' intégration européenne entre le dépérissement et l'espoir
- European union or decline
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Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 76
- Cited by
- 11
Research areas
Most cited works
- Die Europäischen Gemeinschaften in der Völkerrechtsordnung1984 · 3 cit
- European Union or decline : to be or not to be1984 · 2 cit
- La Crise en Europe1982 · 2 cit
- Presentation of the General Report for 1980 and programme of the Commission for 1981. Address by Mr. Gaston Thorn, President of the Commission of the European Communities to the European Parliament. Luxembourg, 11 February 19811981 · 1 cit
- Summary of the speech [on European industry and relations with the U.S. and Japan] by Mr. Gaston Thorn, President of the Commission of the European Communities, to the General Assembly of the Federation of Luxembourg Industry. Brussels, 26 May 19811981 · 1 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A metagenome-wide association study of gut microbiota in type 2 diabetes
· 2012 · cited 6,028x
- Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene are associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
· 1993 · cited 5,521x
- Pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy for previously untreated, PD-L1-expressing, locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE-042): a randomised, open-label, controlled, phase 3 trial
· 2019 · cited 2,836x
- Global patterns in biodiversity
· 2000 · cited 2,620x
- Numerical index of the discriminatory ability of typing systems: an application of Simpson's index of diversity
· 1988 · cited 2,479x
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Roy Jenkins
- Succeeded by
- Jacques Delors
- Monarch
- Jean
- Deputy
- Raymond Vouel , Bernard Berg
- Born
- Gaston Egmond Thorn , ( 1928-09-03 ) 3 September 1928, Luxembourg , Luxembourg
- Died
- 26 August 2007 (2007-08-26) (aged 78), Luxembourg , Luxembourg
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Liliane Thorn-Petit
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Luxembourg
- Place of birth
- Luxembourg
- Place of death
- Luxembourg
- Occupation
- resistance fighter
- Educated at
- Athénée de Luxembourg
- Political party
- Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Field of work
- politics
- Image
- Gaston Thorn 1990 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Luxembourg
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- Commons category
- Gaston Thorn
- date of birth
- 1928-09-03
- date of death
- 2007-08-26
- name in native language
- Gaston Thorn
- place of burial
- Cimetière Notre-Dame
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Encyclopedic overview
Gaston Egmond Thorn (3 September 1928 – 26 August 2007) was a Luxembourgish politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally. He most prominently served as prime minister of Luxembourg (1974–1979), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1975), and president of the European Commission (1981–1985).
Life and career
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