Alban Thorer

Swiss physician
Person human Q119003
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Summary

Alban Thorer was born on January 1, 1489[1], in Winterthur[2]. He died on February 23, 1550[3], in Basel[4]. He worked as a physician[5] and university teacher[6]. He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Switzerland[8]
  • Position held: rector of the University of Basel[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Family name: Thorer[11]
  • Given name: Alban[12]
  • Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[13], BEIC Digital Library[14], Adam: Vitae Germanorum medicorum (1620)[15], Ärzte und Medizinstudenten im deutschsprachigen Raum, 1500-1700[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[17], Latin[18]
  • P14608: 124500099[19]
  • P14611: 199299[20]

FAQs

Where was Alban Thorer born?

Alban Thorer was born in Winterthur[2].

Where did Alban Thorer die?

Alban Thorer passed away in Basel[4].

What did Alban Thorer do for work?

Alban Thorer worked as a physician[5] and university teacher[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'eo', 'fr']
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, BEIC Digital Library, Adam: Vitae Germanorum medicorum (1620) +1
    Sitelink count → 3
    Family name → Thorer
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Family name: Thorer, Added with [[User:Bargioni/QuickNames|QuickNames]]"
  2. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 199299
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14611: 199299, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260429|batch #260429]]"
  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 124500099
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14608: 124500099, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  4. 15w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 304234, 217181, 344836
    Wbis id → F171057, J049-936-7, D717-447-3
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Parsifal cluster id: 304234, Added or updated using [[User:Bargioni/P12458_add_or_update_P1810|P12458_add_or_update_P1810]]"
  5. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edit16 catalogue author id → 18280
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Edit16 catalogue author id: 18280, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107812790|Albanus Torinus (#107812790)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4161|EDIT16 peo"
  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mirabile author id → 39582
    Viaf cluster id → 17335205
    Selibr id → 313407, 342508
    Catalogue of the capitular library of verona author id → 1530
    + 52 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30842|batch #30842]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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