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August Fischer

German orientalist and philologist (1865-1949)
Person Human Q88283

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
February 14, 1865, 1865[9]
Date of death
February 14, 1949, February 14, 1929, 1949[10][11]
Place of birth
Halle (Saale)
Place of death
Leipzig
Country of citizenship
Germany[13]
Occupation
orientalist, philologist, university teacher, writer
Employer
Leipzig University[14]
Educated at
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[15]
Spouse
Wikidata item[12]
Work location
Leipzig[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Arabic[26][27]
Affiliation
Seminar für Orientalische Sprachen[28]
Described by source
al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002), Neue Deutsche Biographie[24][25]
Different from
A. Fischer[31]
Family name
Fischer[21]
Given name
August[22]
Member of
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences at Berlin, Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Arab Academy of Damascus[16][17][18][19]
Name in native language
August Fischer, آوغست فيشر[29][30]
🏷️ Also known as
en August Fischer ar أوجست فيشر ar أوغست فشر ar أوغست فيشر ar أوغُست فيشر ar فيشر ar آوغست فيشر ar August Fischer cs A. Fischer cs August Hermann Wilhelm Gustav Fischer cs Hermann Wilhelm Gustav August Fischer he אוגוסט פישר ja アウグスト・フィッシャー (オリエント学者) ru Август Фишер ru Фишер, Август
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
0000000121175908
VIAF cluster ID
766580
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84127807
GND ID
116534230
Academic Tree ID
91169
American Academy in Rome ID
12425727
BIBSYS ID
90939535
Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
21375
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
126726769
Biopsa ID
226
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
fischer-august
CONOR.SI ID
130444899
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Catalogus Professorum Halensis ID
fischeraugust
Catalogus Professorum Lipsiensis ID
Fischer_36
DDB person (GND) ID
116534230
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116534230
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
29060
EGAXA ID
vtls000846730
FES digital collections entity ID
424805
FactGrid item ID
Timorese Popular Democratic Association
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5102990
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120jws0s
IdRef ID
081599943
IxTheo authority ID
13634481X
J9U entity ID
987007304510305171
KBR person ID
14796392
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116534230
Leipziger Biographie ID
f6E
Libraries Australia ID
35604725
NL CR AUT ID
xx0216540
NLA Trove people ID
1011839
NLP ID
a0000003212329
NUKAT ID
n98033033
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000219531
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Bz3e;=B0
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810590066205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06910011X
Open Library ID
OL2385232A
Parsifal cluster ID
194680
RERO ID (legacy)
A012312528
SBN author ID
TO0V003255
Saxon Academy of Sciences member ID
fischera
Saxon Biography ID
1436
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
fischer-august
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/18939
Wellcome Collection concept ID
usnaq76v
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgCQCkvRtf8hYdrPj63Qq
Yale LUX ID
person/41259235-08a8-4a4a-8aab-0642dcea373f

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Member of 4
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences at Berlin, Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Arab Academy of Damascus
Occupation 4
writer, university teacher, philologist, orientalist
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Arabic
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Educated at 1
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Employer 1
Leipzig University
FactGrid item ID 1
Timorese Popular Democratic Association
Family name 1
Fischer
Founded entities 1
UHU
Given name 1
August
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Halle (Saale)
Place of death 1
Leipzig
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Leipzig
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Summary

August Fischer was born on February 14, 1865[1], in Halle (Saale)[2]. He died on February 14, 1949[3], in Leipzig[4]. He worked as an orientalist[5], philologist[6], university teacher[7], and writer[8].

FAQs

Where was August Fischer born?

August Fischer was born in Halle (Saale)[2].

Where did August Fischer die?

August Fischer died in Leipzig[4].

Who was August Fischer married to?

August Fischer's spouses include Q138998328[12].

What did August Fischer do for work?

August Fischer worked as an orientalist[5], philologist[6], university teacher[7], and writer[8].

Where did August Fischer go to school?

August Fischer was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[15].

Related Entities

German Academy of Sciences at Berlin Germany Leipzig Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . digi-hub.de. digi-hub.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65771: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
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  3. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002), Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  4. 24d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60914: add P1810 to P396"
  5. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → TO0V003255
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    Biopsa ID → 226
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  8. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Saxon Biography ID → 1436
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #55956: migrate GND to own IDs"
  9. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Saxon Biography ID → 1436
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  10. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 424805
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