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August Orth

German architect (1828–1901)
Person human Q86479

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
July 25, 1828
Date of death
May 11, 1901, May 12, 1901[9]
Place of birth
Windhausen
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia[11]
Occupation
architect, general contractor, official, designer
Field of work
architecture, civil engineering, building, palace, design, acoustics[12][13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, TU Braunschweig[18][19]
Award received
Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class[20]
Sibling
Albert Orth[30]
Work location
Berlin, Munich, Brunswick[24][25][26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[29]
Described by source
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (1908-1930)[27][28]
Family name
Orth[22]
Given name
August[23]
P14536
420491[31]
Place of burial
Berlin[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en August Orth en August Friedrich Wilhelm Orth cs August Friedrich Wilhelm Orth cs August Friedr. Wilh. Orth he אוגוסט אורט pl August Friedrich Wilhelm Orth ru Август Орт
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000083551318
VIAF cluster ID
8186797
Library of Congress authority ID
no2010137800
GND ID
118935887
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
August Orth.jpg ↗
ADK member ID
53196
ArchINFORM person/group ID
7332
Artist-info artist ID
304704
Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID
66141
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00542778
DDB person (GND) ID
118935887
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118935887
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FAST ID
1969938
Freebase ID
/m/0gl_59
IxTheo authority ID
695595520
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118935887
Kallías ID
PE00475315
Museum-digital ID
273172
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
100989
NL CR AUT ID
ntk20251277549
NUKAT ID
n2017016196
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043177523
Prabook ID
2610236
Structurae person ID
1005683
Topic's main category
Category:August Orth
Union List of Artist Names ID
500065011
WikiTree person ID
Orth-949
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwhtBfPybtXQcMJ9BqbBP
Yale LUX ID
person/18eb3cf7-1d64-440d-90cf-c84f43392719

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 6
architecture, building, palace, design, acoustics, civil engineering
Occupation 4
architect, designer, official, general contractor
Work location 3
Berlin, Munich, Brunswick
Educated at 2
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, TU Braunschweig
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Prussia
Given name 1
August
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Windhausen
Place of burial 1
Berlin
Place of death 1
Berlin
Sex or gender 1
male
← Architect 1
Gethsemane Church
← FactGrid item ID 1
Hohenthann
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Summary

August Orth was born on July 25, 1828[1], in Windhausen[2]. He died on May 11, 1901[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as an architect[5], general contractor[6], official[7], and designer[8].

FAQs

Where was August Orth born?

August Orth's place of birth was Windhausen[2].

Where did August Orth die?

August Orth died in Berlin[4].

What did August Orth do for work?

August Orth worked as an architect[5], general contractor[6], official[7], and designer[8].

Where did August Orth go to school?

August Orth was educated at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich[18] and TU Braunschweig[19].

What awards did August Orth receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class[20].

Related Entities

acoustics civil engineering design Kingdom of Prussia

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 420491
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  2. 26w ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → architecture, civil engineering, building +3
    Award received → —
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (1908-1930)
    Field of work → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Occupation: architect, Add archINFORM reference"
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