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August Twesten

German theologian
Person human Q96803

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
1789, April 11, 1789[8]
Date of death
1876, January 8, 1876[9]
Place of birth
Glückstadt
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Germany[13]
Occupation
theologian, university teacher, philosopher
Employer
Kiel University, Frederick William University Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[14][15][16]
Educated at
Kiel University, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[17][18]
Religion or worldview
Lutheranism[19]
Spouse
Wikidata item[11]
Child
Karl Twesten[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[27]
Archives at
Berlin State Library[21]
Birth name
August Detlev Christian Twesten[28]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The American Cyclopædia[24][25][26]
Family name
Twesten[22]
Given name
August[23]
Name in native language
August Twesten[29]
Place of burial
Berlin[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en August Detlev Christian Twesten en August Twesten da August Detlev Christian Twesten de August Detlef Christian Twesten de August Detlev Christian Twesten fr August Detlev Christian Twesten ja アウグスト・トゥヴェステン ru Август Детлев Кристиан Твестен ru Август Твестен sv August Detlev Christian Twesten sv Twesten, August Detlev Christian
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000081047070
VIAF cluster ID
25379997
Library of Congress authority ID
nr2001034138
GND ID
117439312
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Groger Twesten.jpg ↗
Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
6176
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01489731
DDB person (GND) ID
117439312
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117439312
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0004094
FAST ID
1565881
FactGrid item ID
Uelsby
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Freebase ID
/m/0hzs2g4
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
62885
IdRef ID
092868452
IxTheo authority ID
078864100
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117439312
Kallías ID
PE00046498
Kieler Gelehrtenverzeichnis ID
107de78b-87d2-4fb4-98a3-3d25d9c698fa
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
T/twesten-august-detlev-christian
Museum-digital ID
173984
NUKAT ID
n2012074433
National Library of Greece ID
158590
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007289330405171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
112221378
Open Library ID
OL643488A
Parsifal cluster ID
414066
Prabook ID
2610180
Symogih.org ID
Actr54958
Treccani ID
august-detlev-twesten
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/358062
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJppC4FVPJ7FkHdMhvWVYP
Yale LUX ID
person/bb015c2c-483f-4de0-b459-1b2791b6a9f3

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🔗 Connections
Employer 3
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Kiel University, Frederick William University Berlin
Occupation 3
philosopher, theologian, university teacher
← Rector 3
Frederick William University Berlin, Frederick William University Berlin, Frederick William University Berlin
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Educated at 2
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Kiel University
Archives at 1
Berlin State Library
Child 1
Karl Twesten
Children (paternal) 1
Karl Twesten
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
FactGrid item ID 1
Uelsby
Given name 1
August
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Glückstadt
Place of burial 1
Berlin
Place of death 1
Berlin
Religion or worldview 1
Lutheranism
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Baptista
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Summary

August Twesten was born on 1789[1] in Glückstadt[2]. He died on 1876[3] in Berlin[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], university teacher[6], and philosopher[7].

FAQs

Where was August Twesten born?

August Twesten was born in Glückstadt[2].

Where did August Twesten die?

August Twesten passed away in Berlin[4].

Who was August Twesten married to?

August Twesten's spouses include Q137877394[11].

What did August Twesten do for work?

August Twesten worked as a theologian[5], university teacher[6], and philosopher[7].

Where did August Twesten go to school?

August Twesten was educated at Kiel University[17] and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[18].

Related Entities

Frederick William University Berlin Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'it', 'ja', 'ru', 'sv']
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    Place of burial → Berlin
    Employer → Kiel University, Frederick William University Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
    Occupation → theologian, university teacher, philosopher
    Place of death → Berlin
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