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Bernhard Weiß

German police chief (1880–1951)
Person human Q64891

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
July 30, 1880
Date of death
July 29, 1951
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Occupation
jurist, police officer
Field of work
law, police[8][9]
Educated at
LMU Munich, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Freiburg, University of Würzburg[10][11][12][13]
Member of political party
German Democratic Party[16]
Award received
Iron Cross[14]
Cause of death
cancer[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[25]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[19]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[24]
Family name
Weiß[21]
Given name
Bernhard[22]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Military, police or special rank
cavalry master[17]
Name in native language
Bernhard Weiß[26]
P14396
register/person/arw-119016648[27]
P14536
356472[28]
Participated in conflict
World War I[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bernhard Weiss en Bernhard Weiß ar برنارد فايس cs Bernhard Weiß de "Isidor Weiß" de "ViPoPrä" fa برنهارد وایس he ברנהרד וייס ja ベルンハルト・ヴァイス nl Bernhard Weiss ru Бернхард Вайс ru Вайс, Бернхард zh 伯恩哈德·魏斯
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000071013571
VIAF cluster ID
15570644
Library of Congress authority ID
n2003111445
GND ID
119016648
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bundesarchiv Bild 102-10213, Bernhard Weiß.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
124724423
DDB person (GND) ID
119016648
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119016648
FAST ID
498809
Freebase ID
/m/07k8yms
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119016648
NDL Authority ID
00550730
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NL CR AUT ID
jo20191057958
NUKAT ID
n2013048144
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000297290
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007298812005171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
26259563X
Open Library ID
OL2447683A
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
117143
The Black Book ID
671
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfGY6GDMqKhVx4FpWqhHC
Yale LUX ID
person/e563fb4b-c0da-4de0-841d-92e3a03bb841

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 4
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, LMU Munich, University of Freiburg, University of Würzburg
Field of work 2
law, police
Occupation 2
jurist, police officer
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Philosophy
Award received 1
Iron Cross
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Given name 1
Bernhard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
German Democratic Party
Military, police or special rank 1
cavalry master
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Berlin
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Bernhard Weiß was born on July 30, 1880[1], in Berlin[2]. He died on July 29, 1951[3], in London[4]. He worked as a jurist[5] and police officer[6].

FAQs

Where was Bernhard Weiß born?

Bernhard Weiß was born in Berlin[2].

Where did Bernhard Weiß die?

Bernhard Weiß passed away in London[4].

What did Bernhard Weiß do for work?

Bernhard Weiß worked as a jurist[5] and police officer[6].

Where did Bernhard Weiß go to school?

Bernhard Weiß was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[10], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[11], University of Freiburg[12], and University of Würzburg[13].

What awards did Bernhard Weiß receive?

Honors received include Iron Cross[14].

Related Entities

Germany law London

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. tagesspiegel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  4. 26w ago · Printstream · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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