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Christopher Sower

German-American printer and publisher
Person Human Q118664

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
February 2, 1695, 1695, 1693[11][12]
Date of death
September 25, 1757, September 25, 1758[13]
Place of birth
Ladenburg, Bad Laasphe[10]
Place of death
Germantown
Country of citizenship
Germany[15]
Occupation
journalist, businessperson, printer, publisher, pharmacist, newspaper proprietor[16]
Child
Christopher Sower[14]
Work location
Germantown, Philadelphia[21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[29]
Described by source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, The Encyclopedia Americana, New International Encyclopedia, Neue Deutsche Biographie[23][24][25][26][27][28]
Different from
Christopher Sower III[30]
Family name
Sower[18]
Given name
Johann, Christoph[19][20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Johann Christoph Sauer en Christoph Sauer en Christoph Saur en Christopher Sauer en Christopher Sower en Christopher Sower I de Christoph Saur de Christoph Sauer I es Christoph Sauer es Christoph Saur fr Christoph Saur it Christoph Sauer it Christoph Saur nl Christoph Saur pt Christoph Saur sv Christoph Saur
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000116187189
VIAF cluster ID
34890457
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81066174
GND ID
189405597
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
sauer-christoph-christopher
CERL Thesaurus ID
cni00076084, cnp01173805, cnp01947196, cni00075135
DDB person (GND) ID
189405597
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
189405597
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Christopher-Sower
FAST ID
74245
Freebase ID
/m/04m_t_z
Geographicus cartographer ID
sower
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J9U entity ID
987013154783505171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
189405597
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
145722252
Open Library ID
OL4641374A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100520463
Prabook ID
2508651
SNAC ARK ID
w67w768p
WikiTree person ID
Saur-54
Yale LUX ID
person/159828cd-543a-4868-9af0-ee390de4c70c

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
journalist, pharmacist, businessperson, publisher, printer
Described by source 3
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, New International Encyclopedia, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Given name 2
Johann, Christoph
Place of birth 2
Ladenburg, Bad Laasphe
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of death 1
Germantown
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Christopher Sower was born on February 2, 1695[1], in Ladenburg[2]. He died on September 25, 1757[3], in Germantown[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], businessperson[6], printer[7], publisher[8], and pharmacist[9].

FAQs

Where was Christopher Sower born?

Christopher Sower was born in Ladenburg[2].

Where did Christopher Sower die?

Christopher Sower passed away in Germantown[4].

What did Christopher Sower do for work?

Christopher Sower worked as a journalist[5], businessperson[6], printer[7], publisher[8], and pharmacist[9].

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . 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. 6h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Germantown, Philadelphia
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65848: Import places from GND"
  2. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65758: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  3. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64167: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  4. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63392: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (2/2)"
  5. 18w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J9U entity ID → 987013154783505171
    "Created claim: J9U entity ID: 987013154783505171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  6. 25w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → journalist, businessperson, printer +1
    Described by source → Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #33123: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P13576 is present."
  7. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie +1
    Place of death → Germantown
    Place of birth → Ladenburg, Bad Laasphe
    Instance of → human
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30842: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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