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Eduard Devrient

German opera singer (1801-1877)
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Eduard Devrient
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Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
August 11, 1801
Date of death
October 4, 1877
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Karlsruhe
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia[13]
Occupation
writer, actor, opera singer, librettist, stage actor, theatrologist, singer, theatre manager, director, dramaturge[14][15][16][17][18]
Father
Tobias Philipp Devrient[11]
Child
Otto Devrient[12]
Sibling
Karl August Devrient, Emil Devrient[38][39]
Work location
Berlin, Dresden, Karlsruhe[27][28][29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[35]
Academic degree
doctorate[23]
Archives at
Hauptstaatsarchiv Weimar, Baden State Library[21][22]
Date of baptism
September 11, 1801[37]
Date of burial or cremation
October 6, 1877
Described by source
Svensk uppslagsbok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Neue Deutsche Biographie[31][32][33][34]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Devrient[24]
Given name
Philipp, Eduard[25][26]
Instrument
voice[30]
Name in native language
Eduard Devrient[36]
P14536
368982
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P14585
49229
P14608
118525042
P14927
118525042
Place of burial
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe[10]
Voice type
baritone[20]
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
en Eduard Devrient ar إدوارد ديفرينت cs Philipp Eduard Devrient cs Philipp E.(Philipp Eduard) Devrient cs Philipp E. Devrient de Philipp Eduard Devirent de Philipp Eduard Devrient fa ادوارد دیفرینت ja エドゥアルト・デフリーント ru Девриент, Эдуард ru Эдуард Девриент sv Philipp Eduard Devrient zh 爱德华·德弗里恩特
🔖 Identifiers · 83
ISNI
0000000121377104
VIAF cluster ID
67256689
Library of Congress authority ID
n87916508
GND ID
118525042
Alvin ID
alvin-person:11877
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/83624
Bach digital person ID
00001864
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
127656958
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
devrient-eduard
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01440208
CONOR.SI ID
158812259
CONOR.SR ID
58427913
Show all 83 identifiers +71
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11244180
Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
A000380
CiNii Research ID
1140282266768640640
Corago singer ID
000141817300
DBC author ID
87097990544349
DDB person (GND) ID
118525042
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u728
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118525042
Dezède person ID
27474
Discogs artist ID
5323536
E-archiv.li ID
31387
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Eduard-Devrient
Europeana entity
agent/base/13058
FAST ID
206587
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118525042
Find a Grave memorial ID
143231524
Freebase ID
/m/02vz894
Geni.com profile ID
6000000020351991356
Grove Music Online ID
07695
Hanslick Online person ID
58
Hyperion Records person ID
C3442
IDU person ID
42994
IMSLP ID
Category:Devrient,_Eduard
IdRef ID
149968213
IntraText author ID
926
IxTheo authority ID
134584236
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118525042
Kallías ID
PE00013550
Libraries Australia ID
35792017
LiederNet author ID
17646
MMB ID
98333
Museen Dresden article ID
50538
Museum-digital ID
114134
MusicBrainz artist ID
87d65763-af24-4c9c-b697-5dc8fee87c55
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02078086
NE.se ID
eduard-devrient
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002161471
NLA Trove people ID
1089809
NLP ID
a0000002189535
NSK (VIAF) ID
000743130
NSK ID
981005743302409366
NUKAT ID
n2004073629
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000039113
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007260475705171
National Library of Latvia ID
000043047
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810536747605606
National Library of Portugal ID
1317904
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1249921
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07043865X
Obálky knih ID
ola2002161471
Open Library ID
OL164949A
OpenMLOL author ID
171510
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
5150
Polish Music Library PBM ID
devrient-eduard
Prabook ID
2403496
Project Gutenberg author ID
40041
Projekt Gutenberg-DE author ID
devrient
RERO ID (legacy)
A003176830
RILM ID
10730
RISM ID
people/8987
SBN author ID
NAPV059674
SNAC ARK ID
w6wh3201
SPAP ID
a/2575d26c-157d-4416-a3bf-4f1ac1c9e520
Stadtlexikon Karlsruhe ID
bio-0648
Stadtwiki Dresden article
Eduard_Devrient
Stadtwiki Karlsruhe ID
12049
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
1137
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/401423
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
eduard-philipp-devrient
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmhT4dhvwb64XVxPMj6Kd
Yale LUX ID
person/243aad02-135b-49ee-bf5b-2a7f26cc3469

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
actor, writer, opera singer, stage actor, librettist
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Svensk uppslagsbok
Work location 3
Berlin, Dresden, Karlsruhe
Mb:librettist 2
Hans Heiling, Hans Heiling
Sibling 2
Emil Devrient, Karl August Devrient
Siblings 2
Emil Devrient, Karl August Devrient
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Archives at 1
Baden State Library
Child 1
Otto Devrient
Children (paternal) 1
Otto Devrient
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Prussia
Given name 1
Eduard
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Berlin
Place of burial 1
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe
Place of death 1
Karlsruhe
Sex or gender 1
male
Voice type 1
baritone
Writing language 1
German
← Librettist 1
Hans Heiling
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Summary

Eduard Devrient was born on August 11, 1801[1], in Berlin[2]. He died on October 4, 1877[3], in Karlsruhe[4]. He worked as a writer[5], actor[6], opera singer[7], librettist[8], and stage actor[9].

FAQs

Where was Eduard Devrient born?

Eduard Devrient's place of birth was Berlin[2].

Where did Eduard Devrient die?

Eduard Devrient passed away in Karlsruhe[4].

Who were Eduard Devrient's parents?

Eduard Devrient's father was Tobias Philipp Devrient[11].

What did Eduard Devrient do for work?

Eduard Devrient worked as a writer[5], actor[6], opera singer[7], librettist[8], and stage actor[9].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Prussia

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. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . parish register. wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Svensk uppslagsbok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
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  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'fa', 'fr', 'la', 'ru', 'sv', 'vo']
    P14927 → 118525042
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  3. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 1137
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  4. 15w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican Library VcBA ID → 495/401423
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  5. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 118525042
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  6. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 → 49229
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  7. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 368982
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  8. 21w ago · Naive rm · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of baptism → +1801-09-11T00:00:00Z
    Father → Tobias Philipp Devrient
    Find a Grave memorial ID → 143231524
    Date of burial or cremation → +1877-10-06T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Father: Tobias Philipp Devrient"
  9. 21w ago · Rettinghaus · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Philipp, Eduard
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Given name: Philipp"
  10. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, actor, opera singer +7
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  11. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Otto Devrient
    Described by source → Svensk uppslagsbok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    Documentation files at → SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
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