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Einhard

Frankish scholar and courtier (c. 775 – 840)
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Einhard was born in 774. He died on March 18, 840 at Seligenstadt Abbey. During his life, he worked as a historian, writer, biographer, Catholic priest, and Imperial Councillor[1][2][3].

Key Facts

  • Date of death: 840[11], March 14, 840[12]
  • Native language: Latin[13]
  • Occupation: scholar[14]
  • Position held: abbot[15]
  • Educated at: Fulda monastery[16]
  • Notable work: Vita Karoli Magni[17], Letters[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Commons category: Einhard[20]
  • Religious order: Benedictines[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Einhard[22]
  • Student of: Alcuin[23]
  • Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[24], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27], Library of the World's Best Literature[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1950–1958)[30], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[31], Literair Gent[32]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: medieval Latin[33], Latin[34]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Einhard include 12144 Einhart[35], an asteroid[36].

Why It Matters

Einhard has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Works attributed to him include Vita Karoli Magni[39], a literary work[40], founded in 0850[41]. Entities named for him include 12144 Einhart[35], an asteroid[36].

FAQs

Where was Einhard born?

Einhard was born in Fulda[2].

Where did Einhard die?

Einhard died in Seligenstadt Abbey[4].

What did Einhard do for work?

Einhard worked as a historian[5], writer[6], biographer[7], Catholic priest[8], and Imperial Councillor[9].

Where did Einhard go to school?

Einhard was educated at Fulda monastery[16].

Related Entities

Alcuin

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  9. 20w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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