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Emil Devrient

German actor (1803–1872)
Person human Q95358

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
September 4, 1803
Date of death
August 7, 1872
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Dresden
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia[11]
Occupation
actor, stage actor, singer, Theaterintendant
Position held
Geheimrat[12]
Award received
Iffland-Ring[13]
Father
Tobias Philipp Devrient[9]
Spouse
Dorothea Devrient[10]
Sibling
Karl August Devrient, Eduard Devrient[24][25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[22]
Described by source
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Tooneel-herinneringen, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[18][19][20][21]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[26]
Family name
Devrient[15]
Given name
Gustav, Emil[16][17]
Name in native language
Gustav Emil Devrient[23]
P14536
349961[27]
P14608
116088796[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Emil Devrient en Gustav Emil Devrient ar إميل ديفرينت de Emil Devrient ru Эмиль Девриент
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000066765947
VIAF cluster ID
37658040
Library of Congress authority ID
no2009131635
GND ID
116088796
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gustav Emil Devrient.jpg ↗
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
devrient-emil
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00598117
Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
A008214
DDB person (GND) ID
116088796
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116088796
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Emil-Devrient
FAST ID
1950910
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FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_116088796
Freebase ID
/m/0c3_409
Geni.com profile ID
6000000020351995513
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116088796
Kallías ID
PE00073872
Museen Dresden article ID
32803
Museum-digital ID
14820
NLP ID
a0000003708417
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810548219205606
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
113665
RISM ID
people/8994
SNAC ARK ID
w6rf65ss
SPAP ID
a/ce3ec8b7-473a-4bd0-9555-cc2dcbbc287c
Stadtwiki Dresden article
Emil_Devrient
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
1139
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjmMPy8j9rVvdYCyqvbVC
Yale LUX ID
person/3d4b461b-26dd-4b80-8c23-3447f1bf71f4

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Given name 2
Emil, Gustav
Occupation 2
actor, stage actor
Sibling 2
Eduard Devrient, Karl August Devrient
Siblings 2
Eduard Devrient, Karl August Devrient
Award received 1
Iffland-Ring
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Prussia
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Berlin
Place of death 1
Dresden
Position held 1
Geheimrat
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Emil Devrient was born on September 4, 1803[1], in Berlin[2]. He died on August 7, 1872[3], in Dresden[4]. He worked as an actor[5], stage actor[6], singer[7], and Theaterintendant[8].

FAQs

Where was Emil Devrient born?

Emil Devrient was born in Berlin[2].

Where did Emil Devrient die?

Emil Devrient passed away in Dresden[4].

Who were Emil Devrient's parents?

Emil Devrient's father was Tobias Philipp Devrient[9].

Who was Emil Devrient married to?

Emil Devrient's spouses include Dorothea Devrient[10].

What did Emil Devrient do for work?

Emil Devrient worked as an actor[5], stage actor[6], singer[7], and Theaterintendant[8].

What awards did Emil Devrient receive?

Honors received include Iffland-Ring[13].

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. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . 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. 3d ago · Friedrich von Bogislaw · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ru', 'sv', 'vo']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetdescription-set:1|de */ deutscher Schauspieler (1803–1872), Träger des Iffland-Ringes"
  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 1139
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56009|batch #56009]]: migrate GND to own IDs"
  3. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 116088796
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14608: 116088796, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  4. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 349961
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 349961, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  5. 21w ago · Naive rm · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Tobias Philipp Devrient
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Father: Tobias Philipp Devrient"
  6. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → actor, stage actor, singer +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32155|batch #32155]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (37)"
  7. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Tooneel-herinneringen, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    Instance of → human
    Documentation files at → SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
    Place of death → Dresden
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30855|batch #30855]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (9)"
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