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Ernst Devrient

German archivist and genealogist
Person human Q12779909

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
June 15, 1873
Date of death
January 21, 1948
Place of birth
Weimar
Place of death
Weimar
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
archivist, Traditional genealogist, author, historian
Field of work
archival science, history, Classical genealogy[11][12][13]
Educated at
University of Jena[14]
Father
Otto Devrient[9]
Work location
Leipzig, Sondershausen[19][20]
Student of
Ottokar Lorenz[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[23]
Archives at
Hauptstaatsarchiv Weimar[16]
Family name
Devrient[17]
Given name
Ernst[18]
Medical condition
deafness[21]
Name in native language
Ernst Devrient[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ernst Devrient ru Девриент, Эрнст ru Эрнст Девриент
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000108905857
VIAF cluster ID
40121029
Library of Congress authority ID
nr97006850
GND ID
116088818
BHCL UUID
30caf9bd-b923-4ec5-bdb4-91e3f788c11b
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
103491379
CANTIC ID
981061050575706706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02271697
DDB person (GND) ID
116088818
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116088818
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/12bfg1y1_
IxTheo authority ID
077615247
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116088818
Kallías ID
PE00492264
NL CR AUT ID
xx0328094
NUKAT ID
n2005143933
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000039115
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007260475505171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810623185305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
111166950
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12066454
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/307223
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpytqfFD7Bckwht3wxYyd
Yale LUX ID
person/704355a4-d0d0-495e-a1dd-619ec6aaa79e

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Summary

Ernst Devrient was born on June 15, 1873[1], in Weimar[2]. He died on January 21, 1948[3], in Weimar[4]. He worked as an archivist[5], genealogist[6], author[7], and historian[8].

FAQs

Where was Ernst Devrient born?

Ernst Devrient's place of birth was Weimar[2].

Where did Ernst Devrient die?

Ernst Devrient passed away in Weimar[4].

Who were Ernst Devrient's parents?

Ernst Devrient's father was Otto Devrient[9].

What did Ernst Devrient do for work?

Ernst Devrient worked as an archivist[5], genealogist[6], author[7], and historian[8].

Where did Ernst Devrient go to school?

Ernst Devrient was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    ISNI → 0000000108905857
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    Instance of → human
    Occupation → archivist, Traditional genealogist, author +1
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