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Ernst Schäfer

German zoologist (1910-1992)
Person human Q63962

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[34]
Date of birth
March 14, 1910
Date of death
July 21, 1992
Place of birth
Cologne
Place of death
Bad Bevensen, Medingen[10]
Country of citizenship
Germany, German Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany[11][12][13][14]
Occupation
explorer, writer, zoologist, ornithologist, photographer, university teacher, zoological collector, filmmaker, scientific collector, film producer, director, author, biologist[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Employer
Landesmuseum Hannover[27]
Field of work
zoology, ornithology, geography, Tibetology[23][24][25][26]
Educated at
University of Göttingen[28]
Member of political party
Nazi Party[35]
Award received
War Merit Cross, SS-Ehrenring[30][31]
Doctoral advisor
Erwin Stresemann[29]
Work location
Tibet, Göttingen, Hanover[40][41][42]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[48]
Academic degree
doctorate, Doctor of Sciences[36][37]
Allegiance
Nazi Germany[43]
Collection items at
Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, sub-collection Ornithology, National Museum of Natural History, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Ernst Schäfer (1910–1992) – A Remembrance, Neue Deutsche Biographie[44][45]
Family name
Schäfer[38]
Given name
Ernst[39]
Member of
Schutzstaffel, German Ornithologists‘ Society[32][33]
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Name in native language
Ernst Schäfer[49]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject MfN Berlin Names[50]
P14536
375512
P14750
56B8-699F-7DB2-1D86-826F
Participant in
First Dolan Asia Expedition (1931 - 1932), Second Dolan Asia Expedition (1934 - 1936)[46][47]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ernst Schäfer en E. Schäfer ar إرنست شيفر es Ernst Schafer he ארנסט שייפר ja E・シェーファー ja エルンスト・シェーファー ko 에른스트 섀퍼 nl Ernst Schafer nl E. Schafer pl Ernst Schafer pt E. Schäfer ru Шефер, Эрнст ru Эрнст Шефер uk Ернст Шефер zh 恩斯特·舍費爾 zh 恩斯特·舍费尔
🔖 Identifiers · 44
ISNI
0000000110821329
VIAF cluster ID
109634329
Library of Congress authority ID
nb2003086803
GND ID
123991420
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bundesarchiv Bild 135-KB-14-089, Tibetexpedition, Ernst Schäfer.jpg ↗
BHCL UUID
fbc85fd4-2bc6-41a1-9022-4cf08ff4c3cd
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16487849k
Bionomia ID
Ernst Schäfer
CANTIC ID
981061717795406706
CONOR.SI ID
141432419
CiNii Research ID
1140282266694526208
DDB person (GND) ID
123991420
Show all 44 identifiers +32
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
123991420
FAST ID
1428609
FactGrid item ID
New York Film Academy
Filmportal ID
cf7571736b824bc4acfe6ed2d1db26d1
Freebase ID
/m/09lzc5
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5110380
IMDb ID
nm0778049
IdRef ID
128068450
IxTheo authority ID
085569887
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
123991420
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02326891
NL CR AUT ID
ola2005254069
NLP ID
a0000001892891
NUKAT ID
n2006130195
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007267837905171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BDWM;=BG
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810604083205606
National Library of Portugal ID
1437731
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1759982
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
117582476
Niedersächsische Personen ID
178670871X
Obálky knih ID
ola2005254069
Open Library ID
OL2252057A
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
386647
Prabook ID
2425489
RERO ID (legacy)
A012311018
SBN author ID
MILV006612
SVKKL authority ID
p0082437-Schafer-Ernst-19101992
TMDB person ID
1174605
UOM ID
93806
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqfH9QXTGw68qXjYkxVYP
ZOBODAT person ID
108767

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
writer, photographer, explorer, university teacher, filmmaker, zoologist, ornithologist
Country of citizenship 4
Germany, Nazi Germany, German Empire, Weimar Republic
Field of work 4
geography, zoology, ornithology, Tibetology
Academic degree 2
doctorate, Doctor of Sciences
Award received 2
War Merit Cross, SS-Ehrenring
Collection items at 2
National Museum of Natural History, Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science
Member of 2
Schutzstaffel, German Ornithologists‘ Society
Allegiance 1
Nazi Germany
Bionomia ID 1
Ernst Schäfer
Doctoral advisor 1
Erwin Stresemann
Doctoral advisors 1
Erwin Stresemann
Educated at 1
University of Göttingen
Employer 1
Landesmuseum Hannover
FactGrid item ID 1
New York Film Academy
Family name 1
Schäfer
Films directed 1
Secret Tibet
Given name 1
Ernst
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Cologne
Place of death 1
Bad Bevensen
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Tibet
← Bionomia ID 1
Ernst Schäfer
← Producer 1
Secret Tibet
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Summary

Ernst Schäfer was born on March 14, 1910[1], in Cologne[2]. He died on July 21, 1992[3], in Bad Bevensen[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], writer[6], zoologist[7], ornithologist[8], and photographer[9].

FAQs

Where was Ernst Schäfer born?

Ernst Schäfer was born in Cologne[2].

Where did Ernst Schäfer die?

Ernst Schäfer passed away in Bad Bevensen[4].

What did Ernst Schäfer do for work?

Ernst Schäfer worked as an explorer[5], writer[6], zoologist[7], ornithologist[8], and photographer[9].

Where did Ernst Schäfer go to school?

Ernst Schäfer was educated at University of Göttingen[28].

What awards did Ernst Schäfer receive?

Honors received include War Merit Cross[30] and SS-Ehrenring[31].

Related Entities

geography German Empire Germany Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science Nazi Germany Tibetology zoology

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich. wikidata.org.
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  13. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [35] ↑ . Gaukartei. wikidata.org.
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  17. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  24. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  34. [36] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . jstor.org. Retrieved . jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . jstor.org. Retrieved . jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Ernst Schäfer (1910–1992) – A Remembrance, Neue Deutsche Biographie
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  2. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Tibet, Göttingen, Hanover
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  3. 4w ago · Richirikken · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'mg', 'no', '
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  4. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 16w ago · Karl Oblique · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Bad Bevensen, Medingen
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  6. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0082437-Schafer-Ernst-19101992
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  8. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → explorer, writer, zoologist +10
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  9. 25w ago · S.v.Mering · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Collection items at → Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, sub-collection Ornithology, National Museum of Natural History +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Collection items at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University"
  10. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject MfN Berlin Names
    Participant in → First Dolan Asia Expedition (1931 - 1932), Second Dolan Asia Expedition (1934 - 1936)
    Award received → —
    Academic degree → doctorate, Doctor of Sciences
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