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Felix Gilbert

German-american historian (1905-1991)
Person human Q110691

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
May 21, 1905
Date of death
February 14, 1991
Place of birth
Baden-Baden
Place of death
Princeton
Country of citizenship
Germany, United States[10][11]
Occupation
historian of Modern Age, historian, university teacher
Employer
Institute for Advanced Study[12]
Educated at
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[13]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Bancroft Prize[14][15][16]
Mother
Cecile Mendelssohn Bartholdy[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, German[23][24]
Family name
Gilbert[21]
Given name
Felix[22]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society[17][18]
Name in native language
Felix Gilbert
P14927
118717421
Place of burial
Berlin[8]
Residence
Princeton[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Felix Gilbert ar فيليكس غيلبرت he פליקס גילברט ru Феликс Гилберт
🔖 Identifiers · 78
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Felix Gilbert 1968.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
48500
American Academy in Rome ID
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American National Biography ID
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Angelicum ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
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Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.BG ID
9162341
CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118717421
Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118717421
ELNET ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
1720227
FactGrid item ID
ITO
Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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Harper's tag
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IdRef ID
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Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti member ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Munzinger person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
833338
NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000249541
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
n99006777
National Library of Brazil ID
000156637
National Library of Greece ID
236730
National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
000053188
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007261595505171
National Library of Latvia ID
000033008
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BDl8;=BQ
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810557276505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX999500
National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068380224
Open Library ID
OL891180A
Parsifal cluster ID
66379
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Prabook ID
1303225
RERO ID (legacy)
A003296017
RISM ID
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SBN author ID
CFIV079954
SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Treccani ID
felix-gilbert
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
felix-gilbert
UOM ID
73013
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
28813, 251503
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058517613906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1330279
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/149953
WikiTree person ID
Gilbert-8499
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/ddb8afc4-f6bf-4fb7-85bd-0cae70be0052

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Guggenheim Fellowship, Bancroft Prize, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Germany
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, German
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society
Occupation 2
historian, university teacher
Educated at 1
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Employer 1
Institute for Advanced Study
FactGrid item ID 1
ITO
Family name 1
Gilbert
Given name 1
Felix
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Baden-Baden
Place of burial 1
Berlin
Place of death 1
Princeton
Residence 1
Princeton
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Chevillon
← Winner 1
Bancroft Prize
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Summary

Felix Gilbert's place of birth was Baden-Baden[1]. He was born on May 21, 1905[2]. He passed away in Princeton[3]. He died on February 14, 1991[4]. He worked as a historian of Modern Age[5], historian[6], and university teacher[7].

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Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14], a fellowship grant[25], in United States[26], founded in 1925[27]; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[15], a civil decoration[28], in Prussia[29], founded in 1842[30]; and Bancroft Prize[16], a literary award[31], in United States[32].

FAQs

Where was Felix Gilbert born?

Born in Baden-Baden[1].

Where did Felix Gilbert die?

Felix Gilbert passed away in Princeton[3].

Who were Felix Gilbert's parents?

Felix Gilbert's mother was Cecile Mendelssohn Bartholdy[9].

What did Felix Gilbert do for work?

Felix Gilbert worked as historian of Modern Age[5], historian[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Felix Gilbert go to school?

Felix Gilbert was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[13].

What awards did Felix Gilbert receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14], Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[15], and Bancroft Prize[16].

Related Entities

Germany Institute for Advanced Study United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . JSTOR. wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . JSTOR. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ias.edu. ias.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . library.columbia.edu. library.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it']
    P14927 → 118717421
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  2. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → felix-gilbert
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  3. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0112110-Gilbert-Felix-19051991
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  4. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti member ID → gilbert-felix
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