Felix Hoppe-Seyler

German chemist and physiologist (1825–1895)
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Felix Hoppe-Seyler
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Summary

Felix Hoppe-Seyler was born on December 26, 1825[1], in Freyburg[2]. He died on August 10, 1895[3], in Wasserburg[4]. He worked as a chemist[5], biochemist[6], physiologist[7], physician[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (300 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Wasserburg[11]
  • Spouse: Q139805083[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia[13]
  • Employer: University of Greifswald[14], University of Tübingen[15], University of Strasbourg[16], Frederick William University Berlin[17], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[18]
  • Educated at: Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[19], Leipzig University[20], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[21]
  • Doctoral advisor: Johannes Peter Müller[22]
  • Student: Friedrich Miescher[23], Albrecht Kossel[24]
  • Member of: Académie Nationale de Médecine[25]
  • Sex or gender: male[26]
  • Doctoral student: Albrecht Kossel[27], Theodor Weyl[28]
  • Commons category: Felix Hoppe-Seyler[29]
  • Archives at: Tübingen University Archives[30]
  • Cause of death: cerebrovascular disease[31]
  • Given name: Felix[32]
  • Work location: Tübingen[33]
  • Relative: Georg Seyler[34]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[35]
  • Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[36], BEIC Digital Library[37], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[40]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[41]
  • Commons Creator page: Felix Hoppe-Seyler[42]
  • Birth name: Ernst Felix Immanuel Hoppe-Seyler[43]
  • Name in native language: Felix Hoppe-Seyler[44]
  • Sibling: Amanda Hoppe-Seyler[45]

Why It Matters

Felix Hoppe-Seyler has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

His notable doctoral advisees include Albrecht Kossel[48], a chemist[49], 1853–1927[50], of Germany[51], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[52], specialised in biochemistry[53].

FAQs

Where was Felix Hoppe-Seyler born?

Felix Hoppe-Seyler was born in Freyburg[2].

Where did Felix Hoppe-Seyler die?

Felix Hoppe-Seyler died in Wasserburg[4].

Who was Felix Hoppe-Seyler married to?

Felix Hoppe-Seyler's spouses include Q139805083[12].

What did Felix Hoppe-Seyler do for work?

Felix Hoppe-Seyler worked as a chemist[5], biochemist[6], physiologist[7], physician[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Felix Hoppe-Seyler go to school?

Felix Hoppe-Seyler was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[19], Leipzig University[20], and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[21].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [30] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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