Franz Blei

playwright (1871–1942)
Person human Q85517
Franz Blei
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Franz Blei

Summary

Franz Blei is a human[1]. His place of birth was Vienna[2]. He was born on January 18, 1871[3]. He passed away in Westbury[4]. He died on July 10, 1942[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], translator[7], playwright[8], literary critic[9], and writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Franz Blei's place of birth was Vienna[2].
  • Franz Blei passed away in Westbury[4].
  • Franz Blei was born on January 18, 1871[3].
  • Franz Blei died on July 10, 1942[5].
  • Among Franz Blei's spouses was Q94767712[12].
  • A child of Franz Blei was Peter Blei[13].
  • A child of Franz Blei was Sibylla Blei[14].
  • Franz Blei held citizenship in Austria[15].
  • Franz Blei's professions included linguist[6].
  • Franz Blei's professions included translator[7].
  • Franz Blei worked as a playwright[8].
  • Franz Blei's professions included literary critic[9].
  • Franz Blei's professions included writer[10].
  • Franz Blei's professions included publisher[16].
  • Franz Blei's education included a stint at University of Bern[17].
  • Franz Blei's education included a stint at Stiftsgymnasium Melk[18].
  • Franz Blei is recorded as male[19].
  • Franz Blei's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Franz Blei's Commons category is recorded as Franz Blei[21].
  • Franz Blei's archives at is recorded as Berlin State Library[22].
  • Franz Blei earned the academic degree of doctorate[23].
  • Franz Blei's family name is recorded as Blei[24].
  • Franz Blei's given name is recorded as Franz[25].
  • Franz Blei's pseudonym is recorded as Doktor Peregrinus[26].
  • Franz Blei's pseudonym is recorded as Medardus[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: AT[29]

  • Began / founded: 1871-01-18[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1942-07-10[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 22b03740-3dd1-420c-9868-2d07342bb169[32]

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Origins and Family

Franz Blei's place of birth was Vienna[2]. He was born on January 18, 1871[3].

Education

Educated at University of Bern[17], a comprehensive university[33], in Switzerland[34], founded in 1834[35], headquartered in Main building of the University of Berne[36] and Stiftsgymnasium Melk[18], a Stiftsgymnasium[37], in Austria[38], founded in 1140[39]. Franz Blei earned the academic degree of doctorate[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], translator[7], playwright[8], literary critic[9], writer[10], and publisher[16].

Personal Life

Franz Blei was married to Q94767712[12]. Children include Peter Blei[13], 1905–1959[40] and Sibylla Blei[14], an actor[41], 1897–1962[42], of Austria[43].

Death and Burial

Franz Blei died on July 10, 1942[5]. He died in Westbury[4].

Why It Matters

Franz Blei ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Franz Blei born?

Born in Vienna[2], Franz Blei…

Where did Franz Blei die?

Franz Blei passed away in Westbury[4].

Who was Franz Blei married to?

Franz Blei's spouses include Q94767712[12].

What did Franz Blei do for work?

Franz Blei worked as linguist[6], translator[7], playwright[8], literary critic[9], and writer[10].

Where did Franz Blei go to school?

Franz Blei was educated at University of Bern[17] and Stiftsgymnasium Melk[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation linguist, translator, playwright +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32153|batch #32153]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (35)"
  2. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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