Georg Friedrich Creuzer

Philologist and archaeologist (1771–1858)
Person human Q69685
Georg Friedrich Creuzer
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Summary

Georg Friedrich Creuzer was born on March 10, 1771[1], in Marburg[2]. He died on February 6, 1858[3], in Heidelberg[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], art historian[6], archaeologist[7], university teacher[8], and classical philologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (307 views/month, #7,163 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1771[11]
  • Date of death: February 16, 1858[12], January 1, 1858[13]
  • Place of burial: Bergfriedhof[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Electorate of Hesse[15]
  • Occupation: historian[16], writer[17], teacher[18]
  • Employer: Heidelberg University[19], University of Marburg[20], Leiden University[21]
  • Educated at: Friedrich Schiller University Jena[22], University of Tübingen[23]
  • Student: Karl Friedrich Hermann[24]
  • Award received: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[25], Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[26]
  • Member of: German Archaeological Institute[27], Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres[28], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[29], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[30], Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[31], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[32]
  • Sex or gender: male[33]
  • Commons category: Friedrich Creuzer[34]
  • Unmarried partner: Karoline von Günderrode[35]
  • Archives at: Baden State Library[36], Heidelberg University Library[37]
  • Family name: Creuzer[38]
  • Given name: Georg[39], Friedrich[40]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Friedrich Creuzer[41]
  • Commons gallery: Georg Friedrich Creuzer[42]
  • Work location: Marburg[43], Leiden[44], Heidelberg[45]
  • Relative: Christoph Andreas Leonhard Creuzer[46]
  • Student of: Karl Leonhard Reinhold[47], Friedrich Schiller[48], Christian Gottfried Schütz[49]
  • Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[50], Heidelberg Scholar Lexicon 1803–1932[51], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[52], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[53], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[54], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[55]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[56], German[57]

Why It Matters

Georg Friedrich Creuzer has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

Where was Georg Friedrich Creuzer born?

Georg Friedrich Creuzer's place of birth was Marburg[2].

Where did Georg Friedrich Creuzer die?

Georg Friedrich Creuzer died in Heidelberg[4].

What did Georg Friedrich Creuzer do for work?

Georg Friedrich Creuzer worked as an anthropologist[5], art historian[6], archaeologist[7], university teacher[8], and classical philologist[9].

Where did Georg Friedrich Creuzer go to school?

Georg Friedrich Creuzer was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[22] and University of Tübingen[23].

What awards did Georg Friedrich Creuzer receive?

Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[25] and Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[26].

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  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  28. [32] ↑ . adw-goe.de. Retrieved . adw-goe.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  34. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  36. [38] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . Hessian Biography. wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . de.wikisource.org. de.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . de.wikisource.org. de.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . de.wikisource.org. de.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  53. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [57] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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