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German studies

field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature
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German studies

Summary

German studies is a field of study[1]. It draws 320 Wikipedia views per month (field_of_study category, ranking #147 of 379).[2]

Key Facts

  • German studies's instance of is recorded as field of study[3].
  • German studies's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • German studies is a type of Germanic philology[5].
  • German studies's Commons category is recorded as German studies[6].
  • German studies's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Germanic philology[7].
  • German studies's is the study of is recorded as German[8].
  • German studies's is the study of is recorded as German-language literature[9].
  • German studies's practiced by is recorded as germanist[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include field of study[3] and academic discipline[4]. German studies is a type of Germanic philology[5].

Why It Matters

German studies draws 320 Wikipedia views per month (field_of_study category, ranking #147 of 379).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Svkkl authority id → h0008688-germanistika
    Practiced by → germanist
    Topic's main category → Category:Germanic philology
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0008688-germanistika, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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