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Gustav Mayer

German journalist and historian (1871-1948)
Person human Q2708930

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
October 4, 1871
Date of death
February 21, 1948
Place of birth
Prenzlau
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
historian of Modern Age, university teacher, biographer, journalist, historian
Employer
Goethe University Frankfurt, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[11][12]
Work location
Greater London[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[18]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[17]
Family name
Mayer[14]
Given name
Gustav[15]
Name in native language
Gustav Mayer[19]
P14536
369937[21]
Writing language
German[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gustav Mayer ar غوستاف ماير ja グスタフ・マイアー (歴史家) ja グスタフ・マイヤー
🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
0000000109026432
VIAF cluster ID
54275059
Library of Congress authority ID
n99273408
GND ID
118782746
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H27523, Prof. Gustav Mayer.jpg ↗
Angelicum ID
65573
BHCL UUID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12809455c
BookBrainz author ID
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CiNii Research ID
1981712334676256318
DDB person (GND) ID
118782746
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118782746
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FAST ID
438749
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Freebase ID
/m/0c3d_wh
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5107894
Geni.com profile ID
6000000000099587739
Hessian Biography person (GND) ID
18597
IdRef ID
066910986
IxTheo authority ID
135397685
Joods Biografisch Woordenboek ID
778
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
118782746
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118782746
Kallías ID
PE00007393
Libraries Australia ID
35336598
Libris-URI
bqkdqm4l8wh4hk98
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03935760
NL CR AUT ID
skuk0003990
NLA Trove people ID
916410
NUKAT ID
n2011080576
National Library of Brazil ID
001583607
National Library of Chile ID
000102014
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001353189
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007265136605171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Phz;=CC
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810643393905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06772082X
Open Library ID
OL1898863A
PM20 folder ID
pe/019551
Parsifal cluster ID
153665
Perlentaucher ID
gustav-mayer
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
154143
RERO ID (legacy)
A003576598
SHARE Catalogue author ID
123005
WikiTree person ID
Mayer-1138
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqk89FyH7WWvg9Bw3JqwC
Yale LUX ID
person/87b4d98f-7312-49c2-86a7-a83459a4dfd4

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Occupation 3
journalist, university teacher, biographer
Employer 2
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Goethe University Frankfurt
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Family name 1
Mayer
Given name 1
Gustav
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Prenzlau
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Greater London
Writing language 1
German
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Summary

Gustav Mayer was born on October 4, 1871[1], in Prenzlau[2]. He died on February 21, 1948[3], in London[4]. He worked as a historian of Modern Age[5], university teacher[6], biographer[7], journalist[8], and historian[9].

FAQs

Where was Gustav Mayer born?

Gustav Mayer's place of birth was Prenzlau[2].

Where did Gustav Mayer die?

Gustav Mayer died in London[4].

What did Gustav Mayer do for work?

Gustav Mayer worked as a historian of Modern Age[5], university teacher[6], biographer[7], journalist[8], and historian[9].

Related Entities

Germany London

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'pt']
    Described by source → Neue Deutsche Biographie
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  2. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian Biography person (GND) ID → 18597
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  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 369937
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → historian of Modern Age, university teacher, biographer +2
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  5. 26w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → historian of Modern Age, university teacher, biographer +2
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