Herschel Grynszpan

Polish Jewish resistance fighter
Person human Q313863
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Summary

Herschel Grynszpan was born on March 28, 1921[1], in Hanover[2]. He died on 1944[3]. He worked as a resistance fighter[4]. He ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,073 views/month, #5,177 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Poland[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Commons category: Herschel Grynszpan[8]
  • Residence: Hanover[9]
  • Family name: Grünspan[10]
  • Given name: Herschel[11]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Yiddish[12], German[13], French[14]
  • Name in native language: Herschel (Hermann) Feibel Grynszpan[15]
  • Place of detention: Moabit Prison[16], Sachsenhausen concentration camp[17]
  • P14974: 6113[18]

Why It Matters

Herschel Grynszpan has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Herschel Grynszpan born?

Herschel Grynszpan was born in Hanover[2].

What did Herschel Grynszpan do for work?

Herschel Grynszpan worked as a resistance fighter[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Stolperstein dedicated to Herschel Grynszpan. wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ Place of birth: Hanover, source for place of birth from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot 2|OKA bot task 2]])"
  2. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14974 → 6113
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'f
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14974: 6113, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290941|batch #290941]]"
  3. 7w ago · Pansosh · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Canadiana name authority id → ncf11860010
    Nukat id → n96403067
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Herschel (Hermann) Feibel Grynszpan'
    Idref id → 031428576
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Name in native language: Herschel (Hermann) Feibel Grynszpan"
  4. 23w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cantic id → 981058620440506706
    Sex or gender → male
    Instance of → —
    Family name → Grünspan
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cantic id: 981058620440506706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257405|batch #257405]]"
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