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Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian
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18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male
Date of birth
February 14, 1934
Place of birth
Vienna
Country of citizenship
Austria, Germany[7][8]
Occupation
medieval historian, university teacher, historian, medievalist
Employer
University of Vienna[14]
Field of work
medieval history, history of Germany, medieval studies, auxiliary science of history, ethnogenesis[9][10][11][12][13]
Educated at
University of Vienna[15]
Award received
Kardinal-Innitzer-Preis, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America[17][18][19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, English, Latin
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Wolfram
Given name
Herwig
Interested in
Goths
Member of
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Medieval Academy of America, Monumenta Germaniae Historica, British Academy, Royal Historical Society[20][21][22][23][24][25]
Name in native language
Herwig Wolfram
Student
Walter Pohl[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Herwig Wolfram cs Chervig Volfram cs Herweg Wolfram fa هرویگ ولفرام ko 헤르비히 볼프람 ru Вольфрам, Хервиг ru Хервиг Вольфрам uk Хервіг Вольфрам zh 赫维希·沃尔弗拉姆
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ISNI
0000000083440685
VIAF cluster ID
61561098
Library of Congress authority ID
n81068831
GND ID
121867765
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Herwig Wolfram Aufnahme von Werner Maleczek.jpg ↗
American Academy in Rome ID
12419140
Angelicum ID
71993
BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
90136256
Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12028820m
CANTIC ID
981058515306806706
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CONOR.SI ID
11546211
CiNii Research ID
1140000791797683072
DDB person (GND) ID
121867765
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121867765
Dialnet author ID
740496
Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
139001
IdRef ID
028456335
IxTheo authority ID
081587139
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
121867765
KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
121867765
Kallías ID
PE00112164
Libraries Australia ID
35690903
LibraryThing author ID
wolframherwig
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00767058
NL CR AUT ID
jn19990009255
NLA Trove people ID
1044293
NLP ID
a0000001128826
NSK (VIAF) ID
000310485
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
n96029898
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000142959
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007269987205171
National Library of Latvia ID
000088382
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:KwD;=Bc
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810613287805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX997824
National Virtual Library of India ID
269791
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067777430
Open Library ID
OL323555A
Parsifal cluster ID
199616
Perlentaucher ID
herwig-wolfram
Persée author ID
202500
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
84998
Prabook ID
1315405
SBN author ID
CFIV060825
SHARE Catalogue author ID
154055
SVKKL authority ID
0438444-Wolfram-Herwig-1934
Salzburgwiki ID
46933
Semantic Scholar author ID
52408205
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
1885
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058515306806706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1234838
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10101251
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/118470
Vienna History Wiki ID
40009
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/4eb6a6e0-d45d-4ff7-ba6e-daec31755c5b

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🔗 Connections
Member of 6
British Academy, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Royal Historical Society, Medieval Academy of America
Field of work 4
history of Germany, ethnogenesis, medieval studies, auxiliary science of history
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, German, Latin
Occupation 3
historian, university teacher, medievalist
Award received 2
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Kardinal-Innitzer-Preis
Country of citizenship 2
Germany, Austria
Doctoral students 1
Walter Pohl
Educated at 1
University of Vienna
Employer 1
University of Vienna
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
Goths
Place of birth 1
Vienna
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Walter Pohl
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Summary

Born in Vienna[1], he… he was born on February 14, 1934[2]. He worked as a medieval historian[3], university teacher[4], historian[5], and medievalist[6].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include medieval history[9], a field of study[26]; history of Germany[10], a history of a country or state[27]; medieval studies[11], an academic discipline[28]; auxiliary science of history[12], an academic discipline[29]; and ethnogenesis[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Kardinal-Innitzer-Preis[17], a science award[30], in Austria[31]; Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[18], a state decoration[32], in Austria[33], founded in 1955[34]; and Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America[19].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Walter Pohl[35], a medievalist[36], b. 1953[37], of Austria[38], awarded the Wittgenstein-Prize[39], specialised in medieval history[40].

FAQs

Where was Herwig Wolfram born?

Herwig Wolfram was born in Vienna[1].

What did Herwig Wolfram do for work?

Herwig Wolfram worked as medieval historian[3], university teacher[4], historian[5], and medievalist[6].

Where did Herwig Wolfram go to school?

Herwig Wolfram was educated at University of Vienna[15].

What awards did Herwig Wolfram receive?

Honors received include Kardinal-Innitzer-Preis[17], Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[18], and Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America[19].

Related Entities

Austria auxiliary science of history Germany history of Germany medieval studies University of Vienna

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  17. [19] ↑ . medievalacademy.org. Retrieved . medievalacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . medievalacademy.org. Retrieved . medievalacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] ↑ . taylorfrancis.com. taylorfrancis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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