Johann Friedrich Cotta

German publisher, businessman and politician (1764-1832)
Person human Q71529
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Johann Friedrich Cotta was born on April 27, 1764[1], in Stuttgart[2]. He died on December 29, 1832[3], in Stuttgart[4]. He worked as a publisher[5], politician[6], industrialist[7], bookseller[8], and entrepreneur[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Munich[11]
  • Place of burial: Hoppenlau Cemetery[12]
  • Father: Christoph Friedrich Cotta[13]
  • Spouse: Wilhelmine Cotta[14]
  • Child: Johann Georg Cotta von Cottendorf[15]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Württemberg[16]
  • Field of work: publishing house[17], bookstore[18], politics[19]
  • Position held: member of parliament[20]
  • Educated at: Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium[21]
  • Student: Gottlieb Jakob Planck[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Noble title: baron[24]
  • Commons category: Johann Friedrich Cotta[25]
  • Family name: Cotta[26]
  • Given name: Johann[27]
  • Work location: Tübingen[28], Stuttgart[29]
  • Partner in business or sport: Marianne Ehrmann[30], Helmina von Chézy[31], Philipp Joseph Rehfues[32], Therese Huber[33], Johann Christian Hüttner[34], Christian Jakob Zahn[35]
  • Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[36], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[37], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[38], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40], Schaffhausen Canton History of the 19th and 20th Centuries[41]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[42]
  • Affiliation: Q88565324[43], Q88565321[44], Morgenblatt für gebildete Stände[45], Französische Miscellen[46], Q88572312[47], Amaliens Erholungsstunden. Teutschlands Töchtern geweiht.[48], Cotta'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung[49]
  • Significant person: Marianne Ehrmann[50]

Why It Matters

Johann Friedrich Cotta has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

Where was Johann Friedrich Cotta born?

Johann Friedrich Cotta was born in Stuttgart[2].

Where did Johann Friedrich Cotta die?

Johann Friedrich Cotta died in Stuttgart[4].

Who were Johann Friedrich Cotta's parents?

Johann Friedrich Cotta's father was Christoph Friedrich Cotta[13].

Who was Johann Friedrich Cotta married to?

Johann Friedrich Cotta's spouses include Wilhelmine Cotta[14].

What did Johann Friedrich Cotta do for work?

Johann Friedrich Cotta worked as a publisher[5], politician[6], industrialist[7], bookseller[8], and entrepreneur[9].

Where did Johann Friedrich Cotta go to school?

Johann Friedrich Cotta was educated at Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium[21].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . WeChangEd. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Johann Friedrich Cotta. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/johann-friedrich-cotta
MLA “Johann Friedrich Cotta.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 20 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/johann-friedrich-cotta.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_johann-friedrich-cotta_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Johann Friedrich Cotta}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/johann-friedrich-cotta}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-20}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Johann Friedrich Cotta — https://4ort.xyz/entity/johann-friedrich-cotta (retrieved 2026-10-20)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/johann-friedrich-cotta · Last refreshed:

Edit History

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. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14966 → 3559654
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59775|batch #59775]]: Import P14966"
  2. 18d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'nl', 'sv']
    P14927 → 11852240X
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57570|batch #57570]]: Import LEO-BW ID"
  3. 9w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Museum-digital id → 7757, 193684
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Museum-digital id: 193684, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269046|batch #269046]]"
  4. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 185436
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14611: 185436, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260429|batch #260429]]"
  5. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 11852240X
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14608: 11852240X, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  6. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → member of parliament
    P14585 → 36466
    Occupation → publisher, politician, industrialist +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14585: 36466, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → publisher, politician, industrialist +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  8. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium
    Instance of → —
    Occupation → publisher, politician, industrialist +2
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.