Johann Jacob Ferber

Swedish mineralogist
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Summary

Johann Jacob Ferber was born on August 29, 1743[1], in Karlskrona[2]. He died on April 17, 1790[3], in Bern[4]. He worked as a mineralogist[5] and chemist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Karlskrona city community[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Sweden[9], Russian Empire[10]
  • Field of work: mineralogy[11], mining[12]
  • Employer: Bergakademie Berlin[13]
  • Educated at: Uppsala University[14]
  • Member of: Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[15], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[16], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[17], Academy of Sciences of Turin[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Commons category: Johann Jacob Ferber[20]
  • Family name: Ferber[21]
  • Given name: Johann[22]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[24], Russian Biographical Dictionary[25], Dictionary of Swedish National Biography[26], Otto's encyclopedia[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[28]
  • Writing language: German[29]

Why It Matters

Johann Jacob Ferber has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Johann Jacob Ferber born?

Johann Jacob Ferber was born in Karlskrona[2].

Where did Johann Jacob Ferber die?

Johann Jacob Ferber passed away in Bern[4].

What did Johann Jacob Ferber do for work?

Johann Jacob Ferber worked as a mineralogist[5] and chemist[6].

Where did Johann Jacob Ferber go to school?

Johann Jacob Ferber was educated at Uppsala University[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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