John of Winterthur

German historian
Person human Q112024
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Summary

John of Winterthur was born on 1300[1] in Winterthur[2]. He died on 1348[3] in Lindau[4]. He worked as a historian[5], writer[6], and monk[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[9]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Cause of death: plague[12]
  • Religious order: Order of Friars Minor[13]
  • Given name: John[14], Johannes[15]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[16]
  • Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[17], The Catholic Encyclopedia[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[19], Latin[20]
  • Writing language: Latin[21]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[22]

Why It Matters

John of Winterthur is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was John of Winterthur born?

John of Winterthur's place of birth was Winterthur[2].

Where did John of Winterthur die?

John of Winterthur died in Lindau[4].

What did John of Winterthur do for work?

John of Winterthur worked as a historian[5], writer[6], and monk[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Parsifal catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'bg', 'de', 'en', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religious order → Order of Friars Minor
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Religious order: Franciscans, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/271659|batch #271659]]"
  3. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religious order → Order of Friars Minor
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/52630|batch #52630]]: religious order from Parsifal"
  4. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 130176, 316281, 310268
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  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → historian, writer, monk
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31701|batch #31701]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (2)"
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