Josef Meier

German missionary and ethnologist
Person human Q733859
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Summary

Josef Meier was born on November 7, 1874[1], in Hirschau[2]. He died on November 28, 1945[3], in Allentown[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], translator[6], Catholic priest[7], ethnologist[8], and missionary[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[11], Catholicism[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Family name: Meier[14]
  • Given name: Josef[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[16]

Why It Matters

Josef Meier is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where was Josef Meier born?

Josef Meier was born in Hirschau[2].

Where did Josef Meier die?

Josef Meier died in Allentown[4].

What did Josef Meier do for work?

Josef Meier worked as a linguist[5], translator[6], Catholic priest[7], ethnologist[8], and missionary[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 2
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en']
    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. 20d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview → Catholic Church, Catholicism
    Occupation → linguist, translator, Catholic priest +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Religion or worldview: Catholicism"
  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007291268505171
    Place of death → Allentown
    Nukat id → n2020160996
    Gnd id → 136333362
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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