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Karl August Devrient

German actor (1797-1872)
Person human Q175880

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
April 5, 1797
Date of death
August 3, 1872
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Bad Lauterberg im Harz
Country of citizenship
Germany[11]
Occupation
actor, stage actor
Father
Tobias Philipp Devrient[8]
Spouse
Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient[9]
Child
Max Devrient[10]
Sibling
Eduard Devrient, Emil Devrient
Work location
Hanover, Dresden, Brunswick[17][18][19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[23]
Archives at
Municipal Library Hanover[13]
Described by source
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[20][21][22]
Family name
Devrient[14]
Given name
Karl, August[15][16]
Name in native language
Karl August Devrient
P14585
49231
P14608
116088915
Place of burial
Engesohde city cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Karl August Devrient ar كارل أوقست ديفرينت de Carl August Devrient fi Carl Devrient ja カール・デヴリエント ru Девриент, Карл ru Карл Август Девриент ru Карл Девриент
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000010254160
VIAF cluster ID
54891111
GND ID
116088915
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Devrient Karl August.png ↗
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
devrient-karl-august
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01075683
Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
A000379
DDB person (GND) ID
116088915
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116088915
Dezède person ID
22716
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Karl-August-Devrient
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_116088915
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Find a Grave memorial ID
35070049
Freebase ID
/m/0bmhp_z
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116088915
Kallías ID
PE00648966
NLP ID
a0000003738459
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810633357705606
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1786662353
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
148973
Prabook ID
2122500
RISM ID
people/9006
Stadtwiki Dresden article
Karl_August_Devrient
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
10879
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
karl-august-devrient
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwdjGDbQRFtvgKfWWkdQq

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🔗 Connections
Work location 3
Dresden, Hanover, Brunswick
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Given name 2
Karl, August
Occupation 2
actor, stage actor
Sibling 2
Eduard Devrient, Emil Devrient
Siblings 2
Eduard Devrient, Emil Devrient
Child 1
Max Devrient
Children (paternal) 1
Max Devrient
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Berlin
Place of death 1
Bad Lauterberg im Harz
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient
Spouses 1
Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient
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Summary

Born in Berlin[1], he… he was born on April 5, 1797[2]. He died in Bad Lauterberg im Harz[3]. He died on August 3, 1872[4]. He worked as an actor[5] and stage actor[6].

FAQs

Where was Karl August Devrient born?

Karl August Devrient's place of birth was Berlin[1].

Where did Karl August Devrient die?

Karl August Devrient died in Bad Lauterberg im Harz[3].

Who were Karl August Devrient's parents?

Karl August Devrient's father was Tobias Philipp Devrient[8].

Who was Karl August Devrient married to?

Karl August Devrient's spouses include Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient[9].

What did Karl August Devrient do for work?

Karl August Devrient worked as actor[5] and stage actor[6].

Related Entities

Germany

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  1. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 10879
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55956|batch #55956]]: migrate GND to own IDs"
  2. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 10879
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID: 116088915, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789158480789"
  3. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 116088915
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14608: 116088915, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  4. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 → 49231
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14585: 49231, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  5. 21w ago · Naive rm · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Tobias Philipp Devrient
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Father: Tobias Philipp Devrient"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Spouse → Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient
    Occupation → actor, stage actor
    Child → Max Devrient
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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