Karl Hoffmann

German Indologist (1915–1996)
Person human Q121377
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Karl Hoffmann

Summary

Karl Hoffmann is a human[1]. He was born in Hof[2]. He was born on +1915-02-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Erlangen[4]. He died on +1996-05-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a philologist[6], university teacher[7], and Indo-Europeanist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Karl Hoffmann was born in Hof[2].
  • Karl Hoffmann died in Erlangen[4].
  • Karl Hoffmann was born on +1915-02-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Karl Hoffmann died on +1996-05-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Karl Hoffmann held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • Karl Hoffmann worked as a philologist[6].
  • Karl Hoffmann's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Karl Hoffmann's professions included Indo-Europeanist[8].
  • Among Karl Hoffmann's employers was Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg[11].
  • Karl Hoffmann was employed by Saarland University[12].
  • Karl Hoffmann was a member of Schutzstaffel[13].
  • Karl Hoffmann was a member of Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[14].
  • Karl Hoffmann's image is recorded as Karlhoffmann.jpg[15].
  • Karl Hoffmann is recorded as male[16].
  • Karl Hoffmann's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Karl Hoffmann's ISNI is recorded as 0000000107822195[18].
  • Karl Hoffmann's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 15856761[19].
  • Karl Hoffmann's GND ID is recorded as 11949664X[20].
  • Karl Hoffmann's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85017362[21].
  • Karl Hoffmann's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12054945w[22].
  • Karl Hoffmann's IdRef ID is recorded as 028785517[23].
  • Karl Hoffmann's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02332409[24].
  • Karl Hoffmann's Commons category is recorded as Karl Hoffmann (linguist)[25].
  • Karl Hoffmann's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ftmz1[26].
  • Karl Hoffmann's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jn20000700728[27].

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Origins and Family

Karl Hoffmann's place of birth was Hof[2]. He was born on +1915-02-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philologist[6], university teacher[7], and Indo-Europeanist[8]. Employers include Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg[11], a public research university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1742[30], headquartered in Erlangen[31] and Saarland University[12], a public university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1948[34], headquartered in Saarbrücken[35].

Death and Burial

Karl Hoffmann died on +1996-05-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Erlangen[4].

Why It Matters

Karl Hoffmann ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Karl Hoffmann born?

Born in Hof[2], Karl Hoffmann…

Where did Karl Hoffmann die?

Karl Hoffmann died in Erlangen[4].

What did Karl Hoffmann do for work?

Karl Hoffmann worked as philologist[6], university teacher[7], and Indo-Europeanist[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] . wikidata.org.
  21. [14] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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