Karl Sarasin

Swiss entrepreneur and politician (1815-1886)
Person human Q21118156
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Summary

Karl Sarasin was born on April 17, 1815[1], in Basel[2]. He died on January 21, 1886[3], in Basel[4]. He worked as an entrepreneur[5], politician[6], and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Wolfgottesacker[9]
  • Child: Paul Sarasin[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Switzerland[11]
  • Religion or worldview: reformed[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: Karl Sarasin[14]
  • Family name: Sarasin[15]
  • Given name: Wolfgang[16]
  • Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Basel[17]
  • Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[18]
  • P14536: 405980[19]

FAQs

Where was Karl Sarasin born?

Karl Sarasin's place of birth was Basel[2].

Where did Karl Sarasin die?

Karl Sarasin passed away in Basel[4].

What did Karl Sarasin do for work?

Karl Sarasin worked as an entrepreneur[5], politician[6], and writer[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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