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Ludwig Büchner

German philosopher and scientist (1824-1899)
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Ludwig Büchner
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Facts

32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
March 29, 1824, 1824[10]
Date of death
May 1, 1899, 1899[11]
Place of birth
Darmstadt
Place of death
Darmstadt
Country of citizenship
Grand Duchy of Hesse[15]
Occupation
neuroscientist, philosopher, mathematician, physician, physiologist, writer, naturalist, university teacher[17][18][19]
Employer
University of Tübingen[21]
Field of work
philosophy[20]
Religion or worldview
atheism[22]
Member of political party
German Progress Party[24]
Father
Ernst Büchner[13]
Mother
Karoline Reuss[14]
Sibling
Georg Büchner, Wilhelm Büchner, Alexander Büchner, Luise Büchner
Languages spoken, written or signed
German
Academic degree
Doctor of Medicine[28]
Contributed to creative work
Popular Science
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Otto's encyclopedia, Neue Deutsche Biographie[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]
Family name
Büchner[29]
Given name
Ludwig[30]
Movement
atheism, freethought, scientific materialism[25][26][27]
Native language
German[16]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits
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P14397
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P14536
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P14611
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P14927
118667939
Place of burial
Alter Friedhof Darmstadt[12]
Relative
Georg Büchner, Wilhelm Büchner, Alexander Büchner, Georg Büchner[31][32][33]
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
en Friedrich Karl Christian Ludwig Büchner en Ludwig Buechner en Ludwig Büchner ar لودفيغ بوشنر cs Ludwig Buechner cs Louis Buechner cs Louis Büchner cs Friedrich Karl Christian Ludwig Büchner fa لودویگ بوشنر fi F. K. C. L. Büchner fi Friedrich Karl Christian Ludwig Büchner fr L. Büchner fr Ludwig Buchner it Friedrich Karl Christian Ludwig Büchner it Ludwig Buechner ja ルートヴィヒ・ビューヒナー ru Бюхнер Л. ru Бюхнер Людвиг ru Людвиг Бюхнер sv Bychner
🔖 Identifiers · 106
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Alexander Turnbull Library ID
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Alvin ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
10080940
Angelicum ID
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BHL creator ID
1622, 36335
BIBSYS ID
90161214
BIU Santé person ID
13729
Babelio author ID
365257
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12463139d
BookBrainz author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CCAB ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CoBiS author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
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ELNET ID
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Edition humboldt digital ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopedia of Marxism ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0012666
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ludwig_Büchner
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1893326
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Hessian Biography person (GND) ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IdRef ID
033811806
InPhO ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
PE00012275
Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Medvik ID
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Museum-digital ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06393143
NE.se ID
ludwig-buchner
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20000082561
NLA Trove people ID
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NLB authority ID (Belarus)
SEK-966696
NLP ID
a0000001264389
NSK (VIAF) ID
000788357
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
n02020347
National Library of Chile ID
000065530
National Library of Greece ID
156854
National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
000027242
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007259348305171
National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
000043743
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810580399005606
National Library of Portugal ID
172131
National Library of Russia ID
77101723, 77101720
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1213430
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070356734
Obálky knih ID
nlk20000082561
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3881523
Open Library ID
OL2387711A
OpenMLOL author ID
5193
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095533335
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
149960
Parsifal cluster ID
141461
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
1229422
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
12381
Project Gutenberg author ID
9507
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
11102
RERO ID (legacy)
A000024698
Regensburg Classification
CG 2060
Runeberg author ID
bchnelud
SBN author ID
UFIV070540
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
10058
SELIBR ID
238612
SHARE Catalogue author ID
70390
SNAC ARK ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Ludwig Büchner
Treccani ID
ludwig-buchner
Treccani's Dizionario di Filosofia ID
ludwig-buchner
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
ludwig-buchner
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1219220
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10080940, ADV11151873, ADV11151874
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/8178
Virtual Laboratory person ID
334
Wellcome Collection concept ID
vrc7ngkb
WikiTree person ID
Büchner-505
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/774d0c09-25ce-444c-bcfc-c72db75df68e

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
physician, writer, mathematician, philosopher, naturalist, neuroscientist, physiologist
Described by source 6
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia
Movement 2
atheism, freethought
Sibling 2
Luise Büchner, Alexander Büchner
Siblings 2
Luise Büchner, Alexander Büchner
← Relative 2
Thomas Browne, Alexander Büchner
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Medicine
Contributed to creative work 1
Popular Science
Country of citizenship 1
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Employer 1
University of Tübingen
FactGrid item ID 1
Jefferson Township
Family name 1
Büchner
Field of work 1
philosophy
Founded entities 1
German Freethinkers League
Given name 1
Ludwig
Influenced 1
Bonnot Gang
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of political party 1
German Progress Party
Native language 1
German
Place of birth 1
Darmstadt
Place of death 1
Darmstadt
Relative 1
Alexander Büchner
Religion or worldview 1
atheism
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
German
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Summary

Ludwig Büchner was born on March 29, 1824[1], in Darmstadt[2]. He died on May 1, 1899[3], in Darmstadt[4]. He worked as a neuroscientist[5], philosopher[6], mathematician[7], physician[8], and physiologist[9].

Why It Matters

Ludwig Büchner has been cited as an influence by Bonnot Gang[45], a gang[46], in France[47], founded in 1911[48].

FAQs

Where was Ludwig Büchner born?

Ludwig Büchner's place of birth was Darmstadt[2].

Where did Ludwig Büchner die?

Ludwig Büchner passed away in Darmstadt[4].

Who were Ludwig Büchner's parents?

Ludwig Büchner's father was Ernst Büchner[13]. Ludwig Büchner's mother was Karoline Reuss[14].

What did Ludwig Büchner do for work?

Ludwig Büchner worked as a neuroscientist[5], philosopher[6], mathematician[7], physician[8], and physiologist[9].

Who did Ludwig Büchner influence?

Ludwig Büchner has been cited as an influence by Bonnot Gang[45].

Related Entities

philosophy Thomas Browne

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. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Hessian Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Hessian Biography. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Hessian Biography. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Hessian Biography. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  7. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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