Majer Samuel Bałaban

Polish historian (1877–1942)
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Majer Samuel Bałaban
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Summary

Majer Samuel Bałaban was born on February 20, 1877[1], in Lviv[2]. He died on December 26, 1942[3], in Warsaw Ghetto[4]. He worked as a historian[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1877[8]
  • Date of death: December 22, 1942[9]
  • Place of burial: Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Austria–Hungary[11], Second Polish Republic[12]
  • Employer: University of Warsaw[13]
  • Educated at: Law Faculty of Lviv University[14], Faculty of History, Lviv University[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Doctoral student: Arieh L. Bauminger[17]
  • Commons category: Meir Balaban[18]
  • Family name: Bałaban[19]
  • Given name: Meir[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Meir Balaban[21]
  • Work location: Warsaw[22]
  • Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Polish[24]
  • Commons Creator page: Meir Balaban[25]
  • Place of detention: Warsaw Ghetto[26]
  • P14974: 444[27]

Why It Matters

Majer Samuel Bałaban has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Majer Samuel Bałaban born?

Majer Samuel Bałaban's place of birth was Lviv[2].

Where did Majer Samuel Bałaban die?

Majer Samuel Bałaban died in Warsaw Ghetto[4].

What did Majer Samuel Bałaban do for work?

Majer Samuel Bałaban worked as a historian[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Majer Samuel Bałaban go to school?

Majer Samuel Bałaban was educated at Law Faculty of Lviv University[14] and Faculty of History, Lviv University[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Q24929184. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Q24929184. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Q24929184. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14974 → 444
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'he', 'pl', 'ru', 'uk']
    Nlb authority id (belarus) → SEK-148468
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14974: 444, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290941|batch #290941]]"
  2. 18w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Meir
    Place of birth → Lviv
    Employer → University of Warsaw
    Described by source → Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35551|batch #35551]]: add P1810 to P8034"
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