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Max Kleiber

Swiss biologist (1893-1976)
Person human Q118687

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16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
January 4, 1893
Date of death
January 5, 1976
Place of birth
Zurich
Place of death
Davis
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[7]
Occupation
biologist, university teacher
Employer
University of California, Davis[8]
Educated at
ETH Zurich[9]
Religion or worldview
reformed[11]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Different from
Max Kleiber[16]
Family name
Kleiber[13]
Given name
Max[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Max Kleiber zh 马克斯·克莱伯 zh-hant 馬克斯·克萊伯
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000082942448
VIAF cluster ID
109230098
Library of Congress authority ID
no2009026411
GND ID
172188466
BIBSYS ID
90208053
CONOR.SI ID
183835747
CiNii Research ID
1140563741579554432
DDB person (GND) ID
172188466
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
172188466
FAST ID
1951401
Freebase ID
/m/0j66k7z
Guggenheim fellows ID
max-kleiber
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HDS ID
042116
IdRef ID
176718273
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0176302X
NDL Authority ID
00469629
NLP ID
a0000002017746
NUKAT ID
n2018088949
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007594402205171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810659015405606
National Virtual Library of India ID
489980
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
139279571
Prabook ID
2061194
RERO ID (legacy)
A003458108
SNAC ARK ID
w6pp3mrc
Yale LUX ID
person/e43c988f-acec-4b53-8527-46818a75af43

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Occupation 2
biologist, university teacher
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Educated at 1
ETH Zurich
Employer 1
University of California, Davis
Family name 1
Kleiber
Given name 1
Max
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
Kleiber's law
Place of birth 1
Zurich
Place of death 1
Davis
Sex or gender 1
male
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Kleiber's law
← FactGrid item ID 1
La Garde-Freinet
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Summary

Max Kleiber was born on January 4, 1893[1], in Zurich[2]. He died on January 5, 1976[3], in Davis[4]. He worked as a biologist[5] and university teacher[6].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Max Kleiber include Kleiber's law[17], a scientific law[18].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of Kleiber's law[19], a scientific law[20]. Entities named for him include Kleiber's law[17], a scientific law[18].

FAQs

Where was Max Kleiber born?

Max Kleiber's place of birth was Zurich[2].

Where did Max Kleiber die?

Max Kleiber passed away in Davis[4].

What did Max Kleiber do for work?

Max Kleiber worked as a biologist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Max Kleiber go to school?

Max Kleiber was educated at ETH Zurich[9].

What awards did Max Kleiber receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10].

What did Max Kleiber discover?

Max Kleiber is credited as discoverer of Kleiber's law[19].

Related Entities

Switzerland University of California, Davis

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . animalscience.ucdavis.edu. animalscience.ucdavis.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . animalscience.ucdavis.edu. animalscience.ucdavis.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 14d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Place of birth → Zurich
    Educated at → ETH Zurich
    Country of citizenship → Switzerland
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