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Otto Jaekel

German geologist and paleontologist (1863-1929)
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Otto Jaekel
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
February 21, 1863, February 22, 1863[8]
Date of death
March 6, 1929, 1929[9]
Place of birth
Nowa Sól
Place of death
Beijing
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
paleontologist, university teacher, geologist
Employer
University of Vienna, University of Greifswald, Frederick William University Berlin, Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Sun Yat-sen University[14][15][16][17][18]
Field of work
geology, paleontology, fossil vertebrate[11][12][13]
Educated at
LMU Munich, University of Wrocław[19][20]
Doctoral student
Edwin Hennig[27]
Work location
Beijing[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[39]
Academic degree
doctorate[29]
Archives at
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Archive[28]
Author citation (zoology)
Jaekel[35]
Collection items at
Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, University of Greifswald
Described by source
Otto Jaekel (21. Februar 1863–6. März 1929.), Neue Deutsche Biographie[37][38]
Family name
Jaekel[31]
Given name
Otto, Max, Johannes[32][33][34]
Member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Paläontologische Gesellschaft, Russian Academy of Sciences, Corps Guestfalia Greifswald, Corps Lusatia Breslau[21][22][23][24][25]
Name in native language
Otto Jaekel[40]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject MfN Berlin Names[41]
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Residence
Germany[30]
Writing language
German[42]
🏷️ Also known as
en Otto Max Johannes Jaekel en O. Jaekel en O. M. J. Jaekel en Otto Jaeckel en Otto Jaekel en Jaekel ar أوتو جيكل cs Otto Max Johannes Jaekel de Otto Jaeckel de Otto Max Johannes Jaekel fi Otto Max Johannes Jaekel fr O. Jaekel he אוטו יקל nl Otto Jaeckel pl Otto Max Johannes Jaekel ru Йекель, Отто Макс Йоганнес ru Отто Макс Йоганнес Йекель sv Jaekel sv Otto Max Johannes Jaekel zh 奧托·耶克爾
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000013492949
VIAF cluster ID
136144782956001656500
GND ID
11705898X
Alvin ID
alvin-person:13485
Artists of the World ID
42429729
BHCL UUID
faa008da-a3b4-476d-9c85-d8573ea6aac6
BHL creator ID
7352, 260669
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
154079310
Bionomia ID
Otto Jaekel
DDB person (GND) ID
11705898X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11705898X
FES digital collections entity ID
406999
Show all 34 identifiers +22
FactGrid item ID
Haftkel
Freebase ID
/m/02phm8x
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5105538, 5105529
IdRef ID
133504964
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11705898X
Leopoldina member ID (new)
otto-jaekel
Libris-URI
97mqxv8t003vmr9
NL CR AUT ID
mub2017942782
NLP ID
a0000002389118
NUKAT ID
n01093434
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810671199905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
112678726
Open Library ID
OL2389354A
OpenMLOL author ID
419593
Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
50553
SBN author ID
UFIV076428
SELIBR ID
352315
SHARE Catalogue author ID
88215
SNAC ARK ID
w6zf3n3b
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmDk4jQpBQm8CPY4DVwG3
ZOBODAT person ID
19k (19k–166k, n=3)
ZooBank author ID
E57713B9-29CC-4B60-9EC9-EBC1E017D012

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🔗 Connections
Employer 5
University of Vienna, University of Greifswald, Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Frederick William University Berlin
Given name 3
Johannes, Otto, Max
Occupation 3
geologist, paleontologist, university teacher
Collection items at 2
University of Greifswald, Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science
Educated at 2
LMU Munich, University of Wrocław
Field of work 2
geology, paleontology
Member of 2
Russian Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Bionomia ID 1
Otto Jaekel
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Doctoral student 1
Edwin Hennig
Doctoral students 1
Edwin Hennig
FactGrid item ID 1
Haftkel
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Named after 1
Otto Jaekel Medal
Place of birth 1
Nowa Sól
Place of death 1
Beijing
Residence 1
Germany
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Beijing
Writing language 1
German
← Bionomia ID 1
Otto Jaekel
← SNARC ID 1
Neville Chamberlain
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Summary

Otto Jaekel was born on February 21, 1863[1], in Nowa Sól[2]. He died on March 6, 1929[3], in Beijing[4]. He worked as a paleontologist[5], university teacher[6], and geologist[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Otto Jaekel include Otto Jaekel Medal[43], an award[44].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Otto Jaekel include Otto Jaekel Medal[43], an award[44].

His notable doctoral advisees include Edwin Hennig[45], a paleontologist[46], 1882–1977[47], of Germany[48], awarded the Silver Leibniz medal[49].

FAQs

Where was Otto Jaekel born?

Otto Jaekel was born in Nowa Sól[2].

Where did Otto Jaekel die?

Otto Jaekel passed away in Beijing[4].

What did Otto Jaekel do for work?

Otto Jaekel worked as a paleontologist[5], university teacher[6], and geologist[7].

Where did Otto Jaekel go to school?

Otto Jaekel was educated at LMU Munich[19] and University of Wrocław[20].

Related Entities

Beijing Frederick William University Berlin geology Germany Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science Neville Chamberlain paleontology University of Vienna University of Wrocław

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. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . gepris-historisch.dfg.de. gepris-historisch.dfg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . lautarchiv.hu-berlin.de. Retrieved . lautarchiv.hu-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . lautarchiv.hu-berlin.de. Retrieved . lautarchiv.hu-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Otto Jaekel (21. Februar 1863–6. März 1929.). Retrieved . lautarchiv.hu-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . leopoldina.org. Retrieved . leopoldina.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Q22341385. runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [9] ↑ . zobodat.at. zobodat.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . jstor.org. jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . 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
  4. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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