Otto Lenel

German Jewish jurist and legal historian (1849–1935)
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Otto Lenel
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Summary

Otto Lenel was born on December 13, 1849[1], in Mannheim[2]. He died on February 7, 1935[3], in Freiburg im Breisgau[4]. He worked as a legal historian[5], historian[6], university teacher[7], and jurist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Hauptfriedhof Freiburg[10]
  • Child: Bertha Lenel[11], Paul Lenel[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[13]
  • Employer: Kiel University[14], University of Freiburg[15], University of Marburg[16], Leipzig University[17]
  • Member of: Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities[18], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[19], Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities[20], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[21], Burschenschaft Allemannia zu Heidelberg[22], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Commons category: Otto Lenel[25]
  • Family name: Lenel[26]
  • Given name: Otto[27]
  • Work location: Freiburg im Breisgau[28], Marburg[29]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[31]
  • Name in native language: Otto Lenel[32]
  • Writing language: German[33]

Why It Matters

Otto Lenel has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Otto Lenel born?

Otto Lenel was born in Mannheim[2].

Where did Otto Lenel die?

Otto Lenel passed away in Freiburg im Breisgau[4].

What did Otto Lenel do for work?

Otto Lenel worked as a legal historian[5], historian[6], university teacher[7], and jurist[8].

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. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'he', 'no', 'pt', 'sv', 'uk']
    P14927 → 116899611
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  2. 25d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: Jewish historian"
  3. 27d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian biography person (gnd) id → 9467
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  4. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Accademia nazionale dei lincei id → 1309-lenel-otto
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  5. 12w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican library vcba id → 495/78915, 495/372325
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  6. 21w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Child → Bertha Lenel, Paul Lenel
    Given name → Otto
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: Jewish historian"
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