Ruth Weiss

Chinese-Austrian journalist
Person human Q86798
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Summary

Ruth Weiss was born on December 11, 1908[1], in Vienna[2]. She died on March 6, 2006[3], in Beijing[4]. She worked as a journalist[5], writer[6], literary scholar[7], and psychologist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1908[10]
  • Father: Q135487772[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Austria[12], People's Republic of China[13], Cisleithania[14]
  • Educated at: University of Vienna[15]
  • Religion or worldview: Judaism[16]
  • Sex or gender: female[17]
  • Family name: Weiss[18]
  • Given name: Ruth[19]
  • Academic major: psychology[20]
  • Described by source: biografiA: Lexikon österreichischer Frauen[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Chinese[22], German[23]
  • Writing language: German[24]

Why It Matters

Ruth Weiss has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Ruth Weiss born?

Ruth Weiss's place of birth was Vienna[2].

Where did Ruth Weiss die?

Ruth Weiss died in Beijing[4].

Who were Ruth Weiss's parents?

Ruth Weiss's father was Q135487772[11].

What did Ruth Weiss do for work?

Ruth Weiss worked as a journalist[5], writer[6], literary scholar[7], and psychologist[8].

Where did Ruth Weiss go to school?

Ruth Weiss was educated at University of Vienna[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . birth registry of the Jewish Community of Vienna. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . birth registry of the Jewish Community of Vienna. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . birth registry of the Jewish Community of Vienna. wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . birth registry of the Jewish Community of Vienna. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . welt.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  2. 4d ago · TSventon · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview → Judaism
    Occupation → journalist, writer, literary scholar +1
    Country of citizenship → Austria, People's Republic of China, Cisleithania
    Father → Q135487772
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q135487747 */"
  3. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'id', 'pl', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Beijing
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Chinese, German
    Given name → Ruth
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32153|batch #32153]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (35)"
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