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Stefan George

German poet, editor, and translator (1868–1933)
Person human Q57187
Stefan George
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Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
July 12, 1868, 1868[10]
Date of death
December 4, 1933, 1933[11]
Place of birth
Büdesheim
Place of death
Minusio
Country of citizenship
Germany[14]
Occupation
poet, writer, linguist, translator, English–German translator, editor, publisher, book designer, librettist, Italian–German translator[15][16][17][18][19]
Educated at
Ludwig-Georgs-Gymnasium, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[20][21]
Award received
Goethe Prize, Goethe Medal for Art and Science[22][23]
Father
Stefan George[13]
Work location
Berlin, Munich, Heidelberg[31][32][33]
Nominated for
Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian, French, German
Archives at
Württembergische Landesbibliothek[27]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Library of the World's Best Literature, Wikidata item, Neue Deutsche Biographie[34][35][36][37][38]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
End of work period
1933
Family name
George[28]
Given name
Stefan, Anton[29][30]
Member of
George-Kreis[24]
Movement
Symbolism[26]
Name in native language
Stefan George
P14536
354008
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P14541
3HeyM4
P14966
9285592
P14974
5303
Place of burial
Minusio Cemetery[12]
Start of work period
1883
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
en Stefan Anton George en Stefan George ar شتفان جورجه cs Heinrich Abeles de Stefan Anton George el Στέφαν Γκεόργκε es Stefan Anton George fa اشتفان گئورگه fi Stefan Anton George fr Stefan Anton George he שטפן גאורגה hi स्तीफेन जार्ज id Stefan Anton George it Stefan Anton George ja シュテファン・ゲオルゲ ko 슈테판 게오르게 pl Stefan Anton George pt Stefan Anton George ro Stefan Anton George ru Абелес Генрих
🔖 Identifiers · 155
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
46761592
Library of Congress authority ID
n50016284
GND ID
11853856X, 1136095152, 1136095594, 113609542X
AbART person ID
86958
Academy of Athens authority ID
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Alexander Turnbull Library ID
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Amazon author ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Arab Encyclopedia concept ID
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Australian Music Centre artist ID
george-stefan
Awards & Winners artist ID
02p11c
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Az.lib.ru author ID
g/george_s
BAnQ authority ID
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
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BMLO ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Babelio author ID
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Ben Yehuda author ID
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BiblioNet author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CCAB ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
1022875
Chtyvo author ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DAHR artist ID
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DBC author ID
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DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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DFK Paris person ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dezède person ID
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Discogs artist ID
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ELNET ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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FranceArchives agent ID
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Frankfurter Personenlexikon ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
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Grove Music Online ID
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Hessian Biography person (GND) ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IMSLP ID
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ISFDB author ID
22258
IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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JRC Names ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
PE00002476
Krugosvet article (archived)
kultura_i_obrazovanie/literatura/GEORGE_STEFAN.html
LTit person ID
george-stefan__3542
Levadia Library ID
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibraryThing author ID
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LibriVox author ID
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Libris-URI
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LiederNet author ID
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LyricsTranslate ID
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MMB ID
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Museum-digital ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
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Münzkabinett ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000010201
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
000052206
National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810616625805606
National Library of Portugal ID
34646
National Library of Russia ID
773164, 773163
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1149196
National Library of Wales Authority ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
3388
Notable Names Database ID
301/000099004
Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3904986
Open Library ID
OL53589A
Open Library subject ID
person:stefan_anton_george_(1868-1933)
OpenMLOL author ID
400909, 400910
PM20 folder ID
pe/005990
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
2437
Perlentaucher ID
stefan-george
Polish Music Library PBM ID
george
Portrait Archive ID
87891
Prabook ID
3724281
Projekt Gutenberg-DE author ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RILM ID
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RISM ID
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RKDartists ID
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Rheinland-Pfälzische Personendatenbank (GND) ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
Morris Simmonds
SPAP ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Songkick artist ID
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Swedish Literature Bank Author ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
5446
Topic's main category
Category:Stefan George
Treccani ID
stefan-george
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
321376, 345981
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058604989606706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/202778
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
stefan-george
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, poet, translator, linguist
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
German, French, Italian
Work location 3
Berlin, Munich, Heidelberg
Award received 2
Goethe Prize, Goethe Medal for Art and Science
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok
Given name 2
Stefan, Anton
Influenced 2
Friedrich Nietzsche, Paul Goesch
Mb:lyricist 2
The Book of the Hanging Gardens, The Book of the Hanging Gardens
Mb:translator 2
Der Wein, Der Wein
Nominated for 2
Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature
Archives at 1
Württembergische Landesbibliothek
Belongs to 1
Munich Cosmic Circle
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Educated at 1
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
FactGrid item ID 1
M6A Seiran
Family name 1
George
Founded entities 1
Leaves for Art
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
George-Kreis
Movement 1
Symbolism
Place of death 1
Minusio
SNARC ID 1
Morris Simmonds
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic's main category 1
Category:Stefan George
Writing language 1
German
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Stefan George
← Significant person 1
Wilhelm Petersen
← Winner 1
Goethe Prize
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Summary

Stefan George was born on July 12, 1868[1], in Büdesheim[2]. He died on December 4, 1933[3], in Minusio[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], linguist[7], translator[8], and English–German translator[9].

Why It Matters

Stefan George has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche[39], a philosopher[40], 1844–1900[41], of Kingdom of Prussia[42], specialised in classical philology[43] and Paul Goesch[44], an architect[45], 1885–1940[46], of German Reich[47], specialised in painting[48].

FAQs

Where was Stefan George born?

Stefan George was born in Büdesheim[2].

Where did Stefan George die?

Stefan George died in Minusio[4].

Who were Stefan George's parents?

Stefan George's father was Stefan George[13].

What did Stefan George do for work?

Stefan George worked as a poet[5], writer[6], linguist[7], translator[8], and English–German translator[9].

Where did Stefan George go to school?

Stefan George was educated at Ludwig-Georgs-Gymnasium[20] and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[21].

What awards did Stefan George receive?

Honors received include Goethe Prize[22] and Goethe Medal for Art and Science[23].

Who did Stefan George influence?

Stefan George has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche[39] and Paul Goesch[44].

Related Entities

Friedrich Nietzsche Germany

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. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . dhm.de. Retrieved . dhm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . brockhaus.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . brockhaus.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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