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Wilhelm Pieck

German communist politician, president of GDR (1876-1960)
Person human Q65917

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
January 3, 1876
Date of death
September 7, 1960
Place of birth
Guben
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
East Germany[13]
Occupation
politician, resistance fighter, joiner
Position held
member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic, member of the Volkskammer, member of Landtag of Prussia, President of East Germany, member of the German people's council[14][15][16][17][18]
Member of political party
Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party of Germany, Communist Party of Germany, Spartacus League[26][27][28][29]
Award received
Order of Karl Marx, Hero of Labour, Banner of Labor, honorary citizen of Hoyerswerda[19][20][21][22]
Child
Eleonore Staimer, Elly Winter, Arthur Pieck[10][11][12]
Work location
Berlin[35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[43]
Archives at
German Federal Archives[30]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9, Faces of Moscow, Goldenes Buch zum 70. Geburtstag August Bebel 1910, Neue Deutsche Biographie[38][39][40][41][42]
Family name
Pieck[31]
Given name
Friedrich, Wilhelm, Reinhold[32][33][34]
Member of
National Committee for a Free Germany, Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany[23][24]
Name in native language
Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck[44]
P14375
PieckWilhelm
P14385
160320
P14396
register/person/arw-118594273
P14536
370525
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Place of burial
The Socialists' Memorial, Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde[8][9]
Relative
Hannelore Anke, Lutz Dombrowski[36][37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wilhelm Pieck en Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck ar ويلهلم بيك ar ويلهلم بييك ar فيلهلم بيك cs Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck cs V. Pik da Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck de Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck el Βίλχελμ Πικ es Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck es Pieck fa ویلهلم پیک fr Pieck Wilhelm he פיק, װ. he וילהלם פיק hi विल्हेल्म पीक ja ヴィルヘルム・ピーク ko 빌헬름 피크 pl Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck
🔖 Identifiers · 100
ISNI
0000000081534047
VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Fotothek df ps 0000064 Bildnisse - Porträts ^ Politiker.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
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BHCL UUID
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BIORAB–WEIMAR ID
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Biblioteca Franco Serantini ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
pieck-wilhelm
Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung person ID
wilhelm-friedrich-wilhelm-reinhold-pieck
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CONOR.BG ID
76912904
CONOR.SR ID
36745831
Cabinet minutes of the German Government ID
register/person/c5103443-8b70-48d1-a29e-17b4b2932de4
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118594273
Discogs artist ID
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Dodis ID
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ELNET ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopedia of Marxism ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online 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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Filmportal ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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FranceArchives agent 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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Goodreads character ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
wilhelm-pieck
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0050848
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Wilhelm_Pieck
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3138600
IMDb ID
nm1197421
IdRef ID
028388909
IxTheo authority ID
06026232X
JRC Names ID
463151
KANTO ID
000137764
KBR person ID
14753103
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118594273
Kallías ID
PE00060461
Kinopoisk person ID
861806
Kulturstiftung.org person ID
pieck-wilhelm
Lex ID
Wilhelm_Pieck
Libris-URI
6kz9753h4nc44bpd
Maitron ID
216513
MovieMeter person ID
1827655
Munzinger person ID
00000000013
Museum-digital ID
6588
Münzkabinett ID
person/2324
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02476205
NDL Authority ID
00452785
NE.se ID
wilhelm-pieck
NL CR AUT ID
jn20000701411
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
SEK-312093, SEK-1012078
NLP ID
a0000001220684
NSK (VIAF) ID
000057040
NUKAT ID
n96203125
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007447931105171
National Library of Latvia ID
000219838
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*337208;=BJ
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810533191805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071798315
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043183493
Notable Names Database ID
369/000095084
Obálky knih ID
jn20000701411
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3956730
Open Library ID
OL131939A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
46160
PM20 folder ID
pe/013612
PUG authority ID
102510
Parsifal cluster ID
865418
Prabook ID
2451857
RERO ID (legacy)
A003692945
Rodovid ID
808445
SBN author ID
IEIV010951
SNAC ARK ID
w6kt050f
SNARC ID
Summer Olympic Games
SNK ID
160444
SVKKL authority ID
p0051069-Pieck-Wilhelm-18761960
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls008183223
Spanish Cultural Heritage thesauri ID
contextosculturales/1216630
TMDB person ID
1827655
Topic's main category
Category:Wilhelm Pieck
Treccani ID
wilhelm-pieck
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
wilhelm-pieck
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
wilhelm-pieck
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
wilhelm-pieck
WikiTree person ID
Pieck-170
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtX6QPDfyw8dXXtMFy8G3
Yale LUX ID
person/e18d5b6d-8dc2-443c-a953-46f908c03dba

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Order of Karl Marx, Banner of Labor, Hero of Labour
Member of political party 3
Social Democratic Party of Germany, Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Communist Party of Germany
Chaired by 2
Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Rote Hilfe
Given name 2
Friedrich, Wilhelm
Named after 2
Greif, Pieck Range
Occupation 2
politician, resistance fighter
Place of burial 2
Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde, The Socialists' Memorial
Relative 2
Lutz Dombrowski, Hannelore Anke
← Relative 2
Lutz Dombrowski, Hannelore Anke
Archives at 1
German Federal Archives
Child 1
Arthur Pieck
Children (paternal) 1
Arthur Pieck
Country of citizenship 1
East Germany
FactGrid item ID 1
DeKalb County
Heads of state of 1
East Germany
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of 1
National Committee for a Free Germany
Place of birth 1
Guben
Place of death 1
Berlin
Position held 1
President of East Germany
SNARC ID 1
Summer Olympic Games
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Berlin
← Occupant 1
Hotel Lux
← Position holder 1
President of East Germany
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Summary

Wilhelm Pieck was born on January 3, 1876[1], in Guben[2]. He died on September 7, 1960[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as a politician[5], resistance fighter[6], and joiner[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Wilhelm Pieck include Greif[45], a brigantine[46] and Pieck Range[47], a mountain range[48].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Wilhelm Pieck include Greif[45], a brigantine[46] and Pieck Range[47], a mountain range[48].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Pieck born?

Wilhelm Pieck's place of birth was Guben[2].

Where did Wilhelm Pieck die?

Wilhelm Pieck died in Berlin[4].

What did Wilhelm Pieck do for work?

Wilhelm Pieck worked as a politician[5], resistance fighter[6], and joiner[7].

What awards did Wilhelm Pieck receive?

Honors received include Order of Karl Marx[19], Hero of Labour[20], Banner of Labor[21], and honorary citizen of Hoyerswerda[22].

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] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [29] ↑ . K10plus. Retrieved . opac.k10plus.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . de.wikisource.org. de.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 16w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Order of Karl Marx, Hero of Labour, Banner of Labor +1
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  10. 18w ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  12. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0051069-Pieck-Wilhelm-18761960
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  13. 23w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Gedenktafel Luisenstr 58 (Mitte) Wilhelm Pieck.jpg, Gedenktafel Torstr 1 (Mitte) Wilhelm Pieck.JPG, Gedenktafel Majakowskiring 29 (Niedschh) Wilhelm Pieck.jpg +6
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  14. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, resistance fighter, joiner
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  15. 26w ago · Printstream · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  16. 27w ago · Printstream · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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