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Wilhelm Wattenbach

German paleographer (1819–1897)
Person human Q72864

Facts

35 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
September 22, 1819
Date of death
September 20, 1897
Place of birth
Rantzau
Place of death
Frankfurt
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia[12]
Occupation
historian, archivist, university teacher, writer, palaeographer
Employer
Heidelberg University, Frederick William University Berlin, Joachimsthalsches Gymnasium, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[18][19][20][21]
Field of work
medieval history, palaeography[13][14]
Position held
Privatdozent, archivist, professor, professor[15][16][17]
Educated at
University of Bonn, University of Göttingen, Frederick William University Berlin[22][23][24]
Award received
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, Commander's Cross of the Order of the Crown of Prussia[25][26]
Spouse
Marie Wattenbach[11]
Sibling
Sophie Wattenbach, Cäcilie Wattenbach
Work location
Heidelberg[42]
Student of
Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker, Christian Lassen, Karl Otfried Müller, Leopold von Ranke[44][45][46][47]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Latin
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[33]
Academic major
classical studies, comparative linguistics, archaeology, philology[38][39][40][41]
Archives at
Secret State Archives Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation[32]
Assessment
doctoral thesis, Staatsexamen, habilitation
Birth name
Ernst Christian Wilhelm Wattenbach
Contributed to creative work
Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Codex diplomaticus Silesiae
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Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Heidelberger Gelehrtenlexikon 1803–1932, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Library of the World's Best Literature, Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Neue Deutsche Biographie[48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55]
Family name
Wattenbach[34]
Given name
Wilhelm, Ernst, Christian[35][36][37]
Member of
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Turin[27][28][29][30]
Name in native language
Wilhelm Wattenbach
P14536
417657
P14611
186381
P14927
117151386
Place of burial
Heidelberg[10]
Relative
August Adolph von Hennings[43]
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
en Wilhelm Wattenbach de Ernst Christian Wilhelm Wattenbach el Βίλχελμ Βάττενμπαχ ko 에른스트 크리스티안 빌헬름 바텐바흐 ko 빌헬름 바텐바흐 pl Ernst Christian Wilhelm Wattenbach ru Ваттенбах, Вильгельм ru Вильгельм Ваттенбах uk Вільгельм Ваттенбах zh 威尔海姆·瓦腾巴赫 zh-hant 威爾海姆·瓦騰巴赫
🔖 Identifiers · 77
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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)
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Academy of Athens authority ID
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Accademia delle Scienze di Torino ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Angelicum ID
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
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Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CTHS person ID
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Central Library of Volos authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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FAST ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Le Lettere di Theodor Mommsen agli Italiani ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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NACSIS-CAT author 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
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NSK ID
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NUKAT 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)
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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
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Persée author ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
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Propylaeum-VITAE ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SBN author ID
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SEARCH on line catalogue ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Teuchos ID
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Treccani ID
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Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
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Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Unz Review author ID
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, historian, archivist, university teacher, palaeographer
Employer 4
Heidelberg University, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Joachimsthalsches Gymnasium, Frederick William University Berlin
Position held 4
professor, professor, archivist, Privatdozent
Student of 4
Leopold von Ranke, Karl Otfried Müller, Christian Lassen, Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker
Academic major 3
archaeology, philology, comparative linguistics
Assessment 3
doctoral thesis, habilitation, Staatsexamen
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Educated at 3
University of Göttingen, University of Bonn, Frederick William University Berlin
Given name 3
Ernst, Christian, Wilhelm
Member of 3
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Academy of Sciences of Turin
Contributed to creative work 2
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Monumenta Germaniae Historica
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Latin
Archives at 1
Secret State Archives Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
Award received 1
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Prussia
FactGrid item ID 1
Chris Van Den Wyngaert
Field of work 1
palaeography
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Rantzau
Place of burial 1
Heidelberg
Place of death 1
Frankfurt
Relative 1
August Adolph von Hennings
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Heidelberg
Writing language 1
German
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Summary

Wilhelm Wattenbach was born on September 22, 1819[1], in Rantzau[2]. He died on September 20, 1897[3], in Frankfurt[4]. He worked as a historian[5], archivist[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and palaeographer[9].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Wattenbach born?

Wilhelm Wattenbach was born in Rantzau[2].

Where did Wilhelm Wattenbach die?

Wilhelm Wattenbach passed away in Frankfurt[4].

Who was Wilhelm Wattenbach married to?

Wilhelm Wattenbach's spouses include Marie Wattenbach[11].

What did Wilhelm Wattenbach do for work?

Wilhelm Wattenbach worked as a historian[5], archivist[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and palaeographer[9].

Where did Wilhelm Wattenbach go to school?

Wilhelm Wattenbach was educated at University of Bonn[22], University of Göttingen[23], and Frederick William University Berlin[24].

What awards did Wilhelm Wattenbach receive?

Honors received include Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[25] and Commander's Cross of the Order of the Crown of Prussia[26].

Related Entities

archaeology comparative linguistics Frederick William University Berlin Kingdom of Prussia Leopold von Ranke palaeography philology

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  1. [2] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Wattenbach, Wilhelm (ADB). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [8] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Wattenbach, Wilhelm (ADB). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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