Willy Hartner

German polymath (1905–1981)
Person human Q99857
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Summary

Willy Hartner was born on January 22, 1905[1], in Ennigerloh[2]. He died on May 16, 1981[3], in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe[4]. He worked as a historian[5], university teacher[6], historian of science[7], and naturalist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[10]
  • Employer: Goethe University Frankfurt[11]
  • Educated at: Goethe University Frankfurt[12]
  • Award received: George Sarton Medal[13]
  • Member of: International Academy of the History of Science[14], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Doctoral student: Walter Salvator Contro[17]
  • Commons category: Willy Hartner[18]
  • Archives at: Archive of the Deutsches Museum[19]
  • Family name: Hartner[20]
  • Given name: Willy[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[22]
  • Name in native language: Willy Hartner[23]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[24]
  • Writing language: German[25]

Why It Matters

Willy Hartner is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Willy Hartner born?

Willy Hartner's place of birth was Ennigerloh[2].

Where did Willy Hartner die?

Willy Hartner died in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe[4].

What did Willy Hartner do for work?

Willy Hartner worked as a historian[5], university teacher[6], historian of science[7], and naturalist[8].

Where did Willy Hartner go to school?

Willy Hartner was educated at Goethe University Frankfurt[12].

What awards did Willy Hartner receive?

Honors received include George Sarton Medal[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 2d ago · PhysVerein · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → Goethe University Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt
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  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian biography person (gnd) id → 26376
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → historian, university teacher, historian of science +1
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  6. 23w ago · PhysVerein · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Goethe University Frankfurt
    Writing language → German
    Sbn author id → SBLV110960
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