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Adam Falkenstein

German assyriologist (1906–1966)
Person human Q95566

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
September 17, 1906
Date of death
October 15, 1966
Place of birth
Planegg
Place of death
Heidelberg
Country of citizenship
Germany[9]
Occupation
linguist, university teacher, assyriologist, orientalist
Employer
University of Göttingen, Heidelberg University[10][11]
Member of political party
Nazi Party[20]
Doctoral student
Dietz Otto Edzard[21]
Work location
Munich, Berlin, Göttingen, Heidelberg[25][26][27][28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[30]
Archives at
Tübingen University Archives[22]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[29]
Family name
Falkenstein[23]
Given name
Adam[24]
Member of
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities[16][17][18]
Name in native language
Adam Falkenstein[31]
P14927
118685945
Student
Hartmut Waetzoldt, Dietz Otto Edzard, Harald Hauptmann, Armas Salonen[12][13][14][15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Adam Falkenstein ar آدم فالكنشتاين hu Adam Falkenstein hu Falkenstein Adam ja アダム・ファルケンシュタイン zh 霍肯士坦
🔖 Identifiers · 50
ISNI
000000010877392X
VIAF cluster ID
20474631
Library of Congress authority ID
n83199597
GND ID
118685945
Academy of Athens authority ID
133346
American Academy in Rome ID
12424234
Angelicum ID
56440
BIBSYS ID
90222689
Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
21657
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
129008544
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
falkenstein-adam
CANTIC ID
981058524549106706
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CiNii Research ID
1140000791579220736
Classical Archives composer ID
70954
DDB person (GND) ID
118685945
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118685945
FactGrid item ID
Per Georg Scheutz
Freebase ID
/m/0dzx8b
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5102839
HAdW member ID
342
IdRef ID
104442794
IxTheo authority ID
079468519
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118685945
Kallías ID
PE00322197
Libraries Australia ID
35074751
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000272480
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07393320
NL CR AUT ID
xx0011936
NLA Trove people ID
819007
NSDAP membership number (1925–1945)
7615820
NUKAT ID
n98002408
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000456666
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007276098505171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:B1Ts;=Bg
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068539363
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043063676
Open Library ID
OL129234A
Parsifal cluster ID
121419
Prabook ID
2545590
RERO ID (legacy)
A003230166
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
60622
Treccani ID
adam-falkenstein
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
15128
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058524549106706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1317251
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10209968
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/77530
WBIS ID
D770-754-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdgX9CHRTbXxP8kh3vGpP
Yale LUX ID
person/5cf79a4c-2c78-4fb7-a17a-d5a8db5f47f2

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🔗 Connections
Work location 4
Berlin, Munich, Heidelberg, Göttingen
Member of 3
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Occupation 3
linguist, university teacher, assyriologist
Employer 2
Heidelberg University, University of Göttingen
Student 2
Dietz Otto Edzard, Harald Hauptmann
Students 2
Dietz Otto Edzard, Harald Hauptmann
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Doctoral student 1
Dietz Otto Edzard
Doctoral students 1
Dietz Otto Edzard
FactGrid item ID 1
Per Georg Scheutz
Given name 1
Adam
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of political party 1
Nazi Party
Place of birth 1
Planegg
Place of death 1
Heidelberg
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Adam Falkenstein was born on September 17, 1906[1], in Planegg[2]. He died on October 15, 1966[3], in Heidelberg[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], university teacher[6], assyriologist[7], and orientalist[8].

Why It Matters

Adam Falkenstein's notable doctoral advisees include Dietz Otto Edzard[32], a university teacher[33], 1930–2004[34], of Germany[35].

FAQs

Where was Adam Falkenstein born?

Adam Falkenstein was born in Planegg[2].

Where did Adam Falkenstein die?

Adam Falkenstein passed away in Heidelberg[4].

What did Adam Falkenstein do for work?

Adam Falkenstein worked as a linguist[5], university teacher[6], assyriologist[7], and orientalist[8].

Related Entities

Germany Per Georg Scheutz

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. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . Nazi Party Membership Database Lookup. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . 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. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Neue Deutsche Biographie
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  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14927 → 118685945
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ja']
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  3. 20w ago · Robertsilen · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Hartmut Waetzoldt, Dietz Otto Edzard, Harald Hauptmann +1
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  4. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → linguist, university teacher, assyriologist +1
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