Albert Ballin

German businessman (1857-1918)
Person human Q66133
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Albert Ballin

Summary

Albert Ballin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hamburg[2]. He was born on +1857-08-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Hamburg[4]. He died on +1918-11-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an entrepreneur[6] and Q125735447[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Albert Ballin's place of birth was Hamburg[2].
  • Albert Ballin passed away in Hamburg[4].
  • Albert Ballin was born on +1857-08-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Albert Ballin died on +1918-11-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Albert Ballin is buried at Ohlsdorf Cemetery[9].
  • Albert Ballin's father was Samuel Joel Ballin[10].
  • Albert Ballin held citizenship in Hamburg[11].
  • Albert Ballin's professions included entrepreneur[6].
  • Albert Ballin worked as a Q125735447[7].
  • Albert Ballin's field of work was international trade[12].
  • Albert Ballin's field of work was marine transportation[13].
  • Albert Ballin was employed by Hamburg-Amerikanische-Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft[14].
  • Albert Ballin received the Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class[15].
  • Albert Ballin received the 1st Class Order of the Crown[16].
  • Albert Ballin received the Red Cross Medal[17].
  • Albert Ballin's religion is recorded as Judaism[18].
  • Albert Ballin's image is recorded as Albert Ballin 2.jpg[19].
  • Albert Ballin is recorded as male[20].
  • Albert Ballin's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Albert Ballin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066782907[22].
  • Albert Ballin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 64800982[23].
  • Albert Ballin's GND ID is recorded as 118652133[24].
  • Albert Ballin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82242606[25].
  • Albert Ballin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15562764m[26].
  • Albert Ballin's IdRef ID is recorded as 059680881[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Hamburg[2], Albert Ballin… he was born on +1857-08-15T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Samuel Joel Ballin[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include entrepreneur[6] and Q125735447[7]. Fields of work include international trade[12] and marine transportation[13]. Among Albert Ballin's employers was Hamburg-Amerikanische-Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class[15], a grade of an order[28], in Prussia[29]; 1st Class Order of the Crown[16], a grade of an order[30], in Prussia[31]; and Red Cross Medal[17], a medal of an order[32], in Prussia[33], founded in 1898[34].

Personal Life

Albert Ballin's religion is recorded as Judaism[18].

Death and Burial

Albert Ballin died on +1918-11-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Hamburg[4]. The cause of death was drug overdose[35]. Burial took place at Ohlsdorf Cemetery[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Albert Ballin include SS Albert Ballin[36], a ship[37] and BallinStadt[38], a migration museum[39], in Germany[40], founded in 2007[41].

Why It Matters

Albert Ballin ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for him include SS Albert Ballin[36], a ship[37] and BallinStadt[38], a migration museum[39], in Germany[40], founded in 2007[41].

FAQs

Where was Albert Ballin born?

Born in Hamburg[2], Albert Ballin…

Where did Albert Ballin die?

Albert Ballin passed away in Hamburg[4].

Who were Albert Ballin's parents?

Albert Ballin's father was Samuel Joel Ballin[10].

What did Albert Ballin do for work?

Albert Ballin worked as entrepreneur[6] and Q125735447[7].

What awards did Albert Ballin receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class[15], 1st Class Order of the Crown[16], and Red Cross Medal[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . friedhof-hamburg.de. friedhof-hamburg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [35] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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