Albrecht von Haller

Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet (1708-1777)
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Albrecht von Haller
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38 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[49]
Date of birth
October 16, 1708, 1708[10]
Date of death
December 12, 1777, 1777[11]
Place of birth
Bern
Place of death
Bern
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[18]
Position held
Member of the Grand Council of Bern[30]
Religion or worldview
Christianity, reformed[46][47]
Doctoral advisor
Herman Boerhaave[34]
Work location
Bern, Göttingen
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Latin
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
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Family name
von Haller[54]
Given name
Albrecht[55]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Bern
Name in native language
Albrecht von Haller
Partner in business or sport
Jakob Risler
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
en Albert de Haller en Albrecht von Haller en Albrecht Haller en Albert von Haller en Albertus von Haller ar ألبرشت فون هالر cs Albert de Haller de Viktor Albrecht Haller de Albrecht Viktor Haller de Albertus von Haller el Άλμπρεχτ φον Χάλερ es Victor Albrecht von Haller fa آلبرشت فون هالر fr Albert de Haller he אלברכט פון האלר it Alberto von Haller ja アルブレヒト・フォン・ハラー ko 할러 ko 알브레히트 폰 할러 ru Альбрехт Галлер
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Albrecht von Haller was born on October 16, 1708, in Bern [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] and died there on December 12, 1777 [1][13][2][3][4][14][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. He worked as an anatomist, librarian, poet, politician, physician, and biologist [15][1]. His son, Gottlieb Emanuel Haller, was his only noted child [1].

Haller’s primary field of study was anatomy and physiology . His work was significantly influenced by Herman Boerhaave .

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Albrecht von Haller include 1308 Halleria[56], an asteroid[57] and Haller Rocks[58], an island[59].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Albrecht von Haller include 1308 Halleria[56], an asteroid[57] and Haller Rocks[58], an island[59].

His notable doctoral advisees include Johann Gottfried Zinn[60], a botanist[61], 1727–1759[62], of Germany[63], specialised in medicine[64].

FAQs

Where was Albrecht von Haller born?

Albrecht von Haller's place of birth was Bern[2].

Where did Albrecht von Haller die?

Albrecht von Haller passed away in Bern[4].

Who were Albrecht von Haller's parents?

Albrecht von Haller's father was Niklaus Emanuel Haller[12].

Who was Albrecht von Haller married to?

Albrecht von Haller's spouses include Mariane Haller[13] and Q139126226[14].

What did Albrecht von Haller do for work?

Albrecht von Haller worked as an anatomist[5], librarian[6], poet[7], politician[8], and physician[9].

Where did Albrecht von Haller go to school?

Albrecht von Haller was educated at University of Tübingen[32] and Leiden University[33].

What awards did Albrecht von Haller receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[36].

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  32. [47] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  36. [51] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  45. [45] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [52] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  48. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  49. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
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  51. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Gottlieb Emanuel Haller, Rudolf Emanuel von Haller, Wikidata item
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64331: import child (P40) from GND"
  2. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Mariane Haller, Wikidata item
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64328: import spouse (P26) from GND"
  3. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64217: add GND as source to unsourced or imported statements"
  4. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  5. 6d ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID → RETE040442
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63609: RETEtoWD QS 03-11-2026 10:20"
  6. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +7
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  7. 9d ago · Marc-AntoineV · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Gottlieb Emanuel Haller, Rudolf Emanuel von Haller, Wikidata item
    "Created claim: Child: Rudolf Emanuel von Haller"
  8. 16d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death from the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bo"
  9. 24d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot 2|OKA bot t"
  10. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → albrecht-von-haller
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: albrecht-von-haller, Matched to albrecht von haller (#289912403) in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915"
  11. 16w ago · Olaf Simons · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FactGrid item ID → coat of arms of Quebec City, Timaeus of Locri
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #41575"
  12. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118545140
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118545140, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  13. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    KSW person ID → 37806
    "Created claim: KSW person ID: 37806, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  14. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 348618
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 348618, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  15. 21w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Darwin Correspondence ID → 2069
    "Created claim: Darwin Correspondence ID: 2069, Matched to Victor Albrecht (Albrecht) von Haller (#290069846) in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7"
  16. 22w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 280466, 873819
    "Created claim: Parsifal cluster ID: 873819, batch #259387"
  17. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → anatomist, librarian, poet +11
    "Removed claim: Occupation: biologist, batch #258356"
  18. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → anatomist, librarian, poet +11
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31703: import P21 and P106 from GND (4)"
  19. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30842: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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