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Alfred Forke

German sinologist (1867-1944)
Person Human Q91400

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
January 12, 1867
Date of death
July 9, 1944
Place of birth
Schöningen
Place of death
Hamburg
Country of citizenship
German Reich[8]
Occupation
sinologist, university teacher, interpreter
Employer
University of Hamburg, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Seminar für Orientalische Sprachen[9][10][11]
Educated at
University of Geneva, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[18]
Affiliation
Seminar für Orientalische Sprachen[19]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[17]
Family name
Forke[15]
Given name
Alfred[16]
Name in native language
Alfred Forke[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alfred Forke cs Anton Forke cs Ernst Conrad Alfred Forke ja アルフレッド・フォルケ ko 알프레트 포르케 ru Альфред Форке ru Форке, Альфред zh 伏尔克 zh 佛尔克 zh-hant 佛爾克
🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000080765767
VIAF cluster ID
22184364
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84093326
GND ID
118862715
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Alfred Forke.jpg ↗
Angelicum ID
92092
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12179636w
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
forke-alfred
CiNii Research ID
1140000791689767040
DDB person (GND) ID
118862715
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118862715
FAST ID
135735
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FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118862715
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Freebase ID
/m/0bhmphs
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5103125
Hamburger Professorinnen- und Professorenkatalog ID
00000216
IdRef ID
067033938
IxTheo authority ID
133398455
J9U entity ID
987007278415705171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118862715
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02609207
NDL Authority ID
00439848
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2014828975
NLA Trove people ID
824802
NLP ID
a0000001140321
NUKAT ID
n2015049589
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000461686
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201402543
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810698313505606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067503764
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1786670720
Online Books Page author ID
Forke, Alfred, 1867-1944
Open Library ID
OL1268674A
PM20 folder ID
pe/005389
Parsifal cluster ID
6373
Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
134730
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
28527
SBN author ID
SBLV125009
SHARE Catalogue author ID
646859
Treccani ID
alfred-forke
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/131275
Wellcome Collection concept ID
uzn2ymg2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpdRQqXp76GGHrbmVRh73
Yale LUX ID
person/11c530e1-aea2-4877-8d19-2698bad7ebbc

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 2
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Geneva
Employer 2
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Hamburg
Occupation 2
university teacher, sinologist
Country of citizenship 1
German Reich
Given name 1
Alfred
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Schöningen
Place of death 1
Hamburg
Sex or gender 1
male
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Schmalstede
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Vow of Allegiance of the Professors of German Universities and Institutions of Higher Learning to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist State
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Summary

Alfred Forke was born on January 12, 1867[1], in Schöningen[2]. He died on July 9, 1944[3], in Hamburg[4]. He worked as a sinologist[5], university teacher[6], and interpreter[7].

FAQs

Where was Alfred Forke born?

Alfred Forke's place of birth was Schöningen[2].

Where did Alfred Forke die?

Alfred Forke died in Hamburg[4].

What did Alfred Forke do for work?

Alfred Forke worked as a sinologist[5], university teacher[6], and interpreter[7].

Where did Alfred Forke go to school?

Alfred Forke was educated at University of Geneva[12] and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . digi-hub.de. digi-hub.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  2. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → sinologist, university teacher, interpreter
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #61951: Import professions from Lower Saxony Biography"
  3. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pontifical Urbaniana University ID → 134730
    "Created claim: Pontifical Urbaniana University ID: 134730, batch #260429"
  4. 27w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Alfred
    Country of citizenship → German Reich
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → sinologist, university teacher, interpreter
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30469: add P1810 to P5739 3/3"
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