Andreas Ascharin

Baltic German-Russian chess player (1843-1896)
Person human Q495847
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Andreas Ascharin

Summary

Andreas Ascharin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Pärnu[2]. He was born on June 24, 1843[3]. He passed away in Riga[4]. He died on December 24, 1896[5]. He worked as a chess player[6], author[7], translator[8], writer[9], and journalist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Andreas Ascharin's place of birth was Pärnu[2].
  • Andreas Ascharin passed away in Riga[4].
  • Andreas Ascharin was born on June 24, 1843[3].
  • Andreas Ascharin died on December 24, 1896[5].
  • Andreas Ascharin held citizenship in Russian Empire[12].
  • Andreas Ascharin worked as a chess player[6].
  • Andreas Ascharin's professions included author[7].
  • Andreas Ascharin's professions included translator[8].
  • Andreas Ascharin's professions included writer[9].
  • Andreas Ascharin worked as a journalist[10].
  • Andreas Ascharin's professions included teacher[13].
  • Andreas Ascharin was employed by St. Petersburgische Zeitung[14].
  • Among Andreas Ascharin's employers was Sankt Petersburger Herold[15].
  • Andreas Ascharin was employed by Riga Alexander Gymnasium[16].
  • Andreas Ascharin was employed by Q50807561[17].
  • Andreas Ascharin's education included a stint at Q117818995[18].
  • Andreas Ascharin was educated at Imperial University of Dorpat[19].
  • Andreas Ascharin's religion is recorded as Greek Orthodoxy[20].
  • Andreas Ascharin is recorded as male[21].
  • Andreas Ascharin's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Andreas Ascharin's Commons category is recorded as Andreas Ascharin[23].
  • Andreas Ascharin's residence is recorded as Saint Petersburg[24].
  • Andreas Ascharin's residence is recorded as Riga[25].
  • Andreas Ascharin's sport is recorded as chess[26].
  • Andreas Ascharin's family name is recorded as Ascharin[27].

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Origins and Family

Andreas Ascharin was born in Pärnu[2]. He was born on June 24, 1843[3].

Education

Educated at Q117818995[18], a faculty[28] and Imperial University of Dorpat[19], an imperial universities of the Russian Empire[29], in Russian Empire[30], founded in 1803[31], headquartered in Tartu[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chess player[6], author[7], translator[8], writer[9], journalist[10], and teacher[13]. Employers include St. Petersburgische Zeitung[14], a periodical[33], in Russian Empire[34], founded in 1727[35]; Sankt Petersburger Herold[15], a daily newspaper[36], in Russian Empire[37], founded in 1871[38], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[39]; Riga Alexander Gymnasium[16], a school[40], in Latvia[41], founded in 1868[42]; and Q50807561[17], a daily newspaper[43], in Russian Empire[44], founded in 1887[45], headquartered in Riga[46].

Personal Life

Andreas Ascharin's religion is recorded as Greek Orthodoxy[20].

Death and Burial

Andreas Ascharin died on December 24, 1896[5]. He died in Riga[4].

Why It Matters

Andreas Ascharin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Andreas Ascharin born?

Born in Pärnu[2], Andreas Ascharin…

Where did Andreas Ascharin die?

Andreas Ascharin died in Riga[4].

What did Andreas Ascharin do for work?

Andreas Ascharin worked as chess player[6], author[7], translator[8], writer[9], and journalist[10].

Where did Andreas Ascharin go to school?

Andreas Ascharin was educated at Q117818995[18] and Imperial University of Dorpat[19].

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. [21] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  5. [22] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  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. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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