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Andreas Ryff

Swiss merchant (1550-1603)
Person Human Q370777

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
February 13, 1550
Date of death
August 18, 1603
Place of birth
Basel
Place of death
Basel
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[9]
Occupation
historian, writer, merchant, council member
Religion or worldview
reformed[10]
Work location
Basel[14]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Selbstzeugnisse im deutschsprachigen Raum[16][17]
Family name
Category:Ryff (surname)[12]
Given name
Andreas[13]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Basel[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Andreas Ryff
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000073004951
VIAF cluster ID
102524495
GND ID
139662804
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Andreas ryff.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16844119v
Biblissima authority ID
Three-two pull down
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02165938
DDB person (GND) ID
139662804
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
139662804
FES digital collections entity ID
411023
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121g6svy
HDS ID
018704
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IdRef ID
166971707
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
139662804
Kallías ID
PE00104744
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
313902429
WikiTree person ID
Ryff-31
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJr3xMmKtHHKjMDjrqcpT3

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Summary

Andreas Ryff was born on February 13, 1550[1], in Basel[2]. He died on August 18, 1603[3], in Basel[4]. He worked as a historian[5], writer[6], merchant[7], and council member[8].

FAQs

Where was Andreas Ryff born?

Andreas Ryff's place of birth was Basel[2].

Where did Andreas Ryff die?

Andreas Ryff died in Basel[4].

What did Andreas Ryff do for work?

Andreas Ryff worked as a historian[5], writer[6], merchant[7], and council member[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Basel
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Selbstzeugnisse im deutschsprachigen Raum
    "Changed claim references: Place of death: Basel, source for place of death from the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (OKA bot…"
  2. 7w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Swiss merchant (1550-1603)
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: Remove all redundant labels/aliases same as mul label/aliases via…"
  3. 16w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Three-two pull down
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q229294, Import ID Biblissima V2 (details)"
  4. 20w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 411023
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 411023, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → historian, writer, merchant +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32085: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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