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August Baggesen

Danish author, officer, and Chief of the General Staff
Person Human Q12302449

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
August 14, 1795
Date of death
April 18, 1865
Place of birth
Augustenborg
Place of death
Copenhagen
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[15]
Occupation
biographer, editor, military officer, soldier, journalist
Field of work
military affairs, journalism, biography, publishing house[16][17][18][19]
Father
Jens Baggesen[10]
Mother
Sophie von Haller[11]
Spouse
Charlotte Ditlefine Henriette Baggesen[12]
Child
Wikidata item, Harald Albrecht Immanuel Baggesen[13][14]
Sibling
Carl Albrecht Reinhold Baggesen[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Danish, undetermined language[24][25]
Family name
Baggesen[22]
Given name
August[23]
Military, police or special rank
general[21]
Name in native language
Frederik Ludvig Haller August Baggesen[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en August Baggesen en August Ernst Baggesen en Frederik Ludvig Haller August Baggesen da Frederik Ludvig August Haller Baggesen
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
000000010982483X
VIAF cluster ID
67206843
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85182457
GND ID
116039213
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
August Baggesen.jpg ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00956650
DDB person (GND) ID
116039213
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
August_Baggesen
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
BAugustBaggesen
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116039213
J9U entity ID
987007274638405171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116039213
Show all 22 identifiers +10
Kallías ID
PE00208591
NL CR AUT ID
xx0350946
NLP ID
a0000001716853
NUKAT ID
n2010101662
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000471682
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810549710505606
Open Library ID
OL2503467A
SBN author ID
IEIV127302
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfMgg7ByVf897dcW8KGHC
Yale LUX ID
person/ca75e6d2-ede2-4eaa-9a5f-f2aa951cdff5

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Summary

August Baggesen was born on August 14, 1795[1], in Augustenborg[2]. He died on April 18, 1865[3], in Copenhagen[4]. He worked as a biographer[5], editor[6], military officer[7], soldier[8], and journalist[9].

FAQs

Where was August Baggesen born?

August Baggesen was born in Augustenborg[2].

Where did August Baggesen die?

August Baggesen died in Copenhagen[4].

Who were August Baggesen's parents?

August Baggesen's father was Jens Baggesen[10]. August Baggesen's mother was Sophie von Haller[11].

Who was August Baggesen married to?

August Baggesen's spouses include Charlotte Ditlefine Henriette Baggesen[12].

What did August Baggesen do for work?

August Baggesen worked as a biographer[5], editor[6], military officer[7], soldier[8], and journalist[9].

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. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Wikidata item, Harald Albrecht Immanuel Baggesen
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64331: import child (P40) from GND"
  2. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Charlotte Ditlefine Henriette Baggesen
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64328: import spouse (P26) from GND"
  3. 4d 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"
  4. 16d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Sophie von Haller
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Danish, undetermined language
    NL CR AUT ID → xx0350946
    Occupation → biographer, editor, military officer +1
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Update NK ČR – P1412, P106, P691, P101"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → April 18, 1865
    Sibling → Carl Albrecht Reinhold Baggesen
    SBN author ID → IEIV127302
    Name in native language → Frederik Ludvig Haller August Baggesen
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31703: import P21 and P106 from GND (4)"
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