August Hirt

German anatomist and SS officer (1898-1945)
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August Hirt

Summary

August Hirt is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mannheim[2]. He was born on April 29, 1898[3]. He passed away in Schluchsee[4]. He died on June 2, 1945[5]. He worked as a physician[6], torturer[7], university teacher[8], concentration camp guard[9], and politician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,216 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • August Hirt's place of birth was Mannheim[2].
  • August Hirt passed away in Schluchsee[4].
  • August Hirt was born on April 29, 1898[3].
  • August Hirt died on June 2, 1945[5].
  • August Hirt held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • August Hirt held citizenship in Switzerland[13].
  • August Hirt held citizenship in German Empire[14].
  • August Hirt held citizenship in Weimar Republic[15].
  • August Hirt held citizenship in Nazi Germany[16].
  • August Hirt's professions included physician[6].
  • August Hirt worked as a torturer[7].
  • August Hirt worked as a university teacher[8].
  • August Hirt's professions included concentration camp guard[9].
  • August Hirt worked as a politician[10].
  • August Hirt's professions included anatomist[17].
  • August Hirt's field of work was medicine[18].
  • August Hirt's field of work was anthropology[19].
  • August Hirt's field of work was human subject research project[20].
  • Among August Hirt's employers was Goethe University Frankfurt[21].
  • Among August Hirt's employers was Heidelberg University[22].
  • Among August Hirt's employers was University of Greifswald[23].
  • August Hirt's education included a stint at Heidelberg University[24].
  • August Hirt was a member of Militant League for German Culture[25].
  • August Hirt was a member of Burschenschaft Normannia zu Heidelberg[26].
  • August Hirt is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Mannheim[2], August Hirt… he was born on April 29, 1898[3].

Education

August Hirt was educated at Heidelberg University[24]. Academic degrees include Doctor of Sciences in Medicine[28] and Doctor of Sciences[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician[6], torturer[7], university teacher[8], concentration camp guard[9], politician[10], and anatomist[17]. Fields of work include medicine[18], a field of study[30]; anthropology[19], an academic discipline[31]; and human subject research project[20]. Employers include Goethe University Frankfurt[21], a public university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1914[34], headquartered in Jügelhaus[35]; Heidelberg University[22], a public research university[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1386[38], headquartered in Heidelberg[39]; and University of Greifswald[23], a public university[40], in Germany[41], founded in 1456[42].

Personal Life

August Hirt was affiliated with the Nazi Party[43].

Death and Burial

August Hirt died on June 2, 1945[5]. He died in Schluchsee[4].

Why It Matters

August Hirt ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,216 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was August Hirt born?

August Hirt's place of birth was Mannheim[2].

Where did August Hirt die?

August Hirt passed away in Schluchsee[4].

What did August Hirt do for work?

August Hirt worked as physician[6], torturer[7], university teacher[8], concentration camp guard[9], and politician[10].

Where did August Hirt go to school?

August Hirt was educated at Heidelberg University[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [43] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Q107642470. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . Heidelberg Scholar Lexicon 1803–1932. Retrieved . leo-bw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . 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. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Schluchsee
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed German
    Given name August
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