August Neander

German theologian and church historian (1789-1850)
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August Neander
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August Neander

Summary

August Neander is a human[1]. His place of birth was Göttingen[2]. He was born on January 17, 1789[3]. He died in Berlin[4]. He died on July 14, 1850[5]. He worked as a historian[6], university teacher[7], biographer[8], writer[9], and church historian[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Göttingen[2], August Neander…
  • August Neander passed away in Berlin[4].
  • August Neander was born on January 17, 1789[3].
  • August Neander died on July 14, 1850[5].
  • August Neander held citizenship in Kingdom of Prussia[12].
  • August Neander worked as a historian[6].
  • August Neander's professions included university teacher[7].
  • August Neander's professions included biographer[8].
  • August Neander's professions included writer[9].
  • August Neander's professions included church historian[10].
  • August Neander's professions included Protestant theologian[13].
  • August Neander was employed by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[14].
  • August Neander was employed by Heidelberg University[15].
  • August Neander was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[16].
  • A notable student of August Neander was Friedrich Busch[17].
  • A notable student of August Neander was Franz Ludwig Steinmeyer[18].
  • August Neander was a member of Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[19].
  • August Neander's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[20].
  • August Neander is recorded as male[21].
  • August Neander's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • August Neander's Commons category is recorded as August Neander[23].
  • August Neander earned the academic degree of doctorate[24].
  • August Neander's family name is recorded as Neander[25].
  • August Neander's given name is recorded as August[26].
  • August Neander's described by source is recorded as Hamburg Biographies[27].

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Origins and Family

August Neander's place of birth was Göttingen[2]. He was born on January 17, 1789[3].

Education

August Neander's education included a stint at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[16]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6], university teacher[7], biographer[8], writer[9], church historian[10], and Protestant theologian[13]. Employers include Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[14], a comprehensive university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1809[30], headquartered in Berlin[31] and Heidelberg University[15], a public research university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1386[34], headquartered in Heidelberg[35]. Notable students include Friedrich Busch[17], a church historian[36], 1798–1877[37], of Russian Empire[38], awarded the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class[39] and Franz Ludwig Steinmeyer[18], a Protestant theologian[40], 1811–1900[41], of Kingdom of Prussia[42], awarded the Licentiate of Theology[43].

Personal Life

August Neander's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[20].

Death and Burial

August Neander died on July 14, 1850[5]. He died in Berlin[4].

Why It Matters

August Neander ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was August Neander born?

August Neander's place of birth was Göttingen[2].

Where did August Neander die?

August Neander died in Berlin[4].

What did August Neander do for work?

August Neander worked as historian[6], university teacher[7], biographer[8], writer[9], and church historian[10].

Where did August Neander go to school?

August Neander was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  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

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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Edit History

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. 4w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Friedrich Busch, Franz Ludwig Steinmeyer
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P802]]: [[Q1448104]], Adding statement(s) using [[:toollabs:wikidata-todo/relator2|Relator2]]"
  2. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → august-neander
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: august-neander, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289914433|august neander (#289914433)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 118738240
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14608]]: 118738240, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  4. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 365091
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 365091, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  5. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → historian, university teacher, biographer +3
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q1234713]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258355|batch #258355]]"
  6. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01261291, cnp01312244
    Occupation → historian, university teacher, biographer +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  7. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → August
    Employer → Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Heidelberg University
    Family name → Neander
    Occupation → historian, university teacher, biographer +3
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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