August Ritter

German civil engineer and astrophysicist (1826–1908)
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August Ritter
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August Ritter

Summary

August Ritter is a human[1]. His place of birth was Lüneburg[2]. He was born on +1826-12-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Lüneburg[4]. He died on +1908-02-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a civil engineer[6], astrophysicist[7], engineer[8], university teacher[9], and physicist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • August Ritter's place of birth was Lüneburg[2].
  • August Ritter passed away in Lüneburg[4].
  • August Ritter was born on +1826-12-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • August Ritter died on +1908-02-26T00:00:00Z[5].
  • August Ritter held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • August Ritter's professions included civil engineer[6].
  • August Ritter's professions included astrophysicist[7].
  • August Ritter worked as an engineer[8].
  • August Ritter worked as a university teacher[9].
  • August Ritter's professions included physicist[10].
  • August Ritter's field of work was physics[13].
  • August Ritter's field of work was astrophysics[14].
  • August Ritter's field of work was cosmology[15].
  • August Ritter's field of work was mechanics[16].
  • August Ritter's field of work was building structure[17].
  • August Ritter's field of work was bridge[18].
  • August Ritter was employed by RWTH Aachen University[19].
  • August Ritter was educated at University of Göttingen[20].
  • August Ritter was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[21].
  • August Ritter was a member of Corps Saxonia Göttingen[22].
  • August Ritter's image is recorded as Ritter-august-in-trommsdorff-paul-der-lehrkoerper-der-TH-hannover-1831-1931-hannover-1931-s013.jpg[23].
  • August Ritter is recorded as male[24].
  • August Ritter's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • August Ritter's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081374696[26].
  • August Ritter's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58649333[27].

Body

Origins and Family

August Ritter's place of birth was Lüneburg[2]. He was born on +1826-12-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

August Ritter was educated at University of Göttingen[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include civil engineer[6], astrophysicist[7], engineer[8], university teacher[9], and physicist[10]. Fields of work include physics[13], a branch of science[28]; astrophysics[14], a branch of astronomy[29]; cosmology[15], a branch of astronomy[30]; mechanics[16], a branch of physics[31]; building structure[17]; and bridge[18], a bridge by type[32]. Among August Ritter's employers was RWTH Aachen University[19].

Death and Burial

August Ritter died on +1908-02-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Lüneburg[4].

Why It Matters

August Ritter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was August Ritter born?

Born in Lüneburg[2], August Ritter…

Where did August Ritter die?

August Ritter died in Lüneburg[4].

What did August Ritter do for work?

August Ritter worked as civil engineer[6], astrophysicist[7], engineer[8], university teacher[9], and physicist[10].

Where did August Ritter go to school?

August Ritter was educated at University of Göttingen[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [23] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [25] . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . iam.rwth-aachen.de. iam.rwth-aachen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . 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. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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