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August Scherl

German newspaper magnate (1849–1921)
Person Human Q91318

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
1849, July 24, 1849[7]
Date of death
1921, April 18, 1921[8]
Place of birth
Düsseldorf
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Germany[13]
Occupation
publisher, art dealer
Employer
Scherl Verlag[14]
Father
Q133089950[10]
Spouse
Flora Scherl, Therese Scherl[11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[20]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Neue Deutsche Biographie[18][19]
Family name
Scherl[16]
Given name
August[17]
Name in native language
August Scherl[21]
Place of burial
Luisenstadt Cemetery[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en August Scherl ar أوغست شيرل de August Hugo Friedrich Scherl nl August Hugo Friedrich Scherl nl August Scherl ru Август Шерль ru Шерль, Август
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000110518821
VIAF cluster ID
32792231
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2005001447
GND ID
11875470X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
August Scherl, founder and proprietor of the Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger.jpg ↗
DDB person (GND) ID
11875470X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11875470X
FAST ID
1602334
FES digital collections entity ID
363618
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_11875470X
Faulhaber edition person ID
31987
Find a Grave memorial ID
23393614
Show all 28 identifiers +16
Freebase ID
/m/0cmxxt
Geographicus cartographer ID
scherla
IdRef ID
074361147
J9U entity ID
987007267625605171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11875470X
Kallías ID
PE00063255
Museum-digital person/organization ID
208440
NUKAT ID
n01031284
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX6033627
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072242191
Open Library ID
OL5126936A
PM20 folder ID
pe/026158
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
3765
Prabook ID
2610472
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxMjRkRpV4mg6vWgJ3WjC
Yale LUX ID
person/b144b9d3-0ecd-4746-87ba-828e671dff65

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Edited works 1
Die Woche
Employer 1
Scherl Verlag
Founded entities 1
Scherl Verlag
Given name 1
August
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Occupation 1
publisher
Place of birth 1
Düsseldorf
Place of death 1
Berlin
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

August Scherl was born in 1849[1] in Düsseldorf[2]. He died in 1921[3] in Berlin[4]. He worked as a publisher[5] and art dealer[6].

FAQs

Where was August Scherl born?

August Scherl's place of birth was Düsseldorf[2].

Where did August Scherl die?

August Scherl died in Berlin[4].

Who were August Scherl's parents?

August Scherl's father was Friedrich Scherl[10].

Who was August Scherl married to?

August Scherl's spouses include Flora Scherl[11] and Therese Scherl[12].

What did August Scherl do for work?

August Scherl worked as a publisher[5] and art dealer[6].

Related Entities

Germany

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. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . 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. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Flora Scherl, Therese Scherl
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64328: import spouse (P26) from GND"
  3. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Q133089950
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64326: import father (P22) from GND"
  4. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  5. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 363618
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 363618, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  6. 21w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID → XX6033627
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #36246"
  7. 21w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID → XX6033627
    "Created claim: National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX6033627, batch #259615"
  8. 21w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID → XX6033627
    "Created claim: National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: 147772638, batch #259615"
  9. 24w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #33123: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P13576 is present."
  10. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Berlin
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Given name → August
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32154: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
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