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Augustus Meineke

German classical philologist (1790–1870)
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Augustus Meineke
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24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
December 8, 1790
Date of death
December 12, 1870
Place of birth
Soest
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia[11]
Occupation
classical philologist, translator, philologist, head teacher
Employer
Leipzig University[15]
Field of work
publishing house, classical philology[12][13]
Position held
rector[14]
Educated at
Leipzig University[16]
Award received
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[17]
Father
Albert Christian Meinecke[9]
Child
Johanna Meineke[10]
Student of
Johann Gottfried Jakob Hermann[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Latin[30][31]
Birth name
Johann Albrecht Friedrich August Meineke[32]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26][27][28][29]
Family name
Meineke[23]
Given name
August[24]
Member of
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Russian Academy of Sciences[18][19][20][21]
Name in native language
August Meineke[33]
Writing language
German[34]
🏷️ Also known as
en Johann Albrecht Friedrich August Meineke en Johann Albrecht Friedrich August Meinecke en Johann Albert Friedrich August Meineke en Augustus Meineke cs Augustus Meinecke cs Augustus Meineke cs Augustus Meinekius cs Johann Albert Friedrich August Meineke cs Johann August Meineke cs August Johann Albert Friedrich Meineke cs August Meinecke cs August Meineke cs August Meinekius da Johann Albert Friedrich August Meineke de Johann Albrecht Friedrich August Meinecke de Johann Albert Friedrich August Meineke de Augustus Meineke de Johann Albrecht Friedrich August Meineke el Αύγουστος Μάινεκε es Johann Albrecht Friedrich August Meineke
🔖 Identifiers · 67
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Academy of Athens authority ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Angelicum ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CANTIC ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Central Library of Volos authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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DLL Catalog author ID
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Darwin Correspondence ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Edition humboldt digital ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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KSW person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000134814
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
139640
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000091531
National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070218285
Open Library ID
OL2056615A
OpenMLOL author ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
150123, 581194
Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RSPA modern author ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
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Teuchos ID
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Treccani ID
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Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
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Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
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WBIS ID
K047-208-7
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Member of 4
Russian Academy of Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
Occupation 4
translator, head teacher, philologist, classical philologist
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Field of work 2
publishing house, classical philology
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Latin
Award received 1
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Prussia
Educated at 1
Leipzig University
Employer 1
Leipzig University
Given name 1
August
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Soest
Place of death 1
Berlin
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Johann Gottfried Jakob Hermann
Students 1
Heinrich Kiepert
Writing language 1
German
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Batavia
← SNARC ID 1
Ashwick
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Summary

Augustus Meineke was born on December 8, 1790[1], in Soest[2]. He died on December 12, 1870[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as a classical philologist[5], translator[6], philologist[7], and head teacher[8].

FAQs

Where was Augustus Meineke born?

Augustus Meineke was born in Soest[2].

Where did Augustus Meineke die?

Augustus Meineke passed away in Berlin[4].

Who were Augustus Meineke's parents?

Augustus Meineke's father was Albert Christian Meinecke[9].

What did Augustus Meineke do for work?

Augustus Meineke worked as a classical philologist[5], translator[6], philologist[7], and head teacher[8].

Where did Augustus Meineke go to school?

Augustus Meineke was educated at Leipzig University[16].

What awards did Augustus Meineke receive?

Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[17].

Related Entities

classical philology Kingdom of Prussia publishing house

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. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 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"
  2. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    RSPA modern author ID → 3e8912be9838ffc34120129ec39daab5813bf9be
    "Created claim: RSPA modern author ID: 3e8912be9838ffc34120129ec39daab5813bf9be, Matched to August Meineke (#133610420) in…"
  3. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pontifical Urbaniana University ID → 170805
    "Created claim: Pontifical Urbaniana University ID: 170805, batch #260429"
  4. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    KSW person ID → 98973
    "Created claim: KSW person ID: 98973, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  5. 21w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Darwin Correspondence ID → 8029
    "Created claim: Darwin Correspondence ID: 8029, Matched to Johann Albrecht Friedrich August (August) Meineke (#290075554) in…"
  6. 22w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → classical philologist, translator, philologist +1
    Position held → rector
    Parsifal cluster ID → 150123, 581194
    "Created claim: Parsifal cluster ID: 581194, batch #259387"
  7. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → classical philologist, translator, philologist +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32152: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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