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Carl Legien

German politician and trade unionist (1861-1920)
Person human Q70585
Carl Legien
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
December 1, 1861
Date of death
December 26, 1920
Place of birth
Malbork
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Germany[9]
Occupation
politician, trade unionist, turner
Position held
member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic, member of the Reichstag of the German Empire, chairperson, chairperson[11][12][13]
Member of political party
Social Democratic Party of Germany[15]
Work location
Berlin[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[27]
Archives at
German Federal Archives[16]
Birth name
Carl Rudolf Legien[28]
Described by source
Svensk uppslagsbok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Internationales Handwörterbuch des Gewerkschaftswesens, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Goldenes Buch zum 70. Geburtstag August Bebel 1910, Neue Deutsche Biographie[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Family name
Legien[17]
Given name
Carl[18]
Name in native language
Carl Legien[29]
Native language
German[10]
P14385
120240[30]
P14386
120240[31]
P14396
register/person/arw-11857101X[32]
P14536
345965[33]
Place of burial
The Socialists' Memorial[8]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000063201716
VIAF cluster ID
74645061
Library of Congress authority ID
no93029453
GND ID
11857101X
BIBSYS ID
90730775
BIORAB-Kaiserreich ID
1433
BIORAB–WEIMAR ID
8730
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
legien-carl
DDB person (GND) ID
11857101X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11857101X
Dodis ID
P38762
FAST ID
329551
Show all 38 identifiers +26
Find a Grave memorial ID
132807054
FranceArchives agent ID
166012124
Freebase ID
/m/0gy05_d
IdRef ID
106928244
IxTheo authority ID
138907331
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11857101X
LONSEA ID
322
Lex ID
Karl_Legien
Museum-digital ID
41505
NE.se ID
carl-legien
NL CR AUT ID
skuk0000781
NLA Trove people ID
1179228
NLP ID
a0000003349324
NUKAT ID
n2017032020
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007293060405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810566724005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
153847239
Obálky knih ID
skuk0000781
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3931291
Open Library ID
OL2361465A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
574358
PM20 folder ID
pe/011138
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
carl-legien
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
carl-legien
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkD3TMTrTRg7YVpk7QQbd
Yale LUX ID
person/5ef5cf4c-0806-4e4d-a3a9-aa494a95a45d

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Svensk uppslagsbok
Occupation 2
politician, trade unionist
Position held 2
chairperson, chairperson
Archives at 1
German Federal Archives
Chaired by 1
General German Trade Union Federation
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Given name 1
Carl
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of political party 1
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Named after 1
Stinnes-Legien Agreement
Native language 1
German
Place of birth 1
Malbork
Place of burial 1
The Socialists' Memorial
Place of death 1
Berlin
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Berlin
← Board member 1
International Federation of Trade Unions
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Summary

Carl Legien was born on December 1, 1861[1], in Malbork[2]. He died on December 26, 1920[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as a politician[5], trade unionist[6], and turner[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Carl Legien include Stinnes-Legien Agreement[34], an agreement[35], in Weimar Republic[36].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Carl Legien include Stinnes-Legien Agreement[34], an agreement[35], in Weimar Republic[36].

FAQs

Where was Carl Legien born?

Carl Legien was born in Malbork[2].

Where did Carl Legien die?

Carl Legien passed away in Berlin[4].

What did Carl Legien do for work?

Carl Legien worked as a politician[5], trade unionist[6], and turner[7].

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. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . onlinelibrary.wiley.com. onlinelibrary.wiley.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . library.fes.de. library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . de.wikisource.org. de.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Svensk uppslagsbok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978) +4
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  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 25w ago · Printstream · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14396 → register/person/arw-11857101X
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  5. 26w ago · Printstream · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14386 → 120240
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