Caspar Friedrich Wolff

German psychologist
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Caspar Friedrich Wolff
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Caspar Friedrich Wolff

Summary

Caspar Friedrich Wolff is a human[1]. Born in Berlin[2], he… he was born on January 18, 1734[3]. He passed away in Saint Petersburg[4]. He died on February 22, 1794[5]. He worked as a military physician[6], zoologist[7], university teacher[8], physiologist[9], and anatomist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Berlin[2], Caspar Friedrich Wolff…
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff passed away in Saint Petersburg[4].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff was born on January 18, 1734[3].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff died on February 22, 1794[5].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff held citizenship in Kingdom of Prussia[12].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff's professions included military physician[6].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff worked as a zoologist[7].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff's professions included physiologist[9].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff's professions included anatomist[10].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff worked as a botanist[13].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff's field of work was psychology[14].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff was employed by Collegium medicum[15].
  • Among Caspar Friedrich Wolff's employers was Russian Academy of Sciences[16].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff's education included a stint at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[17].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff was a member of Russian Academy of Sciences[18].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff was a member of Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[19].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff is recorded as male[20].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff's Commons category is recorded as Caspar Friedrich Wolff[22].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff's residence is recorded as Saint Petersburg[23].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff's family name is recorded as Wolff[24].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff's given name is recorded as Caspar[25].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[26].
  • Caspar Friedrich Wolff's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

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Origins and Family

Caspar Friedrich Wolff's place of birth was Berlin[2]. He was born on January 18, 1734[3].

Education

Caspar Friedrich Wolff was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military physician[6], zoologist[7], university teacher[8], physiologist[9], anatomist[10], and botanist[13]. Caspar Friedrich Wolff's field of work was psychology[14]. Employers include Collegium medicum[15], an organization[28], in Denmark[29], founded in 1740[30] and Russian Academy of Sciences[16], an academy of sciences[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1724[33], headquartered in Moscow[34].

Death and Burial

Caspar Friedrich Wolff died on February 22, 1794[5]. He passed away in Saint Petersburg[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Caspar Friedrich Wolff include mesonephric duct[35].

Why It Matters

Caspar Friedrich Wolff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for him include mesonephric duct[35].

FAQs

Where was Caspar Friedrich Wolff born?

Born in Berlin[2], Caspar Friedrich Wolff…

Where did Caspar Friedrich Wolff die?

Caspar Friedrich Wolff died in Saint Petersburg[4].

What did Caspar Friedrich Wolff do for work?

Caspar Friedrich Wolff worked as military physician[6], zoologist[7], university teacher[8], physiologist[9], and anatomist[10].

Where did Caspar Friedrich Wolff go to school?

Caspar Friedrich Wolff was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[17].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . On Collection of Monsters in the 18th Century Imperial Academy of Sciences Kunstkamera: from Collecting to Academic Understanding. wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . On Collection of Monsters in the 18th Century Imperial Academy of Sciences Kunstkamera: from Collecting to Academic Understanding. wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . isaran.ru. Retrieved . isaran.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Some Milestones in the Development of Embryology at the Leningrad State University. wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Great Russian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . bigenc.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Croatian Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation military physician, zoologist, university teacher +3
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 1928077
    Employer Collegium medicum, Russian Academy of Sciences
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