Christian Martin Frähn

German and Russian numismatist and historian
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Christian Martin Frähn
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Summary

Christian Martin Frähn was born on June 4, 1782[1], in Rostock[2]. He died on August 16, 1851[3], in Saint Petersburg[4]. He worked as a numismatist[5], historian[6], librarian[7], university teacher[8], and arabist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1782[11], May 23, 1782[12]
  • Date of death: 1851[13]
  • Place of burial: Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin[15]
  • Occupation: philologist[16], orientalist[17]
  • Employer: Kazan Imperial University[18], University of Rostock[19]
  • Educated at: University of Tübingen[20], University of Göttingen[21], University of Rostock[22]
  • Doctoral advisor: Oluf Gerhard Tychsen[23]
  • Student: Woldemar von Tiesenhausen[24], Pavel Stepanovich Savelyev[25], Vasily Vasilyevich Grigoryev[26]
  • Member of: Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[27], Hungarian Academy of Sciences[28], Russian Academy of Sciences[29], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[30], Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities[31], Academy of Sciences of Turin[32], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[33]
  • Sex or gender: male[34]
  • Commons category: Christian Martin Frähn[35]
  • Family name: Frähn[36]
  • Given name: Christian[37], Martin[38], Joachim[39]
  • Student of: Oluf Gerhard Tychsen[40]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[41], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[42], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Russian Biographical Dictionary[44], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[45], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[46], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[47], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[48], NLR Employees[49]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[50]
  • Name in native language: Christian Martin Joachim Frähn[51]

Why It Matters

Christian Martin Frähn has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

Where was Christian Martin Frähn born?

Christian Martin Frähn's place of birth was Rostock[2].

Where did Christian Martin Frähn die?

Christian Martin Frähn passed away in Saint Petersburg[4].

What did Christian Martin Frähn do for work?

Christian Martin Frähn worked as a numismatist[5], historian[6], librarian[7], university teacher[8], and arabist[9].

Where did Christian Martin Frähn go to school?

Christian Martin Frähn was educated at University of Tübingen[20], University of Göttingen[21], and University of Rostock[22].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] ↑ . Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [32] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [11] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [12] ↑ . NLR Employees. wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [13] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  48. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  50. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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