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David Berg

American leader of Children of God (1920–1994)
Person human Q716827
David Berg

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
February 18, 1919
Date of death
October 1, 1994
Place of birth
Oakland
Place of death
Portugal
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
preacher, cult leader
Spouse
Karen Zerby[7]
Official website
www.davidberg.org[12]
Family name
Berg[10]
Given name
David[11]
Number of children
+4[13]
P14927
118509349[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Mo en Moses David en Dad en David Berg en David Brandt Berg en Father David en Grandpa en King David ar ديفيد بيرغ de David Brandt Berg es David Brandt Berg es Moses David fa دیوید برگ fi David Brandt Berg hu David Brandt Berg id David Brandt Berg ja デビッド・バーグ nl Moses David pl David Brandt Berg pt David Brandt Berg
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000080165032, 0000000368487014
VIAF cluster ID
86888820
Library of Congress authority ID
n82237092
GND ID
118509349
BIBSYS ID
90155290
DDB person (GND) ID
118509349
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118509349
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/David-Berg-American-religious-leader
FAST ID
1727293
FamilySearch person ID
L16N-5L6
Find a Grave memorial ID
201085430
Freebase ID
/m/03m30c
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000011807352799
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Moses_David_-_egtl._David_Berg, Moses_David
IxTheo authority ID
694766933
Lex ID
Moses_David
Libraries Australia ID
35560505
NLA Trove people ID
996134
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987012616151205171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810700605405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1151107
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
128980303
RERO ID (legacy)
A000018513
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvxyDh9wBMxh9w3THXmVC

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Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Berg
Founded entities 1
The Family International
Given name 1
David
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
preacher
Place of birth 1
Oakland
Place of death 1
Portugal
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Karen Zerby
Spouses 1
Karen Zerby
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Summary

David Berg was born on February 18, 1919[1], in Oakland[2]. He died on October 1, 1994[3], in Portugal[4]. He worked as a preacher[5] and cult leader[6].

FAQs

Where was David Berg born?

David Berg was born in Oakland[2].

Where did David Berg die?

David Berg died in Portugal[4].

Who was David Berg married to?

David Berg's spouses include Karen Zerby[7].

What did David Berg do for work?

David Berg worked as a preacher[5] and cult leader[6].

Related Entities

Portugal United States

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    Place of birth → Oakland
    Family name → Berg
    Given name → David
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