Eberhard Kessel

German military historian, historian of modern age and historian (1907–1986)
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Eberhard Kessel

Summary

Eberhard Kessel is a human[1]. He was born in Hanover[2]. He was born on +1907-04-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Mainz[4]. He died on +1986-01-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military historian[6], historian of Modern Age[7], historian[8], and university teacher[9].

Key Facts

  • Eberhard Kessel's place of birth was Hanover[2].
  • Eberhard Kessel died in Mainz[4].
  • Eberhard Kessel was born on +1907-04-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Eberhard Kessel died on +1986-01-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Eberhard Kessel held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • Eberhard Kessel worked as a military historian[6].
  • Eberhard Kessel worked as a historian of Modern Age[7].
  • Eberhard Kessel's professions included historian[8].
  • Eberhard Kessel's professions included university teacher[9].
  • Eberhard Kessel was employed by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz[11].
  • Eberhard Kessel was employed by University of Marburg[12].
  • Eberhard Kessel is recorded as male[13].
  • Eberhard Kessel's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Eberhard Kessel's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110368464[15].
  • Eberhard Kessel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7409953[16].
  • Eberhard Kessel's GND ID is recorded as 118561669[17].
  • Eberhard Kessel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83031245[18].
  • Eberhard Kessel's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 120538054[19].
  • Eberhard Kessel's IdRef ID is recorded as 028770528[20].
  • Eberhard Kessel's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0242933X[21].
  • Eberhard Kessel's SBN author ID is recorded as FERV034723[22].
  • Eberhard Kessel's archives at is recorded as Mainz university archive[23].
  • Eberhard Kessel's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2012704095[24].
  • Eberhard Kessel's family name is recorded as Kessel[25].
  • Eberhard Kessel's given name is recorded as Eberhard[26].

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Origins and Family

Eberhard Kessel's place of birth was Hanover[2]. He was born on +1907-04-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Eberhard Kessel studied under Walter Elze[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military historian[6], historian of Modern Age[7], historian[8], and university teacher[9]. Employers include Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz[11], a public university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1477[30], headquartered in Mainz[31] and University of Marburg[12], a public university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1527[34], headquartered in Marburg[35].

Death and Burial

Eberhard Kessel died on +1986-01-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Mainz[4].

FAQs

Where was Eberhard Kessel born?

Eberhard Kessel was born in Hanover[2].

Where did Eberhard Kessel die?

Eberhard Kessel died in Mainz[4].

What did Eberhard Kessel do for work?

Eberhard Kessel worked as military historian[6], historian of Modern Age[7], historian[8], and university teacher[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] . wikidata.org.

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
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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