Eduards Volters

Baltic German ethnologist, philologist, librarian, archaeologist and ethnographer (1856-1941)
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Eduards Volters

Summary

Eduards Volters is a human[1]. His place of birth was Āgenskalns[2]. He was born on March 6, 1856[3]. He died in Kaunas[4]. He died on December 14, 1941[5]. He worked as an ethnologist[6], philologist[7], librarian[8], archaeologist[9], and ethnographer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Eduards Volters was born in Āgenskalns[2].
  • Born in Riga[12], Eduards Volters…
  • Eduards Volters died in Kaunas[4].
  • Eduards Volters was born on March 6, 1856[3].
  • Eduards Volters died on December 14, 1941[5].
  • Eduards Volters held citizenship in Lithuania[13].
  • Eduards Volters held citizenship in Russian Empire[14].
  • Eduards Volters worked as an ethnologist[6].
  • Eduards Volters worked as a philologist[7].
  • Eduards Volters worked as a librarian[8].
  • Eduards Volters's professions included archaeologist[9].
  • Eduards Volters's professions included ethnographer[10].
  • Eduards Volters's professions included linguist[15].
  • Eduards Volters's field of work was linguistics[16].
  • Eduards Volters's field of work was archaeology[17].
  • Eduards Volters's field of work was folkloristics[18].
  • Eduards Volters's field of work was ethnography[19].
  • Eduards Volters's field of work was mythology[20].
  • Eduards Volters was employed by Saint Petersburg State University[21].
  • Among Eduards Volters's employers was Vytautas Magnus University[22].
  • Among Eduards Volters's employers was Kaunas City Museum[23].
  • Eduards Volters was employed by Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences[24].
  • Eduards Volters was educated at Q106946926[25].
  • Eduards Volters's education included a stint at Imperial University of Dorpat[26].
  • Eduards Volters is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Āgenskalns[2], a neighborhood[28], in Latvia[29] and Riga[12], a state city of Latvia[30], in Latvia[31], founded in 1201[32]. Eduards Volters was born on March 6, 1856[3].

Education

Educated at Q106946926[25] and Imperial University of Dorpat[26], an imperial universities of the Russian Empire[33], in Russian Empire[34], founded in 1803[35], headquartered in Tartu[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ethnologist[6], philologist[7], librarian[8], archaeologist[9], ethnographer[10], and linguist[15]. Fields of work include linguistics[16], an academic discipline[37]; archaeology[17], an academic discipline[38]; folkloristics[18], a branch of anthropology[39]; ethnography[19], an academic discipline[40]; and mythology[20], a genre[41]. Employers include Saint Petersburg State University[21], a public university[42], in Russia[43], founded in 1724[44], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[45]; Vytautas Magnus University[22], a university[46], in Lithuania[47], founded in 1989[48]; Kaunas City Museum[23], a museum[49], in Lithuania[50]; and Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences[24], a library[51], in Russia[52], founded in 1714[53].

Death and Burial

Eduards Volters died on December 14, 1941[5]. He passed away in Kaunas[4].

Why It Matters

Eduards Volters ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

Where was Eduards Volters born?

Eduards Volters was born in Āgenskalns[2].

Where did Eduards Volters die?

Eduards Volters passed away in Kaunas[4].

What did Eduards Volters do for work?

Eduards Volters worked as ethnologist[6], philologist[7], librarian[8], archaeologist[9], and ethnographer[10].

Where did Eduards Volters go to school?

Eduards Volters was educated at Q106946926[25] and Imperial University of Dorpat[26].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . fedordostoevsky.ru. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [53] . 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. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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