Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer

Austrian historian, diplomat and journalist (1894-1957)
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Summary

Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer was born on September 4, 1894[1], in Braunau am Inn[2]. He died on December 27, 1957[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], diplomat[6], historian[7], and jurist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Ranshofen[10]
  • Place of burial: Ranshofen[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Austria[12], United States[13]
  • Field of work: international relations[14], law[15], journalism[16], diplomacy[17]
  • Employer: American University[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Member of political party: Social Democratic Party of Germany[20]
  • Commons category: Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer[21]
  • Given name: Egon[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[23], English[24]
  • Name in native language: Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer[25]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer include Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer Award[26], an award[27], in Austria[28] and 178294 Wertheimer[29], an asteroid[30].

Why It Matters

Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for him include Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer Award[26], an award[27], in Austria[28] and 178294 Wertheimer[29], an asteroid[30].

FAQs

Where was Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer born?

Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer's place of birth was Braunau am Inn[2].

Where did Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer die?

Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer died in New York City[4].

What did Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer do for work?

Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer worked as a journalist[5], diplomat[6], historian[7], and jurist[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Salzburgwiki. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → international relations, law, journalism +1
    Place of birth → Braunau am Inn, Ranshofen
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    Languages spoken, written or signed → German, English
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