Ernst Alfred Philippson

German historian of religion (1900-1993)
Person human Q115143
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Ernst Alfred Philippson

Summary

Ernst Alfred Philippson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mönchengladbach[2]. He was born on April 6, 1900[3]. He died in Urbana[4]. He died on August 9, 1993[5]. He worked as a historian of religion[6], university teacher[7], philologist[8], germanist[9], and scholar of English[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Mönchengladbach[2], Ernst Alfred Philippson…
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson passed away in Urbana[4].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson was born on April 6, 1900[3].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson died on August 9, 1993[5].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson worked as a historian of religion[6].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson worked as a philologist[8].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson's professions included germanist[9].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson's professions included scholar of English[10].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson's professions included medievalist[14].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson's field of work was German studies[15].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson's field of work was English studies[16].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson's field of work was medieval studies[17].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson's field of work was German-language literature[18].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson's field of work was Germanic philology[19].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson's field of work was history of religions[20].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson is recorded as male[21].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson's given name is recorded as Ernst[23].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • Ernst Alfred Philippson's name in native language is recorded as Ernst Alfred Philippson[25].

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Origins and Family

Ernst Alfred Philippson was born in Mönchengladbach[2]. He was born on April 6, 1900[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian of religion[6], university teacher[7], philologist[8], germanist[9], scholar of English[10], and medievalist[14]. Fields of work include German studies[15], a field of study[26]; English studies[16], an academic discipline[27]; medieval studies[17], an academic discipline[28]; German-language literature[18], a sub-set of literature[29]; Germanic philology[19], an academic discipline[30]; and history of religions[20], an aspect of history[31].

Death and Burial

Ernst Alfred Philippson died on August 9, 1993[5]. He passed away in Urbana[4].

Why It Matters

Ernst Alfred Philippson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was Ernst Alfred Philippson born?

Ernst Alfred Philippson was born in Mönchengladbach[2].

Where did Ernst Alfred Philippson die?

Ernst Alfred Philippson passed away in Urbana[4].

What did Ernst Alfred Philippson do for work?

Ernst Alfred Philippson worked as historian of religion[6], university teacher[7], philologist[8], germanist[9], and scholar of English[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language Ernst Alfred Philippson
    Place of death Urbana
    Date of death +1993-08-09T00:00:00Z
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