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Ernst Leitz senior

German entrepreneur (1843–1920)
Person Human Q880927

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
April 26, 1843
Date of death
July 10, 1920
Place of birth
Sulzburg
Place of death
Solothurn
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Occupation
entrepreneur
Child
Ernst Leitz junior[6]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[12]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[14]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[11]
Family name
Leitz[9]
Given name
Ernst[10]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project[13]
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🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000122102604
VIAF cluster ID
37712341
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2011101016
GND ID
118779346
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ernst Leitz circa 1910.jpg ↗
DDB person (GND) ID
118779346
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118779346
FotoCH photographer ID
48195
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122jx330
Hessian Biography person ID
2743
IdRef ID
140855084
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118779346
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LEO-BW person (GND) ID
118779346
Museo Galileo authority ID
172378
Museum-digital person/organization ID
11634
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100059242
Project Gutenberg author ID
37933
Treccani ID
ernst-leitz
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/8ff1289b-b8fc-46b3-bd2d-6b2e332cc0de

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Child 1
Ernst Leitz junior
Children (paternal) 1
Ernst Leitz junior
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Founded entities 1
Leica Camera
Given name 1
Ernst
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Named after 1
Leica Camera
Occupation 1
entrepreneur
Place of birth 1
Sulzburg
Place of death 1
Solothurn
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Ernst Leitz senior was born on April 26, 1843[1], in Sulzburg[2]. He died on July 10, 1920[3], in Solothurn[4]. He worked as an entrepreneur[5].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Ernst Leitz senior include Leica Camera[15], a business[16], in Germany[17], founded in 1869[18], headquartered in Wetzlar[19].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Ernst Leitz senior include Leica Camera[15], a business[16], in Germany[17], founded in 1869[18], headquartered in Wetzlar[19].

FAQs

Where was Ernst Leitz senior born?

Ernst Leitz senior's place of birth was Sulzburg[2].

Where did Ernst Leitz senior die?

Ernst Leitz senior died in Solothurn[4].

What did Ernst Leitz senior do for work?

Ernst Leitz senior worked as an entrepreneur[5].

Related Entities

entrepreneur Germany Leica Camera

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  3. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    LEO-BW person (GND) ID → 118779346
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57570: Import LEO-BW ID"
  4. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian Biography person ID → 2743
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #54302: migrate GND to own IDs"
  5. 12w ago · Uschoen · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Child → Ernst Leitz junior
    FotoCH photographer ID → 48195
    Family name → Leitz
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: FotoCH photographer ID: 48195, fotoCH ID numbersꓹ based on GND match (details)"
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