Ferdinand Hurter

Swiss chemist (1844–1898)
Person human Q123344
Ferdinand Hurter
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Ferdinand Hurter

Summary

Ferdinand Hurter is a human[1]. He was born in Schaffhausen[2]. He was born on +1844-03-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Widnes[4]. He died on +1898-03-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a chemist[6] and photographer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ferdinand Hurter was born in Schaffhausen[2].
  • Ferdinand Hurter passed away in Widnes[4].
  • Ferdinand Hurter was born on +1844-03-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ferdinand Hurter was born on +1844-03-16T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Ferdinand Hurter died on +1898-03-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Ferdinand Hurter died on +1898-03-05T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Ferdinand Hurter held citizenship in Switzerland[11].
  • Ferdinand Hurter worked as a chemist[6].
  • Ferdinand Hurter worked as a photographer[7].
  • Ferdinand Hurter was educated at Heidelberg University[12].
  • Ferdinand Hurter's education included a stint at ETH Zurich[13].
  • Ferdinand Hurter's doctoral advisor was Robert Bunsen[14].
  • Ferdinand Hurter's image is recorded as Ferdinand Hurter.jpg[15].
  • Ferdinand Hurter is recorded as male[16].
  • Ferdinand Hurter's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Ferdinand Hurter's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063175028[18].
  • Ferdinand Hurter's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 20460474[19].
  • Ferdinand Hurter's GND ID is recorded as 117546690[20].
  • Ferdinand Hurter's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2003081296[21].
  • Ferdinand Hurter's Commons category is recorded as Ferdinand Hurter[22].
  • Ferdinand Hurter's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35653476[23].
  • Ferdinand Hurter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vkmg3[24].
  • Ferdinand Hurter's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1965863A[25].
  • Ferdinand Hurter's RKDartists ID is recorded as 389083[26].
  • Ferdinand Hurter's family name is recorded as Hurter[27].

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Origins and Family

Ferdinand Hurter was born in Schaffhausen[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1844-03-15T00:00:00Z[3] and +1844-03-16T00:00:00Z[9].

Education

Educated at Heidelberg University[12], a public research university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1386[30], headquartered in Heidelberg[31] and ETH Zurich[13], an institute of technology[32], in Switzerland[33], founded in 1855[34], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building[35]. Ferdinand Hurter's doctoral advisor was Robert Bunsen[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist[6] and photographer[7].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1898-03-12T00:00:00Z[5] and +1898-03-05T00:00:00Z[10]. Ferdinand Hurter passed away in Widnes[4].

Why It Matters

Ferdinand Hurter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Ferdinand Hurter born?

Ferdinand Hurter was born in Schaffhausen[2].

Where did Ferdinand Hurter die?

Ferdinand Hurter died in Widnes[4].

What did Ferdinand Hurter do for work?

Ferdinand Hurter worked as chemist[6] and photographer[7].

Where did Ferdinand Hurter go to school?

Ferdinand Hurter was educated at Heidelberg University[12] and ETH Zurich[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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