Ferdinand Raimund

Austrian dramatist, actor and writer (1790-1836)
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Ferdinand Raimund
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Summary

Ferdinand Raimund was born on June 1, 1790[1], in Vienna[2]. He died on September 5, 1836[3], in Pottenstein[4]. He worked as a playwright[5], writer[6], stage actor[7], actor[8], and theatrical director[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (576 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Gutenstein[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Austria[12], Austrian Empire[13]
  • Occupation: poet[14], theatre manager[15], director[16], librettist[17]
  • Field of work: acting[18], theatre art[19], directing[20], drama[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Commons category: Ferdinand Raimund[23]
  • Cause of death: gunshot wound[24]
  • Family name: Raimund[25]
  • Given name: Ferdinand[26]
  • Official website: http://www.ferdinandraimund.at/[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ferdinand Raimund[28]
  • Manner of death: suicide[29]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[30], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[31], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[32], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[33], Neuer Nekrolog der Deutschen[34], Oesterreichische National-Encyklopädie[35], Meyers Conversations-Lexicon[36], Conversations-Lexikon der neuesten Zeit und Literatur[37], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Ferdinand Raimund[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[41]
  • Birth name: Ferdinand Jakob Raimann[42]
  • Name in native language: Ferdinand Raimund[43]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[44]

  • Country: AT[45]

  • Began / founded: 1790-06-01[46]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1836-09-05[47]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0fa355ec-9a80-4ada-b27c-704af6d7b272[48]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Ferdinand Raimund include Raimund Theater[49], an opera house[50], in Austria[51], founded in 1893[52].

Why It Matters

Ferdinand Raimund has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for him include Raimund Theater[49], an opera house[50], in Austria[51], founded in 1893[52].

FAQs

Where was Ferdinand Raimund born?

Ferdinand Raimund's place of birth was Vienna[2].

Where did Ferdinand Raimund die?

Ferdinand Raimund passed away in Pottenstein[4].

What did Ferdinand Raimund do for work?

Ferdinand Raimund worked as a playwright[5], writer[6], stage actor[7], actor[8], and theatrical director[9].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Raimund, Ferdinand (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Raimund, Ferdinand (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Raimund, Ferdinand (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . Raimund, Ferdinand (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [47] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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