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Francis Karl Alter

Austrian linguist (1749-1804)
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Francis Karl Alter

Summary

Francis Karl Alter is a human[1]. His place of birth was Andělská Hora[2]. He was born on January 27, 1749[3]. He passed away in Vienna[4]. He died on March 29, 1804[5]. He worked as a philologist[6], linguist[7], orientalist[8], and librarian[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Francis Karl Alter was born in Andělská Hora[2].
  • Born in Engelsberg[11], Francis Karl Alter…
  • Francis Karl Alter was born in Andělská Hora[12].
  • Francis Karl Alter passed away in Vienna[4].
  • Francis Karl Alter was born on January 27, 1749[3].
  • Francis Karl Alter died on March 29, 1804[5].
  • Francis Karl Alter died on May 29, 1804[13].
  • Francis Karl Alter's professions included philologist[6].
  • Francis Karl Alter's professions included linguist[7].
  • Francis Karl Alter's professions included orientalist[8].
  • Francis Karl Alter worked as a librarian[9].
  • Francis Karl Alter was employed by University of Vienna[14].
  • Francis Karl Alter's religion is recorded as Catholicism[15].
  • Francis Karl Alter is recorded as male[16].
  • Francis Karl Alter's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Francis Karl Alter's religious order is recorded as Society of Jesus[18].
  • Francis Karl Alter's family name is recorded as Alter[19].
  • Francis Karl Alter's given name is recorded as Franz[20].
  • Francis Karl Alter's given name is recorded as Karl[21].
  • Francis Karl Alter's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[22].
  • Francis Karl Alter's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[23].
  • Francis Karl Alter's described by source is recorded as Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[24].
  • Francis Karl Alter's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[25].
  • Francis Karl Alter's P14585 is recorded as 35265[26].
  • Francis Karl Alter's P14608 is recorded as 100010385[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Andělská Hora[2], a municipality of the Czech Republic[28], in Czech Republic[29], founded in 1540[30] and Engelsberg[11], a municipality without town privileges in Germany[31], in Germany[32]. Francis Karl Alter was born on January 27, 1749[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philologist[6], linguist[7], orientalist[8], and librarian[9]. Among Francis Karl Alter's employers was University of Vienna[14].

Personal Life

Francis Karl Alter's religion is recorded as Catholicism[15].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include March 29, 1804[5] and May 29, 1804[13]. Francis Karl Alter passed away in Vienna[4].

Why It Matters

Francis Karl Alter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Francis Karl Alter born?

Francis Karl Alter's place of birth was Andělská Hora[2].

Where did Francis Karl Alter die?

Francis Karl Alter passed away in Vienna[4].

What did Francis Karl Alter do for work?

Francis Karl Alter worked as philologist[6], linguist[7], orientalist[8], and librarian[9].

Related Entities

University of Vienna

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Franz, Karl
    Wikidata description → Austrian linguist (1749-1804)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P735]]: [[Q4925932]]"
  2. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 61735
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14611]]: 61735, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260288|batch #260288]]"
  3. 11w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 100010385
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14608]]: 100010385, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  4. 11w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 → 35265
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14585]]: 35265, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  5. 16w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → philologist, linguist, orientalist +1
    Religion or worldview → Catholicism
    Employer → —
    Employer → University of Vienna
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/34352|batch #34352]]: add P1810 to P8034"
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