Franz Rühl

German historian (1845–1915)
Person human Q97888
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Franz Rühl

Summary

Franz Rühl is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hanau[2]. He was born on +1845-10-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Jena[4]. He died on +1915-07-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a historian[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Franz Rühl was born in Hanau[2].
  • Franz Rühl passed away in Jena[4].
  • Franz Rühl was born on +1845-10-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Franz Rühl was born on +1845-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Franz Rühl died on +1915-07-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Franz Rühl died on +1916-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Franz Rühl died on +1916-07-03T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Franz Rühl's father was August Rühl[12].
  • Franz Rühl held citizenship in Germany[13].
  • Franz Rühl's professions included historian[6].
  • Franz Rühl's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Franz Rühl's field of work was history[14].
  • Franz Rühl's field of work was classical antiquity[15].
  • Franz Rühl's field of work was Middle Ages[16].
  • Franz Rühl was employed by Imperial University of Dorpat[17].
  • Among Franz Rühl's employers was University of Königsberg[18].
  • Franz Rühl was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[19].
  • Franz Rühl was educated at University of Marburg[20].
  • Franz Rühl was a member of Hellenic Philological Society of Constantinople[21].
  • Franz Rühl is recorded as male[22].
  • Franz Rühl's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Franz Rühl supervised Arthur Mentz as a doctoral student[24].
  • Franz Rühl's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117662690[25].
  • Franz Rühl's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 61638470[26].
  • Franz Rühl's GND ID is recorded as 116675586[27].

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Origins and Family

Franz Rühl's place of birth was Hanau[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1845-10-26T00:00:00Z[3] and +1845-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]. His father was August Rühl[12].

Education

Educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[19], a public university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1558[30], headquartered in Jena[31] and University of Marburg[20], a public university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1527[34], headquartered in Marburg[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include history[14]; classical antiquity[15], a historical period[36]; and Middle Ages[16], an age[37]. Employers include Imperial University of Dorpat[17], an imperial universities of the Russian Empire[38], in Russian Empire[39], founded in 1803[40], headquartered in Tartu[41] and University of Königsberg[18], a university[42], in Kingdom of Prussia[43], founded in 1544[44]. Franz Rühl supervised Arthur Mentz as a doctoral student[24].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1915-07-03T00:00:00Z[5], +1916-01-01T00:00:00Z[10], and +1916-07-03T00:00:00Z[11]. Franz Rühl passed away in Jena[4].

Why It Matters

Franz Rühl ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Franz Rühl born?

Franz Rühl was born in Hanau[2].

Where did Franz Rühl die?

Franz Rühl passed away in Jena[4].

Who were Franz Rühl's parents?

Franz Rühl's father was August Rühl[12].

What did Franz Rühl do for work?

Franz Rühl worked as historian[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Franz Rühl go to school?

Franz Rühl was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[19] and University of Marburg[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  18. [26] . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] . Q84353965. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [10] . Q84353965. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [11] . Erik Amburger database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  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
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . 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. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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