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Friedrich Dessauer

German philosopher (1881-1963)
Person human Q78116

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
July 19, 1881
Date of death
February 16, 1963
Place of birth
Aschaffenburg
Place of death
Frankfurt
Country of citizenship
Germany[11]
Occupation
politician, physicist, philosopher, university teacher, biophysicist, physician, engineer[12][13]
Employer
Goethe University Frankfurt, University of Fribourg, Istanbul University[16][17][18]
Position held
member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic, city council assembly member of Frankfurt[14][15]
Educated at
Goethe University Frankfurt[19]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[29]
Member of political party
Centre Party[31]
Award received
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Knight of St. Sylvester, Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille, honorary citizen of Frankfurt am Main, Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt, X-ray badge, honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), Ehrenplakette der Stadt Frankfurt am Main[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Father
Philipp Dessauer[10]
Doctoral student
Wolfgang Gentner[32]
Work location
Berlin[37]
Nominated for
Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[39][40]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[41]
Academic degree
Doctor of Sciences[34]
Archives at
Frankfurt/M Stadtgeschichte[33]
Described by source
NDB-online[38]
Family name
Dessauer[35]
Given name
Friedrich[36]
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Member of
VDI – The Association of German Engineers[28]
Name in native language
Friedrich Dessauer[42]
P14396
register/person/arw-118524925
P14536
375140
🏷️ Also known as
en Friedrich Dessauer el Φρειδερίκος Ντεσσάουερ el Φρειδερίκος Ντέσσαουερ he פרידריך דסאואר it Federico Dessauer ja フリードリヒ・デッサウアー ru Дессауэр, Фридрих ru Фридрих Дессауэр
🔖 Identifiers · 78
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Academic Tree ID
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Alvin ID
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Angelicum ID
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BAnQ authority ID
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BIBSYS ID
90121622
BIORAB–WEIMAR ID
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BIU Santé person ID
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Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
57323
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118524925
ELNET ID
a12017711
FAST ID
283095
FactGrid item ID
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Faulhaber edition person ID
05894
Frankfurter Personenlexikon ID
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Freebase ID
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GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5102057
Geni.com profile ID
6000000023728230866
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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HDS ID
041120
Hessian Biography person (GND) ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Looted Cultural Assets Database ID
12540
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
239809
Medvik ID
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Munzinger person ID
00000001913
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05909604
NDL Authority ID
00521175
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
n01017940
National Library of Brazil ID
000500150
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000038780
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007260201205171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018F1040
National Library of Latvia ID
000057743
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*282520;=BF
National Library of Portugal ID
1736150
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1249534
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069260796
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
2399
Open Library ID
OL124457A
OpenMLOL author ID
57466
PM20 folder ID
pe/003919
Parsifal cluster ID
27498
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Portrait Archive ID
263674
Prabook ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
17501
RERO ID (legacy)
A016460563, A022618082
Regensburg Classification
BF 5510
SBN author ID
IEIV023747
SELIBR ID
302012
SHARE Catalogue author ID
46251
SNAC ARK ID
w6hq42v8
SNK ID
203116
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
313245
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/84569
Wellcome Collection concept ID
yavptfgq
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvmPrQWYJxkX3PkVk3WjC
Yale LUX ID
person/8a6d65e5-c6a4-4eaf-bda3-ee9215f6dc27

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille, Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt, X-ray badge, honorary citizen of Frankfurt am Main
Occupation 4
politician, philosopher, physicist, university teacher
Employer 3
Goethe University Frankfurt, Istanbul University, University of Fribourg
Nominated for 2
Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Sciences
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Doctoral student 1
Wolfgang Gentner
Doctoral students 1
Wolfgang Gentner
Educated at 1
Goethe University Frankfurt
FactGrid item ID 1
Tarantula Nebula
Given name 1
Friedrich
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of 1
VDI – The Association of German Engineers
Member of political party 1
Centre Party
Place of birth 1
Aschaffenburg
Place of death 1
Frankfurt
Religion or worldview 1
Catholicism
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Berlin
← Commemorates 1
Monument to the X-ray and Radium Martyrs of All Nations
← SNARC ID 1
Devonshire House
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Summary

Friedrich Dessauer was born on July 19, 1881[1], in Aschaffenburg[2]. He died on February 16, 1963[3], in Frankfurt[4]. He worked as a politician[5], physicist[6], philosopher[7], university teacher[8], and biophysicist[9].

Why It Matters

Friedrich Dessauer's notable doctoral advisees include Wolfgang Gentner[43], a physicist[44], 1906–1980[45], of Germany[46], awarded the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[47], specialised in physics[48].

FAQs

Where was Friedrich Dessauer born?

Friedrich Dessauer's place of birth was Aschaffenburg[2].

Where did Friedrich Dessauer die?

Friedrich Dessauer passed away in Frankfurt[4].

Who were Friedrich Dessauer's parents?

Friedrich Dessauer's father was Philipp Dessauer[10].

What did Friedrich Dessauer do for work?

Friedrich Dessauer worked as a politician[5], physicist[6], philosopher[7], university teacher[8], and biophysicist[9].

Where did Friedrich Dessauer go to school?

Friedrich Dessauer was educated at Goethe University Frankfurt[19].

What awards did Friedrich Dessauer receive?

Honors received include Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[20], Knight of St. Sylvester[21], Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille[22], and honorary citizen of Frankfurt am Main[23].

Related Entities

Germany

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [29] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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