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Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann

Royal Prussian building officer and industrialist, inventor of Hoffmann's brick kiln ring kiln (1818-1900)
Person human Q85447
Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
October 18, 1818
Date of death
December 3, 1900
Place of birth
Gröningen
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia[12]
Occupation
inventor, architect, construction officer, entrepreneur
Educated at
Bauakademie[13]
Spouse
Bertha Hoffmann[10]
Child
Kurt Hoffmann[11]
Sibling
Carl Wilhelm Hoffmann[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[22]
Birth name
Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann[23]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[28]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog[20][21]
Family name
Hoffmann[15]
Given name
Friedrich, Eduard[16][17]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Name in native language
Friedrich Hoffmann[24]
Owner of
Siegersdorfer Werke vorm. Fried. Hoffmann, Büsscher & Hoffmann[25][26]
P14925
2893[29]
Place of burial
Dorotheenstadt Cemetery[9]
Product or material produced
Hoffmann kiln[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann ar فريدريش إدوارد هوفمان de Friedrich Hoffmann es Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann ru Гофман, Фридрих ru Гофман, Фридрих (изобретатель) ru Фридрих Гофман vi Friedrich Eduard Hcủafmann zh 佛德烈曲·埃德華·霍夫曼
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000028065464
VIAF cluster ID
8153403
Library of Congress authority ID
n91124482
GND ID
116972866
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00586128
DDB person (GND) ID
116972866
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116972866
Find a Grave memorial ID
6617072
Geni.com profile ID
6000000035526246122
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120s1wkd
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116972866
Kulturstiftung.org person ID
hoffmann-friedrich
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Magdeburger Biographisches Lexikon ID
0462
NUKAT ID
n2017241432, n2007007408
Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation Library (A) ID
5c0f9af956972ccb3e92d0ec
Treccani ID
friedrich-hoffmann_res-d92b299c-86d6-11dc-9a1b-0016357eee51
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
friedrich-hoffmann_res-f8b2143a-8baf-11dc-8e9d-0016357eee51
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJk4ypwk6GYvr48X4K8t8C

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Occupation 3
architect, entrepreneur, inventor
Given name 2
Eduard, Friedrich
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Prussia
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Educated at 1
Bauakademie
Family name 1
Hoffmann
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Hoffmann kiln
Place of birth 1
Gröningen
Place of burial 1
Dorotheenstadt Cemetery
Place of death 1
Berlin
Product or material produced 1
Hoffmann kiln
Sex or gender 1
male
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Hoffmann kiln
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann was born on October 18, 1818[1], in Gröningen[2]. He died on December 3, 1900[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as an inventor[5], architect[6], construction officer[7], and entrepreneur[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann include Hoffmann kiln[30].

Why It Matters

Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann is credited with the discovery of Hoffmann kiln[31]. Entities named for him include Hoffmann kiln[30].

FAQs

Where was Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann born?

Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann was born in Gröningen[2].

Where did Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann die?

Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann died in Berlin[4].

Who was Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann married to?

Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann's spouses include Bertha Hoffmann[10].

What did Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann do for work?

Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann worked as an inventor[5], architect[6], construction officer[7], and entrepreneur[8].

Where did Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann go to school?

Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann was educated at Bauakademie[13].

What did Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann discover?

Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann is credited as discoverer of Hoffmann kiln[31].

Related Entities

entrepreneur Kingdom of Prussia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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