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Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker

novelist and travel writer (1816–1872)
Person human Q77478

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
May 10, 1816, 1816[10]
Date of death
May 31, 1872, 1872[11]
Place of birth
Hamburg
Place of death
Brunswick
Country of citizenship
Hamburg[18]
Occupation
writer, sailor, travel writer, traveler, singer, author[19]
Father
Friedrich Samuel Gerstäcker[13]
Mother
Louise Friederike Herz[14]
Spouse
Louise Gerstäcker, Anna Aurora Sauer[15][16]
Child
Marie Huch[17]
Cause of death
stroke[23]
Work location
Brunswick[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German
Archives at
Herzog August Library, Stadtarchiv Braunschweig[21][22]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Nordisk familjebok, Hamburg Biographies, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Dresdner Hefte, Diccionario de Historia de Venezuela, Neue Deutsche Biographie[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]
Family name
Gerstäcker[24]
Given name
Friedrich, Wilhelm, Christian[25][26][27]
Manner of death
natural causes[29]
Name in native language
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Gerstäcker
P14536
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P14608
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P14750
9EF7-A840-476D-B98E-31DE
Place of burial
Brunswick[12]
Start of work period
1844
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
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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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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Friedrich Gerstäcker.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
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Alvin ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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AskArt person ID
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Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
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Az.lib.ru author ID
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BHL creator ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BLPL author ID
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BVMC person ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Concise Literary Encyclopedia ID
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DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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ELNET ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Freebase ID
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GCD creator ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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IMDb ID
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IMSLP ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Koha Kütüphane ID
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LTit person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibriVox author ID
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Libris-URI
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LiederNet author ID
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Museum-digital ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLB authority ID (Belarus)
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Russia ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Virtual Library of India ID
1187537
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Niedersächsische Personen ID
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Obálky knih ID
jn19992000232
Online Books Page author ID
Gerstäcker, Friedrich, 1816-1872
Open Library ID
OL113252A, OL7226320A
OpenMLOL author ID
24565, 142448
Oxford Reference overview ID
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PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
7386
People Australia ID
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Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
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Projekt Gutenberg-DE author ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A003291228
RISM ID
people/30045894
RSL ID (person)
000096771, 000096773
Regensburg Classification
GL 4529
Rodovid ID
869649
Runeberg author ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
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Swedish Literature Bank Author ID
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Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
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Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
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TMDB person ID
1435916
Topic's main category
Category:Friedrich Gerstäcker
Treccani ID
friedrich-gerstacker
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
friedrich-gerstacker
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058512796106706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1307945
Unz Review author ID
GerstackerFriedrich
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12404397
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/272465
WikiTree person ID
Gerstäcker-4
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/efc55ad4-e0de-4227-8c69-e53f45f31d6c

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Described by source 8
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Concise Literary Encyclopedia, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Given name 3
Christian, Friedrich, Wilhelm
Occupation 3
writer, sailor, travel writer
Archives at 1
Herzog August Library
Cause of death 1
stroke
Country of citizenship 1
Hamburg
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Hamburg
Place of burial 1
Brunswick
Place of death 1
Brunswick
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
German
← Main subject 1
Gerstäcker Museum
← SNARC ID 1
Swaffham
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Summary

Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker was born on May 10, 1816[1], in Hamburg[2]. He died on May 31, 1872[3], in Brunswick[4]. He worked as a writer[5], sailor[6], travel writer[7], traveler[8], and singer[9].

FAQs

Where was Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker born?

Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker's place of birth was Hamburg[2].

Where did Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker die?

Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker died in Brunswick[4].

Who were Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker's parents?

Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker's father was Friedrich Samuel Gerstäcker[13]. Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker's mother was Louise Friederike Herz[14].

Who was Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker married to?

Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker's spouses include Louise Gerstäcker[15] and Anna Aurora Sauer[16].

What did Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker do for work?

Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker worked as a writer[5], sailor[6], travel writer[7], traveler[8], and singer[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  28. [28] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Brunswick
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  3. 28d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  12. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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