Gerhard Raff

German historian
Person human Q98773
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Gerhard Raff

Summary

Gerhard Raff is a human[1]. His place of birth was Stuttgart[2]. He was born on August 13, 1946[3]. He worked as a regional historian[4], historian[5], and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Gerhard Raff was born in Stuttgart[2].
  • Gerhard Raff was born on August 13, 1946[3].
  • Gerhard Raff held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Gerhard Raff worked as a regional historian[4].
  • Gerhard Raff's professions included historian[5].
  • Gerhard Raff's professions included writer[6].
  • Gerhard Raff received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[9].
  • Gerhard Raff received the Thaddäus-Troll-Preis[10].
  • Gerhard Raff is recorded as male[11].
  • Gerhard Raff's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Gerhard Raff's Commons category is recorded as Gerhard Raff[13].
  • Gerhard Raff earned the academic degree of doctorate[14].
  • Gerhard Raff's family name is recorded as Raff[15].
  • Gerhard Raff's given name is recorded as Gerhard[16].
  • Gerhard Raff's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[17].

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Origins and Family

Gerhard Raff was born in Stuttgart[2]. He was born on August 13, 1946[3].

Education

Gerhard Raff earned the academic degree of doctorate[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include regional historian[4], historian[5], and writer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[9], an order of merit[18], in Germany[19], founded in 1951[20] and Thaddäus-Troll-Preis[10], a literary award[21], in Germany[22].

Why It Matters

Gerhard Raff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Gerhard Raff born?

Gerhard Raff was born in Stuttgart[2].

What did Gerhard Raff do for work?

Gerhard Raff worked as regional historian[4], historian[5], and writer[6].

What awards did Gerhard Raff receive?

Honors received include Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[9] and Thaddäus-Troll-Preis[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Sex or gender male
    Academic degree doctorate
    Occupation regional historian, historian, writer
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