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Gerhard Seiler

German politician and economist
Person human Q1466862

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
October 21, 1930
Date of death
July 1, 2025
Place of birth
Karlsruhe
Place of death
Karlsruhe
Country of citizenship
Germany[11]
Occupation
politician, economist, university teacher, political economist, primator
Employer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology[16]
Position held
mayor, lord mayor, member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg[13][14][15]
Member of political party
Christian Democratic Union[20]
Award received
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg[17][18]
Work location
Stuttgart[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[24]
Date of burial or cremation
July 11, 2025[26]
Family name
Seiler[21]
Given name
Gerhard[22]
Name in native language
Gerhard Seiler[25]
Native language
German[12]
P14927
12264266X[27]
Place of burial
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gerhard Seiler uk Герхард Зайлер
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000048382504
VIAF cluster ID
20568842
Library of Congress authority ID
n98050810
GND ID
12264266X
DDB person (GND) ID
12264266X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12264266X
FAST ID
418476
Find a Grave memorial ID
284594317, 284916641
Freebase ID
/m/0djx6_h
IdRef ID
088435458
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
12264266X
Munzinger person ID
00000018359
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NUKAT ID
n2016181724
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007286871705171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067705146
OpenSanctions ID
Gerhard Seiler
SHARE Catalogue author ID
516849
Stadtwiki Karlsruhe ID
1735
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhCHp8WrbVRFxrvxFGfv3
Yale LUX ID
person/6ad5ead5-b5e1-4aad-bb86-324d0e39fa44
ZKM person ID
gerhard-seiler

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Summary

Gerhard Seiler was born on October 21, 1930[1], in Karlsruhe[2]. He died on July 1, 2025[3], in Karlsruhe[4]. He worked as a politician[5], economist[6], university teacher[7], political economist[8], and primator[9].

FAQs

Where was Gerhard Seiler born?

Gerhard Seiler's place of birth was Karlsruhe[2].

Where did Gerhard Seiler die?

Gerhard Seiler passed away in Karlsruhe[4].

What did Gerhard Seiler do for work?

Gerhard Seiler worked as a politician[5], economist[6], university teacher[7], political economist[8], and primator[9].

What awards did Gerhard Seiler receive?

Honors received include Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[17] and Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . parlis.landtag-bw.de. parlis.landtag-bw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . bnn.de. Retrieved . bnn.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . karlsruhe.de. Retrieved . karlsruhe.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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