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Gottfried August Bürger

German poet (1747-1794)
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Gottfried August Bürger
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Summary

Gottfried August Bürger was born on December 31, 1747[1], in Molmerswende[2]. He died on June 8, 1794[3], in Göttingen[4]. He worked as a translator[5], poet[6], university teacher[7], journalist[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,181 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Göttingen[11], Bartholomäusfriedhof, Göttingen[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[13]
  • Ethnic group: Germans[14]
  • Occupation: philologist[15], jurist[16], actor[17], librettist[18]
  • Employer: University of Göttingen[19]
  • Educated at: University of Göttingen[20]
  • Member of: freemasonry[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Movement: Sturm und Drang[23]
  • Commons category: Gottfried August Bürger[24]
  • Archives at: Göttingen State and University Library[25]
  • Cause of death: tuberculosis[26]
  • Family name: Bürger[27]
  • Given name: Gottfried[28], August[29]
  • Pseudonym: Jocosus Hilarius[30], Hilarius Jocosus[31]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gottfried August Bürger[32]
  • Commons gallery: Gottfried August Bürger[33]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[34]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[35], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[36], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[41], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[42], Library of the World's Best Literature[43]

Why It Matters

Gottfried August Bürger has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Works attributed to him include Lenore[46], a literary work[47], founded in 1773[48].

FAQs

Where was Gottfried August Bürger born?

Gottfried August Bürger was born in Molmerswende[2].

Where did Gottfried August Bürger die?

Gottfried August Bürger died in Göttingen[4].

What did Gottfried August Bürger do for work?

Gottfried August Bürger worked as a translator[5], poet[6], university teacher[7], journalist[8], and writer[9].

Where did Gottfried August Bürger go to school?

Gottfried August Bürger was educated at University of Göttingen[20].

Related Entities

Miroslav Klose

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Concise Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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