Gottfried Lengnich

18th-century historian and politician
Person human Q88192
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Summary

Gottfried Lengnich was born on December 4, 1689[1], in Gdańsk[2]. He died on April 28, 1774[3], in Gdańsk[4]. He worked as a historian[5], university teacher[6], and jurist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Royal Prussia[9], Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[10]
  • Employer: Academic Gymnasium Danzig[11]
  • Member of: Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[12], Russian Academy of Sciences[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: Gottfried Lengnich[15]
  • Family name: Q115690875[16]
  • Given name: Gottfried[17]
  • Pseudonym: G. L[18]
  • Work location: Gdańsk[19]
  • Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[20], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Polish Biographical Dictionary[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[24]
  • Birth name: Gottfried Bogumil Lengnich[25]
  • P14608: 119291541[26]
  • P14974: 11060[27]

Why It Matters

Gottfried Lengnich is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Gottfried Lengnich born?

Gottfried Lengnich's place of birth was Gdańsk[2].

Where did Gottfried Lengnich die?

Gottfried Lengnich died in Gdańsk[4].

What did Gottfried Lengnich do for work?

Gottfried Lengnich worked as a historian[5], university teacher[6], and jurist[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14974 → 11060
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  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'pl', 'ru']
    Nlb authority id (belarus) → NLB-ar4704440
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  3. 14w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 119291541
    National library of israel j9u id → 987013151267505171
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  4. 15w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Internetowy polski słownik biograficzny id → gotfryd-lengnich, gotfryd-lengnich-1689-1774-gdanski-prawnik-i-historyk
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  5. 19w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Royal Prussia, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
    Member of → Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences
    Given name → Gottfried
    Place of birth → Gdańsk
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