Gustav Abb

German Nazi Librarian (1886-1945)
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Summary

Gustav Abb was born on February 23, 1886[1], in Berlin[2]. He died on April 28, 1945[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as a librarian[5] and author[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[8]
  • Field of work: library science[9]
  • Position held: library director[10]
  • Member of: Schutzstaffel[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party[13]
  • Family name: Abb[14]
  • Given name: Gustav[15]
  • Significant event: Nazi plunder[16]
  • Work location: Berlin[17]
  • Depicted by: Beteiligte Privatpersonen und Körperschaften am NS-Kulturgutraub[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[19]
  • Investigated by: Art Looting Investigation Unit[20]
  • P14536: 437537[21]
  • P14974: 5[22]

Why It Matters

Gustav Abb is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Gustav Abb born?

Gustav Abb's place of birth was Berlin[2].

Where did Gustav Abb die?

Gustav Abb died in Berlin[4].

What did Gustav Abb do for work?

Gustav Abb worked as a librarian[5] and author[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Beteiligte Privatpersonen und Körperschaften am NS-Kulturgutraub. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . archives.gov. archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14974 → 5
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'cs', 'de', 'en']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14974: 5"
  2. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 437537
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 437537, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  3. 18w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → librarian, author
    Position held → library director
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35587|batch #35587]]: add P1810 to P8034"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → librarian, author
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32158|batch #32158]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (39)"
  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Field of work → —
    Family name → Abb
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30855|batch #30855]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (9)"
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