Gustav Meyrink

Austrian writer and translator (1868-1932)
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Gustav Meyrink
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Gustav Meyrink

Summary

Gustav Meyrink is a human[1]. His place of birth was Vienna[2]. He was born on January 19, 1868[3]. He passed away in Starnberg[4]. He died on December 4, 1932[5]. He worked as a writer[6], translator[7], novelist[8], science fiction writer[9], and playwright[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (378 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Gustav Meyrink was born in Vienna[2].
  • Gustav Meyrink passed away in Starnberg[4].
  • Gustav Meyrink was born on January 19, 1868[3].
  • Gustav Meyrink died on December 4, 1932[5].
  • Gustav Meyrink is buried at Starnberg[12].
  • Gustav Meyrink is buried at Hanfelderstrasse Cemetery[13].
  • Gustav Meyrink held citizenship in Austria[14].
  • German was Gustav Meyrink's native language[15].
  • Gustav Meyrink's professions included writer[6].
  • Gustav Meyrink worked as a translator[7].
  • Gustav Meyrink's professions included novelist[8].
  • Gustav Meyrink worked as a science fiction writer[9].
  • Gustav Meyrink worked as a playwright[10].
  • Gustav Meyrink's field of work was creative and professional writing[16].
  • Gustav Meyrink's field of work was hermeticism[17].
  • Gustav Meyrink's field of work was Buddhism[18].
  • Gustav Meyrink's field of work was Theosophy[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Gustav Meyrink is The Golem[20].
  • Gustav Meyrink's religion is recorded as Buddhism[21].
  • Gustav Meyrink's religion is recorded as Protestantism[22].
  • Gustav Meyrink is recorded as male[23].
  • Gustav Meyrink's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Gustav Meyrink's Commons category is recorded as Gustav Meyrink[25].
  • Gustav Meyrink's archives at is recorded as Bavarian State Library[26].
  • Gustav Meyrink's archives at is recorded as Monacensia – Literaturarchiv und Bibliothek[27].

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Origins and Family

Gustav Meyrink was born in Vienna[2]. He was born on January 19, 1868[3]. German was his native language[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], translator[7], novelist[8], science fiction writer[9], and playwright[10]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[16], an academic discipline[28]; hermeticism[17], a philosophical movement[29]; Buddhism[18], a religion[30]; and Theosophy[19], a new religious movement[31].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Gustav Meyrink is The Golem[20].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Buddhism[21], a religion[32] and Protestantism[22], a Christian denominational family[33], founded in 1517[34].

Death and Burial

Gustav Meyrink died on December 4, 1932[5]. He passed away in Starnberg[4]. Recorded place of burial include Starnberg[12] and Hanfelderstrasse Cemetery[13].

Why It Matters

Gustav Meyrink ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (378 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Works attributed to him include The Golem[37], a literary work[38]; The Angel of the West Window[39], a literary work[40], founded in 1927[41]; and Walpurgisnacht[42], a literary work[43].

FAQs

Where was Gustav Meyrink born?

Born in Vienna[2], Gustav Meyrink…

Where did Gustav Meyrink die?

Gustav Meyrink passed away in Starnberg[4].

What did Gustav Meyrink do for work?

Gustav Meyrink worked as writer[6], translator[7], novelist[8], science fiction writer[9], and playwright[10].

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. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Place of death Starnberg
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    Occupation writer, translator, novelist +2
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