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Hans Cloos

German geologist (1885-1951)
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
November 8, 1885
Date of death
September 26, 1951
Place of birth
Magdeburg
Place of death
Bonn
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
geologist, university teacher, paleontologist
Employer
University of Bonn, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, University of Wrocław[14][15][16]
Field of work
geology, tectonics, volcanism[11][12][13]
Educated at
RWTH Aachen University[17]
Award received
National Prize of East Germany, Penrose Medal, Leopold-von-Buch-Plaque[18][19][20]
Father
Ulrich Cloos[9]
Sibling
Ernst Cloos, Gertrud Vogel
Doctoral student
Henno Martin, İhsan Ketin, Henryk Bronislaw Stenzel[27][28][29]
Work location
Mainz, Bonn, German South-West Africa[34][35][36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[41]
Academic degree
doctorate[31]
Archives at
University Library Freiburg[30]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1950–1958), Neue Deutsche Biographie[37][38][39][40]
Family name
Cloos[32]
Given name
Hans[33]
Interested in
geology[43]
Member of
German Academy of Sciences at Berlin, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Paläontologische Gesellschaft, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[21][22][23][24][25]
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Name in native language
Hans Cloos[42]
Place of burial
Poppelsdorf Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hans Cloos fr Cloos, Hans ja ハンス・クロース ko 한스 클로스 ru Ханс Клоос ru Ханс Клос sv Cloos zh 漢斯・克魯斯
🔖 Identifiers · 60
ISNI
0000000109691221
VIAF cluster ID
47553460
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87809385
GND ID
118521276
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Hans Cloos (1885–1951).webp ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:11802
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
hans-cloos
BabelNet ID
02375341n
Biopsa ID
3942
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
cloos-hans
CCAB ID
000512830
CONOR.SI ID
211506275
Show all 60 identifiers +48
CiNii Research ID
1140282266580293376
DDB person (GND) ID
118521276
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118521276
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Hans-Cloos
FAST ID
194327
FactGrid item ID
Blutemail
Find a Grave memorial ID
188543652
Freebase ID
/m/08l0f0
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5101828
Goodreads author ID
6836835
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Hans_Cloos
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2074243
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
12114
IdRef ID
081206887
J9U entity ID
987007272126505171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118521276
Kallías ID
PE00136343
Leopoldina member ID (new)
hans-cloos
Lex ID
Hans_Cloos
Magdeburger Biographisches Lexikon ID
1098
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
1181463665
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05151874
NE.se ID
hans-cloos
NL CR AUT ID
mub2010581986
NLP ID
a0000002085341
NUKAT ID
n2006075560
National Library of Chile ID
000188384
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000487807
National Library of Latvia ID
000300581
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810541090105606
National Library of Portugal ID
1384449
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1240227
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073285641
Open Library ID
OL149298A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095618727
Prabook ID
2329367
RERO ID (legacy)
A003111867
S2A3 Biographical Database ID
529
SBN author ID
GEAV010471
SHARE Catalogue author ID
748190
SNAC ARK ID
w6pr83kh
Scopus author ID
16540539700
Semantic Scholar author ID
49638299
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
7799
WikiTree person ID
Cloos-77
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJj4p4rJj3rjqrrRQ8HDMP
Yale LUX ID
person/7a700416-9dc0-4e8c-b980-13dc0253213c
ZOBODAT person ID
106780

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🔗 Connections
Member of 4
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, German Academy of Sciences at Berlin
Award received 3
Penrose Medal, National Prize of East Germany, Leopold-von-Buch-Plaque
Employer 3
University of Bonn, University of Wrocław, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Field of work 3
geology, volcanism, tectonics
Occupation 3
geologist, paleontologist, university teacher
Work location 3
Bonn, Mainz, German South-West Africa
Named after 2
Dorsum Cloos, Hans Cloos Award
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Doctoral student 1
İhsan Ketin
Doctoral students 1
İhsan Ketin
Educated at 1
RWTH Aachen University
Given name 1
Hans
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
geology
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Magdeburg
Place of death 1
Bonn
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Hans Cloos was born on November 8, 1885[1], in Magdeburg[2]. He died on September 26, 1951[3], in Bonn[4]. He worked as a geologist[5], university teacher[6], and paleontologist[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hans Cloos include Dorsum Cloos[44], a dorsum[45] and Hans Cloos Award[46], an award[47].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Hans Cloos include Dorsum Cloos[44], a dorsum[45] and Hans Cloos Award[46], an award[47].

His notable doctoral advisees include İhsan Ketin[48], a university teacher[49], 1914–1995[50], of Turkey[51], awarded the Gustav-Steinmann Medal[52], specialised in tectonics[53].

FAQs

Where was Hans Cloos born?

Hans Cloos was born in Magdeburg[2].

Where did Hans Cloos die?

Hans Cloos died in Bonn[4].

Who were Hans Cloos's parents?

Hans Cloos's father was Ulrich Cloos[9].

What did Hans Cloos do for work?

Hans Cloos worked as a geologist[5], university teacher[6], and paleontologist[7].

Where did Hans Cloos go to school?

Hans Cloos was educated at RWTH Aachen University[17].

What awards did Hans Cloos receive?

Honors received include National Prize of East Germany[18], Penrose Medal[19], and Leopold-von-Buch-Plaque[20].

Related Entities

geology German Academy of Sciences at Berlin Germany University of Wrocław

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . BNE authority file. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . BNE authority file. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . BNE authority file. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . BNE authority file. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . siarchives.si.edu. Retrieved . siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . geosociety.org. Retrieved . geosociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BNE authority file. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . BNE authority file. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . BNE authority file. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Ernst Cloos, Gertrud Vogel
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64330: import sibling (P3373) from GND"
  2. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Ulrich Cloos
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64326: import father (P22) from GND"
  3. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1950–1958) +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  4. 25d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  5. 4w ago · HorstKMahler · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Hans Cloos (1885–1951).webp
    "Created claim: Image: Hans Cloos (1885–1951).webp"
  6. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biopsa ID → 3942
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57537: Import Biopsa IDs"
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