Hans Reiter

German Nazi physician (1881–1969)
Person human Q66456
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Hans Reiter

Summary

Hans Reiter is a human[1]. He was born in Reudnitz[2]. He was born on February 26, 1881[3]. He passed away in Kassel[4]. He died on November 25, 1969[5]. He worked as a military physician[6], politician[7], physician[8], torturer[9], and university teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Hans Reiter's place of birth was Reudnitz[2].
  • Born in Leipzig[12], Hans Reiter…
  • Hans Reiter died in Kassel[4].
  • Hans Reiter was born on February 26, 1881[3].
  • Hans Reiter died on November 25, 1969[5].
  • Hans Reiter held citizenship in Germany[13].
  • Hans Reiter's professions included military physician[6].
  • Hans Reiter's professions included politician[7].
  • Hans Reiter's professions included physician[8].
  • Hans Reiter's professions included torturer[9].
  • Hans Reiter's professions included university teacher[10].
  • Hans Reiter's professions included physiologist[14].
  • Hans Reiter's field of work was medicine[15].
  • Hans Reiter's field of work was hygiene[16].
  • Hans Reiter's field of work was bacteriology[17].
  • Hans Reiter was employed by University of Rostock[18].
  • Hans Reiter's education included a stint at Leipzig University[19].
  • Hans Reiter was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[20].
  • Hans Reiter was a member of Sturmabteilung[21].
  • Hans Reiter is recorded as male[22].
  • Hans Reiter's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Hans Reiter was affiliated with the Nazi Party[24].
  • Hans Reiter was affiliated with the German People's Party[25].
  • Hans Reiter's honorific prefix is recorded as Doctor[26].
  • Hans Reiter was part of the conflict World War I[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Reudnitz[2], a quarter in Leipzig, Germany[28], in Germany[29] and Leipzig[12], a big city[30], in Electorate of Saxony[31]. Hans Reiter was born on February 26, 1881[3].

Education

Hans Reiter's education included a stint at Leipzig University[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military physician[6], politician[7], physician[8], torturer[9], university teacher[10], and physiologist[14]. Fields of work include medicine[15], a field of study[32]; hygiene[16], founded in -3000[33]; and bacteriology[17], a branch of biology[34]. Hans Reiter was employed by University of Rostock[18].

Personal Life

Political affiliations include Nazi Party[24], a Führerpartei[35], in Weimar Republic[36], founded in 1920[37], headquartered in Braunes Haus[38] and German People's Party[25], a political party[39], in German Reich[40], founded in 1918[41], headquartered in Berlin[42].

Death and Burial

Hans Reiter died on November 25, 1969[5]. He passed away in Kassel[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hans Reiter include reactive arthritis[43], a class of disease[44].

Why It Matters

Hans Reiter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

He is credited with the discovery of reactive arthritis[47], a class of disease[48]. Entities named for him include reactive arthritis[43], a class of disease[44].

FAQs

Where was Hans Reiter born?

Hans Reiter was born in Reudnitz[2].

Where did Hans Reiter die?

Hans Reiter died in Kassel[4].

What did Hans Reiter do for work?

Hans Reiter worked as military physician[6], politician[7], physician[8], torturer[9], and university teacher[10].

Where did Hans Reiter go to school?

Hans Reiter was educated at Leipzig University[19].

What did Hans Reiter discover?

Hans Reiter is credited as discoverer of reactive arthritis[47].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] . wikidata.org.
  12. [25] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  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. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . 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. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Hans Reiter. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hans-reiter
MLA “Hans Reiter.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hans-reiter.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hans-reiter_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Hans Reiter}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hans-reiter}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Hans Reiter — https://4ort.xyz/entity/hans-reiter (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/hans-reiter · Last refreshed:

Edit History

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. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation military physician, politician, physician +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  2. 22d ago · Printstream · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14396 register/person/arh-zPER_04826
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14396]]: register/person/arh-zPER_04826, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778148440554"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.