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Heinrich Barth

German explorer (1821-1865)
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Heinrich Barth
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
February 16, 1821
Date of death
November 25, 1865
Place of birth
Hamburg
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Hamburg, Kingdom of Prussia[11][12]
Occupation
explorer, writer, historian, geographer, philologist, university teacher, archaeologist[13][14]
Employer
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[16]
Field of work
geography[15]
Educated at
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums[17][18]
Award received
Patron’s Medal, Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations[19][20]
Cause of death
gastric perforation[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Arabic[40][41]
Archives at
Hamburg State and University Library Carl von Ossietzky[23]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Hamburg Biographies, Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia, Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference, Neue Deutsche Biographie[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]
Different from
Karl Heinrich Barth, Henri Barth[43][44]
Family name
Barth[25]
Given name
Johann, Heinrich[26][27]
Member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[21]
Name in native language
Heinrich Barth[42]
P14397
298
P14536
367728
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Place of burial
Friedhof III der Gemeinde Jerusalems- und Neue Kirche[10]
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 92
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
9813857
Library of Congress authority ID
n50018097
GND ID
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Academy of Athens authority ID
3538
Alvin ID
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BAnQ authority ID
0000366136
BHL creator ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
118903936
BookBrainz author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
barth-heinrich-20
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01316500
CONOR.BG ID
32048741
CONOR.SI ID
296680035
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10794731
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
119076950
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119076950
ELNET ID
a11903673
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0003108
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
83889
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
550359
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Heinrich-Barth
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
heinrich-barth
Entomologists of the World ID
1543
FAST ID
5739
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Find a Grave memorial ID
115866812
FranceArchives agent ID
280716987
Freebase ID
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Genealogics.org person ID
I00250150
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
heinrich-barth
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0007988
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Heinrich_Barth
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1863264
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
bart-genrikh-aa9c4b
Harper's tag
heinrich-barth
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/128753067378
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
6066
IdRef ID
026707314
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119076950
Kallías ID
PE00209156, PE00071226
Leopoldina member ID (new)
heinrich-von-barth
Lex ID
Heinrich_Barth
Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Museo Galileo authority ID
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Museum-digital ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05902274, DA04919001
NE.se ID
heinrich-barth
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2002148002
NLA Trove people ID
1026223
NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
n2003082042
National Library of Greece ID
152937
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000072682
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007462899705171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BvGx;=CH
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810648147005606
National Library of Portugal ID
907284
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4914122, XX1199482
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070254842
Obálky knih ID
mzk2002148002
Online Books Page author ID
Barth, Heinrich, 1821-1865
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3874653
Open Library ID
OL749737A
OpenMLOL author ID
135491
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095449294
PM20 folder ID
pe/001064
Parsifal cluster ID
241722
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
6019
Project Gutenberg author ID
56955
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
11184
Propylaeum-VITAE ID
25425
RERO ID (legacy)
A000016586
SBN author ID
GEAV013872, MUSV004807
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
52131
SELIBR ID
176982
SHARE Catalogue author ID
177472
SNAC ARK ID
w6rn42w6
Topic's main category
Category:Heinrich Barth
Treccani ID
heinrich-barth
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
heinrich-barth
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
heinrich-barth
Unz Review author ID
BarthHeinrich
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/326257
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
heinrich-barth
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/21ef4714-f7a0-4e7d-a278-4e9dd7cd3cbf
ZOBODAT person ID
143028

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
writer, historian, geographer, archaeologist, explorer, university teacher, philologist
Described by source 6
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, New International Encyclopedia, Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Award received 2
Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations, Patron’s Medal
Country of citizenship 2
Hamburg, Kingdom of Prussia
Educated at 2
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums
Given name 2
Johann, Heinrich
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Arabic
Different from 1
Karl Heinrich Barth
Employer 1
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Field of work 1
geography
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Place of birth 1
Hamburg
Place of death 1
Berlin
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
German
← Significant person 1
Abd al-Qadir dan Tafa
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Summary

Heinrich Barth was born on February 16, 1821[1], in Hamburg[2]. He died on November 25, 1865[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], writer[6], historian[7], geographer[8], and philologist[9].

FAQs

Where was Heinrich Barth born?

Heinrich Barth's place of birth was Hamburg[2].

Where did Heinrich Barth die?

Heinrich Barth died in Berlin[4].

What did Heinrich Barth do for work?

Heinrich Barth worked as an explorer[5], writer[6], historian[7], geographer[8], and philologist[9].

Where did Heinrich Barth go to school?

Heinrich Barth was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[17] and Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums[18].

What awards did Heinrich Barth receive?

Honors received include Patron’s Medal[19] and Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations[20].

Related Entities

geography Kingdom of Prussia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Gold Medal Recipients. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . brockhaus.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Hamburg Biographies, Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978) +9
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  2. 17d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Johann, Heinrich
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID → 550359
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'avk', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de',
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  3. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → heinrich-barth
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  4. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 23w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 25w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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