Heinrich Morf

Swiss philologist, romanist and linguist (1854-1921)
Person human Q124350
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Heinrich Morf was born on October 23, 1854[1], in Münchenbuchsee[2]. He died on January 23, 1921[3], in Thun[4]. He worked as a philologist[5], romanist[6], linguist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Father: Heinrich Morf[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Switzerland[11]
  • Field of work: Romance studies[12]
  • Employer: Goethe University Frankfurt[13], University of Bern[14], University of Zurich[15], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[16]
  • Educated at: University of Strasbourg[17]
  • Student: Jakob Jud[18]
  • Member of: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Commons category: Heinrich Morf[21]
  • Academic degree: Doctor[22]
  • Family name: Morf[23]
  • Given name: Heinrich[24]
  • Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Winterthur[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[26]
  • P14536: 412084[27]

Why It Matters

Heinrich Morf has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Heinrich Morf born?

Heinrich Morf's place of birth was Münchenbuchsee[2].

Where did Heinrich Morf die?

Heinrich Morf passed away in Thun[4].

Who were Heinrich Morf's parents?

Heinrich Morf's father was Heinrich Morf[10].

What did Heinrich Morf do for work?

Heinrich Morf worked as a philologist[5], romanist[6], linguist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Heinrich Morf go to school?

Heinrich Morf was educated at University of Strasbourg[17].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . 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). Heinrich Morf. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/heinrich-morf
MLA “Heinrich Morf.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/heinrich-morf.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_heinrich-morf_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Heinrich Morf}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/heinrich-morf}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Heinrich Morf — https://4ort.xyz/entity/heinrich-morf (retrieved 2026-10-17)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/heinrich-morf · 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. 3d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'it', 'sv']
    Open library id → OL4278847A, OL2387273A
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Open library id: OL2387273A, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290734|batch #290734]]"
  2. 10w ago · ~2026-37429-20 · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Jakob Jud
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Student: Jakob Jud"
  3. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 412084
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 412084, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Strasbourg
    Place of death → Thun
    Employer → Goethe University Frankfurt, University of Bern, University of Zurich +1
    Member of → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31703|batch #31703]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (4)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.