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Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)
Person Human Q91710

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
April 20, 1928
Date of death
September 5, 2005
Place of birth
Dresden
Place of death
Dresden
Country of citizenship
Germany, East Germany[11][12]
Occupation
racing driver, design engineer, racing automobile driver, chauffeur, athlete
Child
Ulli Melkus[10]
Work location
Dresden[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[19]
Family name
Melkus[16]
Given name
Heinz[17]
Member of sports team
Post SV Dresden[14]
Sport
auto racing[15]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 12
ISNI
0000000014153631
VIAF cluster ID
50164806
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2012047001
GND ID
124592635
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-82487-0007, Internationale Halle-Saale-Schleife.jpg ↗
DDB person (GND) ID
124592635
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124592635
Freebase ID
/m/0b38f6
Prabook ID
2338778
Saxon Biography ID
24105
WikiTree person ID
Melkus-7
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJd3HdgBtmwFmTttWvdfbd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
chauffeur, design engineer, racing driver, racing automobile driver
Country of citizenship 2
Germany, East Germany
Founded entities 1
Melkus
Given name 1
Heinz
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Dresden
Place of death 1
Dresden
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
auto racing
Work location 1
Dresden
← FactGrid item ID 1
Selmsdorf
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Summary

Heinz Melkus was born on April 20, 1928[1], in Dresden[2]. He died on September 5, 2005[3], in Dresden[4]. He worked as a racing driver[5], design engineer[6], racing automobile driver[7], chauffeur[8], and athlete[9].

FAQs

Where was Heinz Melkus born?

Heinz Melkus's place of birth was Dresden[2].

Where did Heinz Melkus die?

Heinz Melkus passed away in Dresden[4].

What did Heinz Melkus do for work?

Heinz Melkus worked as a racing driver[5], design engineer[6], racing automobile driver[7], chauffeur[8], and athlete[9].

Related Entities

Germany

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. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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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. 1d ago · Lesko987a · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    WikiTree person ID → Melkus-7
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #66583: P2949 Relatives"
  2. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Ulli Melkus
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64331: import child (P40) from GND"
  3. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Saxon Biography ID → 24105
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #55956: migrate GND to own IDs"
  4. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Saxon Biography ID → 24105
    "Created claim: Saxon Biography ID: 124592635, batch #273169"
  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Dresden
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Given name → Heinz
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32154: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
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