Helmut de Boor

German academic in older German and Old Norse studies (1891-1976)
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Summary

Helmut de Boor was born on March 24, 1891[1], in Bonn[2]. He died on August 4, 1976[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as a writer[5], philologist[6], germanist[7], literary historian[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Evangelischer Kirchhof Nikolassee[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[12]
  • Employer: Freie Universität Berlin[13], Leipzig University[14], University of Bern[15], University of Marburg[16], University of Greifswald[17], University of Gothenburg[18]
  • Educated at: Leipzig University[19], University of Wrocław[20]
  • Member of: Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party[23]
  • Commons category: Helmut de Boor[24]
  • Archives at: German Literature Archive Marbach[25]
  • Academic degree: doctorate[26]
  • Family name: de Boor[27]
  • Given name: Helmut[28]
  • Work location: Bonn[29], Wrocław[30], Gothenburg[31], Leipzig[32], Bern[33], Marburg[34], Berlin[35]
  • Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[36]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[37]
  • Name in native language: Helmut de Boor[38]

Why It Matters

Helmut de Boor has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

FAQs

Where was Helmut de Boor born?

Helmut de Boor was born in Bonn[2].

Where did Helmut de Boor die?

Helmut de Boor died in Berlin[4].

What did Helmut de Boor do for work?

Helmut de Boor worked as a writer[5], philologist[6], germanist[7], literary historian[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Helmut de Boor go to school?

Helmut de Boor was educated at Leipzig University[19] and University of Wrocław[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Nazi Party Membership Database Lookup. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . Nazi Party Membership Database Lookup. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . dla-marbach.de. dla-marbach.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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