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Herman Frobenius

German ethnologist (1841–1916)
Person human Q106148

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
October 6, 1841
Date of death
August 9, 1916, 1916[8]
Place of birth
Bad Langensalza
Place of death
Charlottenburg
Country of citizenship
German Reich, Kingdom of Prussia[10][11]
Occupation
ethnologist, non-fiction writer, military personnel
Employer
Frobenius Institute[15]
Field of work
military history, military affairs, ethnology[12][13][14]
Child
Herman Frobenius[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[20]
Family name
Frobenius[18]
Given name
Hermann[19]
Military, police or special rank
Lieutenant Colonel[17]
P14536
427245[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Herman Frobenius en Hermann Wilhelm Theodor Frobenius ar هيرمان فروبنيوس cs Hermann Frobenius cs Hermann Theodor Frobenius cs H. Frobenius
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
000000008099894X
VIAF cluster ID
20418996
Library of Congress authority ID
no97016821
GND ID
115819673
BIBSYS ID
2080347
CONOR.SI ID
121154915
DDB person (GND) ID
115819673
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
115819673
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120kg_p3
IdRef ID
166800694
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
115819673
Kallías ID
PE00575423
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NL CR AUT ID
uk2014805579
NLP ID
a0000001274668
NUKAT ID
n2010306041
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000530959
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007293024205171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810676986605606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
081836996
Open Library ID
OL2393006A, OL7193882A
OpenMLOL author ID
142054
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
16729
Project Gutenberg author ID
44253
The Peerage person ID
p71373.htm#i713726
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10072669
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/132789
WikiTree person ID
Frobenius-8
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhRKydhkxvVKXgh8xQcyd
Yale LUX ID
person/c77bd875-909b-48d4-b5f2-3fca8a7b5aaa

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Summary

Herman Frobenius was born on October 6, 1841[1], in Bad Langensalza[2]. He died on August 9, 1916[3], in Charlottenburg[4]. He worked as an ethnologist[5], non-fiction writer[6], and military personnel[7].

FAQs

Where was Herman Frobenius born?

Herman Frobenius's place of birth was Bad Langensalza[2].

Where did Herman Frobenius die?

Herman Frobenius died in Charlottenburg[4].

What did Herman Frobenius do for work?

Herman Frobenius worked as an ethnologist[5], non-fiction writer[6], and military personnel[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 2
    Place of death → Charlottenburg
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'sv']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 427245
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 427245, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  3. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Frobenius
    Instance of → human
    Project Gutenberg author ID → 44253
    NLP ID → a0000001274668
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33800|batch #33800]]: add P1810 to P8034"
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