Herman Lommel

German philologist and indo-europeanist
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Herman Lommel

Summary

Herman Lommel is a human[1]. His place of birth was Erlangen[2]. He was born on July 7, 1885[3]. He passed away in Prien am Chiemsee[4]. He died on October 5, 1968[5]. He worked as a philologist[6], Indo-Europeanist[7], religious studies scholar[8], and iranologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Erlangen[2], Herman Lommel…
  • Herman Lommel died in Prien am Chiemsee[4].
  • Herman Lommel was born on July 7, 1885[3].
  • Herman Lommel died on October 5, 1968[5].
  • Herman Lommel's father was Eugen von Lommel[11].
  • Herman Lommel held citizenship in Kingdom of Bavaria[12].
  • Herman Lommel held citizenship in German Reich[13].
  • Herman Lommel held citizenship in Germany[14].
  • Herman Lommel worked as a philologist[6].
  • Herman Lommel's professions included Indo-Europeanist[7].
  • Herman Lommel worked as a religious studies scholar[8].
  • Herman Lommel worked as an iranologist[9].
  • Herman Lommel's field of work was Iranian[15].
  • Herman Lommel's field of work was Indo-Aryan[16].
  • Herman Lommel's field of work was religious studies[17].
  • Herman Lommel's field of work was linguistics[18].
  • Herman Lommel was employed by Goethe University Frankfurt[19].
  • Herman Lommel's education included a stint at University of Göttingen[20].
  • Herman Lommel was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[21].
  • Herman Lommel was a member of Doorner Arbeits-Gemeinschaft[22].
  • Herman Lommel's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[23].
  • Herman Lommel is recorded as male[24].
  • Herman Lommel's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Herman Lommel's family name is recorded as Lommel[26].
  • Herman Lommel's given name is recorded as Herman[27].

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Origins and Family

Herman Lommel was born in Erlangen[2]. He was born on July 7, 1885[3]. His father was Eugen von Lommel[11].

Education

Educated at University of Göttingen[20], a campus university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1734[30], headquartered in Göttingen[31] and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[21], a public research university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1472[34], headquartered in Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philologist[6], Indo-Europeanist[7], religious studies scholar[8], and iranologist[9]. Fields of work include Iranian[15], a language family[36]; Indo-Aryan[16], a language family[37]; religious studies[17], an academic major[38]; and linguistics[18], an academic discipline[39]. Herman Lommel was employed by Goethe University Frankfurt[19].

Personal Life

Herman Lommel's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[23].

Death and Burial

Herman Lommel died on October 5, 1968[5]. He passed away in Prien am Chiemsee[4].

Why It Matters

Herman Lommel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Herman Lommel born?

Herman Lommel's place of birth was Erlangen[2].

Where did Herman Lommel die?

Herman Lommel died in Prien am Chiemsee[4].

Who were Herman Lommel's parents?

Herman Lommel's father was Eugen von Lommel[11].

What did Herman Lommel do for work?

Herman Lommel worked as philologist[6], Indo-Europeanist[7], religious studies scholar[8], and iranologist[9].

Where did Herman Lommel go to school?

Herman Lommel was educated at University of Göttingen[20] and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . AlKindi. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . AlKindi. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Marsupium · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iranica id lommel-herman
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3021]]: lommel-herman, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/32821867|LOMMEL, HERMAN (#32821867)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/818|Iranica ID]] #"
  2. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death +1968-10-05T00:00:00Z
    Parsifal cluster id 100417
    Rero id (legacy) A003529449
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id 118996363
    + 51 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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