Ivar Lissner

German author, journalist, and spy (1909–1967)
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Summary

Ivar Lissner was born on April 23, 1909[1], in Riga[2]. He died on September 4, 1967[3], in Ollon[4]. He worked as a writer[5], spy[6], and editing staff[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Ruth Niehaus[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[10], Russian Empire[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party[13]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[14]
  • Family name: Lissner[15]
  • Given name: Ivar[16]
  • Described by source: Lexikon der deutschsprachigen Literatur des Baltikums und St. Petersburgs[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[18]

Why It Matters

Ivar Lissner has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Ivar Lissner born?

Ivar Lissner was born in Riga[2].

Where did Ivar Lissner die?

Ivar Lissner died in Ollon[4].

Who was Ivar Lissner married to?

Ivar Lissner's spouses include Ruth Niehaus[9].

What did Ivar Lissner do for work?

Ivar Lissner worked as a writer[5], spy[6], and editing staff[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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. 2d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz author id → 658197dc-bdb0-4ddb-87ec-c5b31d166203
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  2. 12d ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 13d ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kulturstiftung.org person id → lissner-ivar
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'he', 'ja', 'lv', 'ru', 'vo']
    Parsifal cluster id → 288041, 600007
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Parsifal cluster id: 600007"
  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0056000-Lissner-Ivar-19091967
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0056000-Lissner-Ivar-19091967, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  5. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Ollon
    Nsdap membership number (1925–1945) → 1790809
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32154|batch #32154]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
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