Jürgen Osterhammel

German historian

Person human Q92287

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[28]
Date of birth: June 1, 1952, 1952^[5]
Place of birth: Wipperfürth
Country of citizenship: Germany^[6]
Occupation: historian, university teacher
Employer: University of Konstanz, University of Geneva^[9]^[10]
Field of work: contemporary history, world history^[7]^[8]
Educated at: University of Kassel, Hohe Landesschule^[11]^[12]
Award received: Gerda Henkel Prize, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, Sigmund Freud Prize, Anna Krüger Award, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Balzan Prize, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Toynbee Prize, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German^[32]
Academic degree: doctorate^[29]
Family name: Osterhammel^[30]
Given name: Jürgen^[31]
Interested in: early modern period^[34]
Member of: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, British Academy, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Academia Europaea, Academy of Sciences of Turin, Austrian Academy of Sciences^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]
Name in native language: Jürgen Osterhammel^[33]
P14611: 112
Writing language: German^[35]

🏷️ Also known as

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VIAF cluster ID: 72815500
Library of Congress authority ID: n85048403
GND ID: 115426833
AE member ID: Osterhammel_Jürgen
Academy of Athens authority ID: 130877
Accademia delle Scienze di Torino ID: jurgen-osterhammel
BDELIS ID: 80074
BHCL UUID: 91b3de23-1c31-4cc9-809c-5ea4e2095c8d
BHF author ID: 000069548
BIBSYS ID: 90257339
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): OsterhammelJürgen

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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 123382273
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: osterhammel-jurgen
CANTIC ID: 981058510373606706
CONOR.BG ID: 28776037
CONOR.SI ID: 118940259
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11241304
CiNii Research ID: 1140845216513592832
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DDB person (GND) ID: 115426833
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 115426833
Edition humboldt digital ID: H0017933
FactGrid item ID: list of state leaders in 392
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GEPRIS person ID: 1524130
IdRef ID: 032332165
IxTheo authority ID: 077246039
JRC Names ID: 1830620
KBR person ID: 14629943
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 115426833
Kallías ID: PE00403998, PE00621146
Leopoldina member ID (new): juergen-osterhammel
Munzinger person ID: 00000029655
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA00466470
NDL Authority ID: 01021054
NL CR AUT ID: jn20000604292
NLP ID: a0000001215410
NSK (VIAF) ID: 000377872
NSK ID: 981005796082709366
NUKAT ID: n01040377
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007306920105171
National Library of Korea ID: KAC200602963
National Library of Latvia ID: 000003928
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National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810663041205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX1096643
National Virtual Library of India ID: 292586
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 070626839
Open Library ID: OL303619A
PUG authority ID: 52827
Parsifal cluster ID: 295344
Perlentaucher ID: juergen-osterhammel
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID: 1386494
Prabook ID: 2293961
RERO ID (legacy): A003660789
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID: 176629
SBN author ID: RAVV076300
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 136282
Scopus author ID: 36989840500
UOM ID: 89280
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058510373606706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1341010
Unz Review author ID: OsterhammelJurgen
Yale LUX ID: person/9868b1bc-f7dd-4971-a17b-7d51d8312440

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Award received 8

Balzan Prize, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, Sigmund Freud Prize, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Toynbee Prize, Anna Krüger Award, Gerda Henkel Prize

Member of 6

British Academy, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Academia Europaea, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Academy of Sciences of Turin

Employer 2

University of Geneva, University of Konstanz

Field of work 2

world history, contemporary history

Occupation 2

historian, university teacher

Academic degree 1

doctorate

Country of citizenship 1

Germany

Educated at 1

University of Kassel

FactGrid item ID 1

list of state leaders in 392

Given name 1

Jürgen

Instance of 1

human

Interested in 1

early modern period

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

German

Place of birth 1

Wipperfürth

Sex or gender 1

male

Writing language 1

German

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Summary

Jürgen Osterhammel was born on June 1, 1952^[1], in Wipperfürth^[2]. He has worked as a historian^[3] and university teacher^[4].

FAQs

Where was Jürgen Osterhammel born?

Jürgen Osterhammel was born in Wipperfürth^[2].

What did Jürgen Osterhammel do for work?

Jürgen Osterhammel worked as a historian^[3] and university teacher^[4].

Where did Jürgen Osterhammel go to school?

Jürgen Osterhammel was educated at University of Kassel^[11] and Hohe Landesschule^[12].

What awards did Jürgen Osterhammel receive?

Honors received include Gerda Henkel Prize^[13], Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize^[14], Sigmund Freud Prize^[15], and Anna Krüger Award^[16].

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[2] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — place of birth (P19): Wipperfürth. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-11. gerda-henkel-stiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-12. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — country of citizenship (P27): Germany. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — educated at (P69): University of Kassel. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — educated at (P69): Hohe Landesschule. Retrieved 2020-05-07. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — field of work (P101): contemporary history. Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2021-04-30. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — field of work (P101): world history. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — occupation (P106): historian. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — occupation (P106): university teacher. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — employer (P108): University of Konstanz. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — employer (P108): University of Geneva. Retrieved 2019-07-03. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — award received (P166): Gerda Henkel Prize. gerda-henkel-stiftung.de. Retrieved 2015-09-20. gerda-henkel-stiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — award received (P166): Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — award received (P166): Sigmund Freud Prize. deutscheakademie.de. deutscheakademie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — award received (P166): Anna Krüger Award. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — award received (P166): Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order. orden-pourlemerite.de. orden-pourlemerite.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — award received (P166): Balzan Prize. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — award received (P166): Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — award received (P166): Toynbee Prize. toynbeeprize.org. toynbeeprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — award received (P166): Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. uni-freiburg.de. uni-freiburg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — member of (P463): Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — member of (P463): British Academy. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — member of (P463): German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — member of (P463): Academia Europaea. www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — member of (P463): Academy of Sciences of Turin. www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved 2020-12-01. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — member of (P463): Austrian Academy of Sciences. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — academic degree (P512): doctorate. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-01. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — date of birth (P569): June 1, 1952. www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved 2020-12-01. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — date of birth (P569): 1952. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-24. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — family name (P734): Osterhammel. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — given name (P735): Jürgen. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — name in native language (P1559): Jürgen Osterhammel. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — interested in (P2650): early modern period. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Jürgen Osterhammel — writing language (P6886): German. wikidata.org.

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