Jörn Leonhard

German historian
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Jörn Leonhard

Summary

Jörn Leonhard is a human[1]. He was born in Birkenfeld[2]. He was born on +1967-05-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a military historian[4], historian of Modern Age[5], historian[6], non-fiction writer[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Birkenfeld[2], Jörn Leonhard…
  • Jörn Leonhard was born on +1967-05-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jörn Leonhard held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • Jörn Leonhard worked as a military historian[4].
  • Jörn Leonhard worked as a historian of Modern Age[5].
  • Jörn Leonhard's professions included historian[6].
  • Jörn Leonhard's professions included non-fiction writer[7].
  • Jörn Leonhard worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Among Jörn Leonhard's employers was University of Freiburg[11].
  • Jörn Leonhard was employed by Friedrich Schiller University Jena[12].
  • Jörn Leonhard received the Prize for Military History[13].
  • Jörn Leonhard received the Baden-Wuerttemberg Research Award[14].
  • Jörn Leonhard received the Wolf-Erich-Kellner Award[15].
  • Jörn Leonhard received the Prize for Military History[16].
  • Jörn Leonhard received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize[17].
  • Jörn Leonhard was a member of Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities[18].
  • Jörn Leonhard was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[19].
  • Jörn Leonhard's image is recorded as Roemerberggespraeche-12-2014-joern-leonhard-077.jpg[20].
  • Jörn Leonhard's image is recorded as MJK63064 Jörn Leonhard (Frankfurter Buchmesse 2018).jpg[21].
  • Jörn Leonhard is recorded as male[22].
  • Jörn Leonhard's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Jörn Leonhard's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117592151[24].
  • Jörn Leonhard's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 39598473[25].
  • Jörn Leonhard's GND ID is recorded as 123560586[26].
  • Jörn Leonhard's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2002003679[27].

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Origins and Family

Jörn Leonhard was born in Birkenfeld[2]. He was born on +1967-05-27T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military historian[4], historian of Modern Age[5], historian[6], non-fiction writer[7], and university teacher[8]. Employers include University of Freiburg[11], a public university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1457[30], headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau[31] and Friedrich Schiller University Jena[12], a public university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1558[34], headquartered in Jena[35].

Recognition

Awards received include Prize for Military History[13], an award[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1992[38]; Baden-Wuerttemberg Research Award[14], a science award[39], in Germany[40]; Wolf-Erich-Kellner Award[15], a science award[41], in Germany[42]; and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize[17], a science award[43], in Germany[44], founded in 1985[45].

Why It Matters

Jörn Leonhard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Jörn Leonhard born?

Jörn Leonhard's place of birth was Birkenfeld[2].

What did Jörn Leonhard do for work?

Jörn Leonhard worked as military historian[4], historian of Modern Age[5], historian[6], non-fiction writer[7], and university teacher[8].

What awards did Jörn Leonhard receive?

Honors received include Prize for Military History[13], Baden-Wuerttemberg Research Award[14], Wolf-Erich-Kellner Award[15], and Prize for Military History[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [17] . dfg.de. dfg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  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
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  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
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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