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Jakob Degen

(1760–1848)
Person Human Q86296

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
1760, February 17, 1760[6]
Date of death
1848, August 28, 1848[7]
Place of birth
Liedertswil
Place of death
Vienna
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[8]
Occupation
watchmaker
Religion or worldview
reformed[9]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Oesterreichische National-Encyklopädie, Meyers Conversations-Lexicon, Neue Deutsche Biographie[14][15][16][17][18]
Family name
Degen[11]
Given name
Jakob[12]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Liedertswil[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jakob Degen ar جاكوب ديجين ja ヤーコプ・デーゲン sv Degen sv Jacob Degen
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000040668743
VIAF cluster ID
30347295
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no99020017
GND ID
119463180
Austrian Biographical Encyclopedia ID
D/Degen_Jakob_1756_1848
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
degen-jakob
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00556412
DDB person (GND) ID
119463180
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119463180
FAST ID
431074
FES digital collections entity ID
384595
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122nbx61
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HDS ID
031326
KSW person ID
36596
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3891325
Open Library ID
OL2459884A
Open Plaques subject ID
11565
Vienna History Wiki ID
1326
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmXKgfRfpmgmFGqqhxxDq

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 2
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Family name 1
Degen
Given name 1
Jakob
Instance of 1
human
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Liedertswil
Occupation 1
watchmaker
Place of birth 1
Liedertswil
Place of death 1
Vienna
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jakob Degen was born on 1760[1] in Liedertswil[2]. He died on 1848[3] in Vienna[4]. He worked as a watchmaker[5].

FAQs

Where was Jakob Degen born?

Jakob Degen was born in Liedertswil[2].

Where did Jakob Degen die?

Jakob Degen passed away in Vienna[4].

What did Jakob Degen do for work?

Jakob Degen worked as a watchmaker[5].

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Degen, Jakob (BLKÖ). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950. Retrieved . biographien.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Degen, Jakob (BLKÖ). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Degen, Jakob (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Degen, Jakob (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Oesterreichische National-Encyklopädie +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63392: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (2/2)"
  3. 17d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for date of death, source for place of death from the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (…"
  4. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    KSW person ID → 36596
    "Created claim: KSW person ID: 36596, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  5. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 384595
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 384595, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
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