Johann Adolph Wedel

Physician, chemist
Person human Q6215568
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Summary

Johann Adolph Wedel was born on January 1, 1675[1], in Jena[2]. He died on January 1, 1747[3], in Jena[4]. He worked as a chemist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: August 17, 1675[8]
  • Date of death: February 23, 1747[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[10]
  • Position held: rector of the University of Jena[11]
  • Employer: Friedrich Schiller University Jena[12]
  • Educated at: Friedrich Schiller University Jena[13]
  • Doctoral advisor: Georg Wolfgang Wedel[14]
  • Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Doctoral student: Georg Erhard Hamberger[17]
  • Commons category: Johann Adolph Wedel[18]
  • Residence: Jena[19]
  • Family name: Wedel[20]
  • Given name: Johann[21]
  • Described by source: BEIC Digital Library[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[23], Latin[24]
  • P14608: 115647376[25]

Why It Matters

Johann Adolph Wedel is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Johann Adolph Wedel born?

Johann Adolph Wedel's place of birth was Jena[2].

Where did Johann Adolph Wedel die?

Johann Adolph Wedel passed away in Jena[4].

What did Johann Adolph Wedel do for work?

Johann Adolph Wedel worked as a chemist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Johann Adolph Wedel go to school?

Johann Adolph Wedel was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en']
    Date of death → +1747-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1747-02-23T00:00:00Z
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    Date of birth → +1675-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1675-08-17T00:00:00Z
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  2. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 115647376
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02227908
    Academic tree id → 22103
    Family name → Wedel
    Medvik id → xx0063767
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