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Johann Georg Faust

German Renaissance alchemist, astrologer, and magician
Person Human Q76918
Johann Georg Faust
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
1480
Date of death
1540
Place of birth
Knittlingen
Place of death
Staufen im Breisgau
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Occupation
astrologer, astronomer
Field of work
alchemy, astrology[8][9]
Educated at
Heidelberg University[10]
Work location
Heidelberg, Maulbronn, Tübingen[14][15][16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[23]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Encyclopedia Americana, Neue Deutsche Biographie[17][18][19][20][21][22]
Different from
Johann Michael Faust[25]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[26]
Family name
Faust[12]
Given name
Johann[13]
Name in native language
Johann Georg Faust[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Faustus en Johann Georg Faust ar يوهان جورج فاوست cs Johann Faust cs Johann Jörg Faust cs Georg Faustus cs Faust cs Jörg Faust cs Georg Johannes Faust cs Doktor Faust de Johannes Faust de Doctor Jörg Faustus de Georg Faust de Georg Sabellicus Faust de Georg Sabellicus Faustus de Johannes Faustus de Johann Faust de Johann Faustus de Johann Georg Sabellicus Faust de Johann Georg Sabellicus Faustus
🔖 Identifiers · 56
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
92729043
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83031495
GND ID
118683136
American Academy in Rome ID
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BAnQ authority ID
0000362422
BHCL UUID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01486719
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10846381
DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118683136
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
36860
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118683136
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0015219
FAST ID
1818112
FES digital collections entity ID
380369
FID performing arts ID
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FactGrid item ID
War of the First Coalition
Faulhaber edition person ID
31577
Freebase ID
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Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3005-33997
Giant Bomb Wiki ID
Characters/Johann_Faust
IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118683136
Kallías ID
PE00055243
LEO-BW person (GND) ID
118683136
Libris-URI
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Literary Encyclopedia ID
b-6662
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
F/faust-dr
Museum-digital person/organization ID
32319
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
jn20000700511
National Library of Brazil ID
001116488
National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Russia ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
793337
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068679556
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3900104
RILM ID
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Rodovid ID
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SELIBR ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SPAP ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Symogih.org ID
Actr52119
UOM ID
89063
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/367915
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Work location 3
Heidelberg, Tübingen, Maulbronn
Field of work 2
astrology, alchemy
Occupation 2
astronomer, astrologer
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Educated at 1
Heidelberg University
FactGrid item ID 1
War of the First Coalition
Family name 1
Faust
Given name 1
Johann
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Knittlingen
Place of death 1
Staufen im Breisgau
Sex or gender 1
male
← Depicts 1
Faust
← Inspired by 1
Faust
← Relative 1
Johann Heinrich Boeckler
← SNARC ID 1
London Borough of Lambeth
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Summary

Johann Georg Faust was born in 1480[1] in Knittlingen[2]. He died in 1540[3] in Staufen im Breisgau[4]. He worked as an astrologer[5] and astronomer[6].

FAQs

Where was Johann Georg Faust born?

Johann Georg Faust's place of birth was Knittlingen[2].

Where did Johann Georg Faust die?

Johann Georg Faust died in Staufen im Breisgau[4].

What did Johann Georg Faust do for work?

Johann Georg Faust worked as an astrologer[5] and astronomer[6].

Where did Johann Georg Faust go to school?

Johann Georg Faust was educated at Heidelberg University[10].

Related Entities

Germany

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d 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. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  3. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    LEO-BW person (GND) ID → 118683136
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57570: Import LEO-BW ID"
  4. 8w ago · JogitaS · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Latvia ID → 000149357
    "Created claim: National Library of Latvia ID: 000149357"
  5. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Giant Bomb Wiki ID → Characters/Johann_Faust
    "Created claim: Giant Bomb Wiki ID: Characters/Johann_Faust, Adding missing P14470 and P9675 qualifier based on P5247"
  6. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118683136
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118683136, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  7. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 380369
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 380369, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  8. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0209046-Faust-Johannes-asi-1480asi-1540
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0209046-Faust-Johannes-asi-1480asi-1540, batch #259497"
  9. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Heidelberg, Maulbronn, Tübingen
    Educated at → Heidelberg University
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30851: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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