Johann Gottfried Seume

German writer (1763-1810)
Person human Q77451
Johann Gottfried Seume
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Johann Gottfried Seume

Summary

Johann Gottfried Seume is a human[1]. Born in Poserna[2], he… he was born on January 29, 1763[3]. He died in Teplice[4]. He died on June 13, 1810[5]. He worked as a poet[6], translator[7], and composer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Johann Gottfried Seume was born in Poserna[2].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume passed away in Teplice[4].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume was born on January 29, 1763[3].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume died on June 13, 1810[5].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume held citizenship in Kingdom of Saxony[10].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's professions included poet[6].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume worked as a translator[7].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume worked as a composer[8].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's education included a stint at Leipzig University[11].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume is recorded as male[12].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's Commons category is recorded as Johann Gottfried Seume[14].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's archives at is recorded as Museum Weißenfels[15].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's family name is recorded as Seume[16].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's given name is recorded as Johann[17].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's given name is recorded as Gottfried[18].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's official website is recorded as http://www.seume.de/[19].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Johann Gottfried Seume[20].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's Commons gallery is recorded as Johann Gottfried Seume[21].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's work location is recorded as Leipzig[22].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[25].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[26].
  • Johann Gottfried Seume's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1763-01-29[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1810-06-13[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2774b73c-28ad-4f26-9ceb-45296b2f89a7[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Poserna[2], Johann Gottfried Seume… he was born on January 29, 1763[3].

Education

Johann Gottfried Seume was educated at Leipzig University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], translator[7], and composer[8].

Death and Burial

Johann Gottfried Seume died on June 13, 1810[5]. He died in Teplice[4].

Why It Matters

Johann Gottfried Seume ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Johann Gottfried Seume born?

Johann Gottfried Seume's place of birth was Poserna[2].

Where did Johann Gottfried Seume die?

Johann Gottfried Seume passed away in Teplice[4].

What did Johann Gottfried Seume do for work?

Johann Gottfried Seume worked as poet[6], translator[7], and composer[8].

Where did Johann Gottfried Seume go to school?

Johann Gottfried Seume was educated at Leipzig University[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation poet, translator, composer
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  2. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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