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Johann Kaspar Lavater

Swiss poet (1741-1801)
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Johann Kaspar Lavater
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Summary

Johann Kaspar Lavater was born on November 15, 1741[1], in Zurich[2]. He died on January 2, 1801[3], in Zurich[4]. He worked as a writer[5], philosopher[6], theologian[7], poet[8], and criminologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (916 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Zurich[11]
  • Child: Anna Luisa Lavater[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Switzerland[13]
  • Occupation: painter[14], illustrator[15], pastor[16]
  • Field of work: theology[17], administration and management of the church[18], physiognomy[19], literature[20]
  • Member of: Emkendorfer Kreis[21], freemasonry[22]
  • Religion or worldview: reformed[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Commons category: Johann Kaspar Lavater[25]
  • Archives at: ETH Zurich University Archives[26], Baden State Library[27], Freies Deutsches Hochstift, Library[28]
  • Family name: Lavater[29]
  • Given name: Johann[30]
  • Commons gallery: Johann Kaspar Lavater[31]
  • Work location: Zurich[32], Berlin[33], Basel[34]
  • Relative: Georg Friedrich Schmoll[35]
  • Student of: Johann Jakob Breitinger[36], Johann Jakob Bodmer[37]
  • Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Zurich[38]
  • Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[39], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[40], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[41]

Why It Matters

Johann Kaspar Lavater has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Johann Kaspar Lavater born?

Johann Kaspar Lavater's place of birth was Zurich[2].

Where did Johann Kaspar Lavater die?

Johann Kaspar Lavater died in Zurich[4].

What did Johann Kaspar Lavater do for work?

Johann Kaspar Lavater worked as a writer[5], philosopher[6], theologian[7], poet[8], and criminologist[9].

Related Entities

Johann Jakob Bodmer National Gallery of Victoria Statens Museum for Kunst Switzerland theology

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. fr.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Retrieved . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . The Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators 1450–1950. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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