Johann Spies

German printer
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Johann Spies

Summary

Johann Spies is a human[1]. Born in County of Königstein[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1540[3]. He died in Gera[4]. He died on January 1, 1623[5]. He worked as a printer[6], publisher[7], and bookseller[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in County of Königstein[2], Johann Spies…
  • Born in Oberursel (Taunus)[10], Johann Spies…
  • Johann Spies passed away in Gera[4].
  • Johann Spies was born on January 1, 1540[3].
  • Johann Spies died on January 1, 1623[5].
  • Johann Spies held citizenship in Germany[11].
  • Johann Spies's professions included printer[6].
  • Johann Spies's professions included publisher[7].
  • Johann Spies's professions included bookseller[8].
  • Johann Spies's field of work was printmaking[12].
  • Johann Spies's field of work was bookstore[13].
  • Johann Spies's field of work was publishing house[14].
  • Johann Spies is recorded as male[15].
  • Johann Spies's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Johann Spies's family name is recorded as Spies[17].
  • Johann Spies's given name is recorded as Johann[18].
  • Johann Spies's work location is recorded as Frankfurt[19].
  • Johann Spies's work location is recorded as Heidelberg[20].
  • Johann Spies's work location is recorded as Gera[21].
  • Johann Spies's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[22].

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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: DE[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1623[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 004c52bf-5b6b-438d-974f-215595961e17[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include County of Königstein[2], a historical territory[27], in Holy Roman Empire[28] and Oberursel (Taunus)[10], an urban municipality in Germany[29], in Germany[30]. Johann Spies was born on January 1, 1540[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include printer[6], publisher[7], and bookseller[8]. Fields of work include printmaking[12]; bookstore[13]; and publishing house[14], a type of organization[31].

Death and Burial

Johann Spies died on January 1, 1623[5]. He passed away in Gera[4].

Why It Matters

Johann Spies ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Johann Spies born?

Johann Spies's place of birth was County of Königstein[2].

Where did Johann Spies die?

Johann Spies died in Gera[4].

What did Johann Spies do for work?

Johann Spies worked as printer[6], publisher[7], and bookseller[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation printer, publisher, bookseller
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31702|batch #31702]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (3)"
  2. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation
    Citizenship
    Place of death Gera
    Place of birth County of Königstein, Oberursel (Taunus)
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30842|batch #30842]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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