Johannes Praetorius

German writer (1630-1680)
Person human Q1698187
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Johannes Praetorius

Summary

Johannes Praetorius is a human[1]. His place of birth was Zethlingen[2]. He was born on +1630-10-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Leipzig[4]. He died on +1680-10-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6] and historian[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Zethlingen[2], Johannes Praetorius…
  • Johannes Praetorius died in Leipzig[4].
  • Johannes Praetorius was born on +1630-10-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Johannes Praetorius died on +1680-10-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Johannes Praetorius held citizenship in Germany[9].
  • Johannes Praetorius worked as a writer[6].
  • Johannes Praetorius's professions included historian[7].
  • Johannes Praetorius's field of work was historiography[10].
  • Johannes Praetorius's field of work was German-language literature[11].
  • Johannes Praetorius's image is recorded as JohannPraetorius1630.jpg[12].
  • Johannes Praetorius is recorded as male[13].
  • Johannes Praetorius's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Johannes Praetorius's ISNI is recorded as 0000000118779217[15].
  • Johannes Praetorius's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 73900505[16].
  • Johannes Praetorius's GND ID is recorded as 11859611X[17].
  • Johannes Praetorius's GND ID is recorded as 104320583[18].
  • Johannes Praetorius's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88624778[19].
  • Johannes Praetorius's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12197572d[20].
  • Johannes Praetorius's IdRef ID is recorded as 030591252[21].
  • Johannes Praetorius's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA05086885[22].
  • Johannes Praetorius's Commons category is recorded as Johannes Praetorius (writer)[23].
  • Johannes Praetorius's SBN author ID is recorded as UBOV605277[24].
  • Johannes Praetorius's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35393738[25].
  • Johannes Praetorius's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1250861A[26].
  • Johannes Praetorius's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jn19990006681[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Zethlingen[2], Johannes Praetorius… he was born on +1630-10-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6] and historian[7]. Fields of work include historiography[10], an umbrella term[28] and German-language literature[11], a sub-set of literature[29].

Death and Burial

Johannes Praetorius died on +1680-10-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Leipzig[4].

Why It Matters

Johannes Praetorius ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Johannes Praetorius born?

Johannes Praetorius was born in Zethlingen[2].

Where did Johannes Praetorius die?

Johannes Praetorius died in Leipzig[4].

What did Johannes Praetorius do for work?

Johannes Praetorius worked as writer[6] and historian[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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