Josef Franke

German architect (1876–1944)
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Josef Franke

Summary

Josef Franke is a human[1]. He was born in Wattenscheid[2]. He was born on January 1, 1876[3]. He died in Gelsenkirchen[4]. He died on January 1, 1944[5]. He worked as an architect[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Josef Franke's place of birth was Wattenscheid[2].
  • Josef Franke died in Gelsenkirchen[4].
  • Josef Franke was born on January 1, 1876[3].
  • Josef Franke was born on March 12, 1876[8].
  • Josef Franke died on January 1, 1944[5].
  • Josef Franke died on January 16, 1944[9].
  • Josef Franke held citizenship in German Reich[10].
  • Josef Franke worked as an architect[6].
  • Josef Franke is recorded as male[11].
  • Josef Franke's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Josef Franke's Commons category is recorded as Josef Franke[13].
  • Josef Franke's family name is recorded as Franke[14].
  • Josef Franke's given name is recorded as Josef[15].
  • Josef Franke's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[16].
  • Josef Franke's P14536 is recorded as 340815[17].

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Origins and Family

Josef Franke's place of birth was Wattenscheid[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1876[3] and March 12, 1876[8].

Career and Affiliations

Josef Franke worked as an architect[6].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1944[5] and January 16, 1944[9]. Josef Franke died in Gelsenkirchen[4].

Why It Matters

Josef Franke ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was Josef Franke born?

Josef Franke's place of birth was Wattenscheid[2].

Where did Josef Franke die?

Josef Franke died in Gelsenkirchen[4].

What did Josef Franke do for work?

Josef Franke worked as architect[6].

References

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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. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'it']
    Date of death → +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1944-01-16T00:00:00Z
    Date of birth → +1876-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1876-03-12T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57226|batch #57226]]: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  2. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 340815
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 340815, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  3. 22w ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Given name → Josef
    Place of birth → Wattenscheid
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q42973]], Add archINFORM reference"
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