Josef Wenzig

Czech member of Czech council, librettist, local politician and educator (1807–1876)
Person human Q1706029
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Josef Wenzig

Summary

Josef Wenzig is a human[1]. His place of birth was Prague[2]. He was born on January 18, 1807[3]. He died in Turnov[4]. He died on August 28, 1876[5]. He worked as a translator[6], pedagogue[7], poet[8], politician[9], and playwright[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Josef Wenzig's place of birth was Prague[2].
  • Josef Wenzig passed away in Turnov[4].
  • Josef Wenzig died in Prague[12].
  • Josef Wenzig was born on January 18, 1807[3].
  • Josef Wenzig died on August 28, 1876[5].
  • Josef Wenzig died on August 29, 1876[13].
  • Burial took place at Olšany Cemetery[14].
  • Josef Wenzig held citizenship in Austrian Empire[15].
  • Josef Wenzig held citizenship in Austria–Hungary[16].
  • Josef Wenzig worked as a translator[6].
  • Josef Wenzig's professions included pedagogue[7].
  • Josef Wenzig worked as a poet[8].
  • Josef Wenzig worked as a politician[9].
  • Josef Wenzig worked as a playwright[10].
  • Josef Wenzig worked as a teacher[17].
  • Josef Wenzig held the position of Member of the Bohemian Diet[18].
  • Josef Wenzig is recorded as male[19].
  • Josef Wenzig's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Josef Wenzig's Commons category is recorded as Josef Wenzig[21].
  • Josef Wenzig's family name is recorded as Wenzig[22].
  • Josef Wenzig's given name is recorded as Josef[23].
  • Josef Wenzig's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Josef Wenzig[24].
  • Josef Wenzig's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[25].
  • Josef Wenzig's described by source is recorded as Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[26].
  • Josef Wenzig's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[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: CZ[29]

  • Began / founded: 1807-01-18[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1876-08-28[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fa275da1-019e-444a-b3a6-11fd7245fd1f[32]

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Origins and Family

Josef Wenzig's place of birth was Prague[2]. He was born on January 18, 1807[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include translator[6], pedagogue[7], poet[8], politician[9], playwright[10], and teacher[17]. Josef Wenzig held the position of Member of the Bohemian Diet[18].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include August 28, 1876[5] and August 29, 1876[13]. Recorded place of death include Turnov[4], a municipality of the Czech Republic[33], in Czech Republic[34], founded in 1272[35] and Prague[12], a municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic[36], in Czech Republic[37], founded in 0800[38], headquartered in Prague[39]. Burial took place at Olšany Cemetery[14].

Why It Matters

Josef Wenzig ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

FAQs

Where was Josef Wenzig born?

Josef Wenzig's place of birth was Prague[2].

Where did Josef Wenzig die?

Josef Wenzig died in Turnov[4].

What did Josef Wenzig do for work?

Josef Wenzig worked as translator[6], pedagogue[7], poet[8], politician[9], and playwright[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wenzig, Joseph (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Česká divadelní encyklopedie. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . BillionGraves. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . Wenzig, Joseph (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Languages spoken, written or signed German, Czech
    Occupation translator, pedagogue, poet +6
    Ethnic group Q170217
    Country of citizenship Austrian Empire, Austria–Hungary
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