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Josef Wirmer

German jurist and resistance fighter against the Nazi régime (1901-1944)
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Josef Wirmer
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
March 19, 1901
Date of death
September 8, 1944
Place of birth
Paderborn
Place of death
Plötzensee Prison
Country of citizenship
German Reich[11]
Occupation
jurist, lawyer, resistance fighter, politician
Member of political party
Centre Party[14]
Father
Anton Wirmer[9]
Child
Anton Wirmer[10]
Sibling
Ernst Wirmer, Otto Wirmer[23][24]
Cause of death
hanging to death[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[21]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[20]
Family name
Wirmer[17]
Given name
Josef[18]
Manner of death
capital punishment[19]
Member of
KStV Flamberg KStV Flamberg Bonn[12]
Residence
Lichterfelde[16]
Subject has role
victim of the Nazi regime[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Josef Wirmer de Joseph Wirmer ja ヨーゼフ・ヴィルマー ru Йозеф Вирмер ru Вирмер Й. ru Вирмер Йозеф zh 約瑟夫·維梅爾 zh 约瑟夫·威尔迈尔 zh-hant 約瑟夫·威爾邁爾 zh-hant 約瑟夫·維爾默
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000061593103
VIAF cluster ID
48432696
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n93003148
GND ID
11881818X
Bundestag Group Minutes ID
WirmerJosef
DDB person (GND) ID
11881818X
Described at URL
www.stolpersteine-berlin.de
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11881818X
FAST ID
315272
FES digital collections entity ID
422376
Freebase ID
/m/094nrv
IxTheo authority ID
07959252X
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J9U entity ID
987007273863205171
Jewish Virtual Library ID
joseph-wirmer
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000508950
Open Plaques subject ID
11862
Prabook ID
1345408
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhGW7vXpF36Dq7t7hXrv3
Yale LUX ID
person/41a80628-4fac-466c-9e82-4b6392d825e6

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
politician, lawyer, jurist, resistance fighter
Cause of death 1
hanging to death
Country of citizenship 1
German Reich
Given name 1
Josef
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Manner of death 1
capital punishment
Member of political party 1
Centre Party
Place of birth 1
Paderborn
Place of death 1
Plötzensee Prison
Residence 1
Lichterfelde
Sex or gender 1
male
← Designed by 1
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Summary

Josef Wirmer was born on March 19, 1901[1], in Paderborn[2]. He died on September 8, 1944[3], in Plötzensee Prison[4]. He worked as a jurist[5], lawyer[6], resistance fighter[7], and politician[8].

FAQs

Where was Josef Wirmer born?

Josef Wirmer was born in Paderborn[2].

Where did Josef Wirmer die?

Josef Wirmer died in Plötzensee Prison[4].

Who were Josef Wirmer's parents?

Josef Wirmer's father was Anton Wirmer[9].

What did Josef Wirmer do for work?

Josef Wirmer worked as a jurist[5], lawyer[6], resistance fighter[7], and politician[8].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Retrieved . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Retrieved . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Retrieved . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Retrieved . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Retrieved . stolpersteine-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Anton Wirmer
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64331: import child (P40) from GND"
  3. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Anton Wirmer
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64326: import father (P22) from GND"
  4. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  5. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  6. 20w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 422376
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 422376, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
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