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Joseph Lortz

German Church historian (1887–1975)
Person Human Q102995

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
December 13, 1887
Date of death
February 21, 1975
Place of birth
Grevenmacher
Place of death
Luxembourg
Country of citizenship
Germany[9]
Occupation
Catholic priest, church historian, Catholic theologian, university teacher
Employer
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, University of Münster[10][11]
Educated at
Pontifical Gregorian University, University of Bonn, University of Fribourg, University of Würzburg[12][13][14][15]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[16]
Member of political party
Nazi Party[18]
Work location
Mainz, Braniewo, Münster[21][22][23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[25]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[24]
Family name
Lortz[19]
Given name
Joseph[20]
Name in native language
Joseph Lortz[26]
Writing language
German[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Joseph Lortz en Joseph Adam Lortz cs Joseph Lortz cs Jozef Lortc cs Josef Lortz cs Joseph A. Lortz de Joseph Adam Lortz it Joseph Adam Lortz pl Joseph Adam Lortz ru Йозеф Лортц
🔖 Identifiers · 81
ISNI
0000000109004719
VIAF cluster ID
51728589
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50042413
GND ID
118729136
Angelicum ID
24977
BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
90247972
Bibliopoche author ID
13618
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
20802
Biblioteca centrale Cappuccini authority ID
3096
Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
3046
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121581643
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
lortz-joseph
CANTIC ID
981058512995106706
CONOR.SI ID
115732067
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11184031
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118729136
De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118729136
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
58101
ELNET ID
a11265966
FAST ID
1754056
FactGrid item ID
Danfeng County
Faulhaber edition person ID
05464
Franciscan Center of Christian Oriental Studies ID
8218
Freebase ID
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GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5107511
Gutenberg Biographics ID
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Hessian Biography person ID
6706
IdRef ID
029552370
IxTheo authority ID
079510132
J9U entity ID
987007300092405171
KBR person ID
14223115
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118729136
Kallías ID
PE00351693
Lex ID
Joseph_Lortz
Libraries Australia ID
35313146
Libris-URI
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Munzinger person ID
00000004773
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04057418
NDL Authority ID
00523941
NL CR AUT ID
jcu2010590247
NLA Trove people ID
907959
NLP ID
a0000001269672
NSDAP membership number (1925–1945)
2070748
NUKAT ID
n02047841
National Library of Brazil ID
000276264
National Library of Greece ID
113676
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000206274
National Library of Latvia ID
000039722
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*300799;=BO
National Library of Luxembourg ID
000044860
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810562896705606
National Library of Portugal ID
455733
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1007202
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067832385
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
13403
Open Library ID
OL1018234A
PUG authority ID
8527
Parsifal cluster ID
150318
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
148990, 436188
Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
76769
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
47836
Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID
8920
RERO ID (legacy)
A003531623
RedBA Granada authority ID
37983
SBN author ID
CFIV108890
SELIBR ID
336113
SHARE Catalogue author ID
205569
Teresianum authority ID
1044
Treccani ID
joseph-lortz
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
joseph-lortz
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
146644
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058512995106706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1249393
Unz Review author ID
LortzJoseph
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10076416
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/163492
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/7bb64d2a-6a17-414a-8f18-b152e2d7b890

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 4
University of Bonn, University of Würzburg, Pontifical Gregorian University, University of Fribourg
Employer 2
University of Münster, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Occupation 2
university teacher, Catholic priest
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
FactGrid item ID 1
Danfeng County
Given name 1
Joseph
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of political party 1
Nazi Party
Place of birth 1
Grevenmacher
Place of death 1
Luxembourg
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Mainz
Writing language 1
German
← Director / manager 1
Leibniz Institute of European History
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Summary

Joseph Lortz was born on December 13, 1887[1], in Grevenmacher[2]. He died on February 21, 1975[3], in Luxembourg[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], church historian[6], Catholic theologian[7], and university teacher[8].

FAQs

Where was Joseph Lortz born?

Joseph Lortz was born in Grevenmacher[2].

Where did Joseph Lortz die?

Joseph Lortz died in Luxembourg[4].

What did Joseph Lortz do for work?

Joseph Lortz worked as a Catholic priest[5], church historian[6], Catholic theologian[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Joseph Lortz go to school?

Joseph Lortz was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[12], University of Bonn[13], University of Fribourg[14], and University of Würzburg[15].

Related Entities

Germany Grevenmacher Leibniz Institute of European History Luxembourg

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 9h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Mainz, Braniewo, Münster
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65838: Import places from GND"
  2. 4d 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"
  3. 11d 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)"
  4. 13d ago · Mobby 12 · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added [lb] description: lëtzebuergesche kathoulesche Priister, Theolog, Reformatiounshistoriker an Auteur"
  5. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian Biography person ID → 6706
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #54302: migrate GND to own IDs"
  6. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pontifical Urbaniana University ID → 76769
    "Created claim: Pontifical Urbaniana University ID: 76769, batch #260288"
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