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Karl Glossy

Austrian literary historian (1848–1937)
Person Human Q88936

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
March 7, 1848
Date of death
September 9, 1937
Place of birth
Vienna
Place of death
Vienna
Country of citizenship
Austria[12]
Occupation
literary historian, librarian, theatrologist, beamter, historian, writer[13]
Employer
Wienbibliothek im Rathaus[14]
Child
Blanka Glossy[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[19]
Described by source
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Neue Deutsche Biographie[17][18]
Given name
Karl[16]
Place of burial
Baumgartner Friedhof[10]
Writing language
German[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Karl Glossy cs Carl Glossy de Carl Glossy fr Charles Glossy fr Carl Glossy fr Karl Glossy it Carl Glossy sv Glossy
🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
0000000109519501
VIAF cluster ID
7639404
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83213234
GND ID
116667478
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Karl Glossy (1848–1937) Otto Skall 1937 A.jpg ↗
Austrian Biographical Encyclopedia ID
G/Glossy_Karl_1848_1937
BHCL UUID
72f0b7a7-35f3-4eb9-b2cc-1cc6c933ac0f
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
146121310
CiNii Research ID
1140845216488209280
DDB person (GND) ID
116667478
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116667478
FAST ID
1957697
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FES digital collections entity ID
376781
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_116667478
Geni profile ID
6000000068153384838
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/12301ng2
Hanslick Online person ID
2393
IdRef ID
085999326
J9U entity ID
987007276705105171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116667478
Kallías ID
PE00075788
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02857912
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2009511669
NUKAT ID
n2002071374
Nachlässe in Austria ID
G/Glossy_Karl.htm
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001281163
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000457151
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811302148205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067885713
Open Library ID
OL6383730A
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
11447
RERO ID (legacy)
A009586308, A003302301
SBN author ID
DDSV128499, UFIV144193
Vienna History Wiki ID
24036
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdx7Kvm3XxtPWwfDGrXh3
Yale LUX ID
person/7281d4c7-7579-4185-8701-119a10947792

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Occupation 2
librarian, literary historian
Country of citizenship 1
Austria
Given name 1
Karl
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Vienna
Place of death 1
Vienna
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
German
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Summary

Karl Glossy was born on March 7, 1848[1], in Vienna[2]. He died on September 9, 1937[3], in Vienna[4]. He worked as a literary historian[5], librarian[6], theatrologist[7], beamter[8], and historian[9].

FAQs

Where was Karl Glossy born?

Karl Glossy's place of birth was Vienna[2].

Where did Karl Glossy die?

Karl Glossy died in Vienna[4].

What did Karl Glossy do for work?

Karl Glossy worked as a literary historian[5], librarian[6], theatrologist[7], beamter[8], and historian[9].

Related Entities

Austria

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. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d 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"
  2. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 376781
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 376781, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Vienna
    Child → Blanka Glossy
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32153: import P21 and P106 from GND (35)"
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