Karl Jaberg

Swiss linguist (1877-1958)
Person human Q1424860
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Karl Jaberg

Summary

Karl Jaberg is a human[1]. His place of birth was Langenthal[2]. He was born on April 24, 1877[3]. He passed away in Langenthal[4]. He died on May 30, 1958[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], university teacher[7], romanist[8], and philologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Karl Jaberg's place of birth was Langenthal[2].
  • Karl Jaberg passed away in Langenthal[4].
  • Karl Jaberg was born on April 24, 1877[3].
  • Karl Jaberg died on May 30, 1958[5].
  • Karl Jaberg held citizenship in Switzerland[11].
  • Karl Jaberg worked as a linguist[6].
  • Karl Jaberg worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Karl Jaberg's professions included romanist[8].
  • Karl Jaberg's professions included philologist[9].
  • Karl Jaberg's field of work was Romance studies[12].
  • Karl Jaberg's field of work was linguistics[13].
  • Karl Jaberg's field of work was Italian[14].
  • Karl Jaberg's field of work was dialectology[15].
  • Among Karl Jaberg's employers was University of Bern[16].
  • Karl Jaberg's education included a stint at University of Bern[17].
  • Karl Jaberg was a member of Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[18].
  • Karl Jaberg was a member of Accademia della Crusca[19].
  • Karl Jaberg was a member of Romanian Academy[20].
  • Karl Jaberg was a member of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[21].
  • Karl Jaberg's religion is recorded as reformed[22].
  • Karl Jaberg is recorded as male[23].
  • Karl Jaberg's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Karl Jaberg's family name is recorded as Jaberg[25].
  • Karl Jaberg's given name is recorded as Karl[26].
  • Karl Jaberg's municipal affiliation of a Swiss national is recorded as Radelfingen[27].

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Origins and Family

Karl Jaberg was born in Langenthal[2]. He was born on April 24, 1877[3].

Education

Karl Jaberg was educated at University of Bern[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], university teacher[7], romanist[8], and philologist[9]. Fields of work include Romance studies[12], an academic discipline[28]; linguistics[13], an academic discipline[29]; Italian[14], a natural language[30], in Croatia[31]; and dialectology[15], an academic discipline[32]. Karl Jaberg was employed by University of Bern[16].

Personal Life

Karl Jaberg's religion is recorded as reformed[22].

Death and Burial

Karl Jaberg died on May 30, 1958[5]. He passed away in Langenthal[4].

Why It Matters

Karl Jaberg ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Karl Jaberg born?

Karl Jaberg was born in Langenthal[2].

Where did Karl Jaberg die?

Karl Jaberg died in Langenthal[4].

What did Karl Jaberg do for work?

Karl Jaberg worked as linguist[6], university teacher[7], romanist[8], and philologist[9].

Where did Karl Jaberg go to school?

Karl Jaberg was educated at University of Bern[17].

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. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [24] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Municipal affiliation of a swiss national Radelfingen
    Occupation linguist, university teacher, romanist +1
    Religion or worldview reformed
    Employer
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