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Karl Laux

German politician and musicologist (1896-1978)
Person human Q119786

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
August 26, 1896
Date of death
June 27, 1978
Place of birth
Ludwigshafen
Place of death
Dresden
Country of citizenship
East Germany[11]
Occupation
politician, musicologist, university teacher, writer, music critic, editing staff[12]
Employer
Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber[14]
Position held
member of the Volkskammer[13]
Member of political party
Socialist Unity Party of Germany[18]
Award received
Banner of Labor, Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau[15][16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[24]
Archives at
Saxon State and University Library, Dresden, Saxony State Archives[19][20]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[23]
Family name
Laux[21]
Given name
Karl[22]
Name in native language
Karl Laux[25]
Place of burial
Trinitatis Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Karl Laux ja カール・ラウフ ru Карл Лаукс ru Лаукс Карл ru Лаукс, Карл
🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
000000010899823X
VIAF cluster ID
50017527
Library of Congress authority ID
n88065284
GND ID
118570269
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-23447-0002, Dresden, Karl Laux.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90364800
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12765224n
BookBrainz author ID
1321b04c-f1dc-4fb8-b68b-76e2e597b1ec
Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung person ID
karl-laux
CONOR.BG ID
18494565
CONOR.SI ID
81140835
CONOR.SR ID
60009225
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Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
A009592
DDB person (GND) ID
118570269
Databazeknih.cz author ID
107681
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118570269
Discogs artist ID
1805590
FAST ID
227840
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118570269
Filmportal ID
ceb5d19275ce4b16899ebca0baa3ffec
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1238rzpw
Grove Music Online ID
16128
IdRef ID
138967342
KBR person ID
14092082
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118570269
MMB ID
55324
NL CR AUT ID
jx20050719068
NLA Trove people ID
1518358
NLP ID
a0000002635645
NUKAT ID
n98045125
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007450104905171
National Library of Latvia ID
000349111
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810634290605606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1338996
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068293704
Open Library ID
OL127675A
RISM ID
people/30099759
SBN author ID
LO1V088539
SVKKL authority ID
p0064950-Laux-Karl-18961978
Stadtwiki Dresden article
Karl_Laux
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
9197
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10874728
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/206622
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgmGgBJwC4TdmQ67RTWDq
Yale LUX ID
person/fe49f2df-041f-4938-842e-e2dbdfaa721a

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, politician, university teacher, musicologist, music critic
Award received 2
Banner of Labor, Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau
Archives at 1
Saxon State and University Library, Dresden
Country of citizenship 1
East Germany
Employer 1
Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber
Given name 1
Karl
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of political party 1
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Place of birth 1
Ludwigshafen
Place of death 1
Dresden
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Laneuville-au-Rupt
← Rector 1
Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber
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Summary

Karl Laux was born on August 26, 1896[1], in Ludwigshafen[2]. He died on June 27, 1978[3], in Dresden[4]. He worked as a politician[5], musicologist[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and music critic[9].

FAQs

Where was Karl Laux born?

Karl Laux's place of birth was Ludwigshafen[2].

Where did Karl Laux die?

Karl Laux died in Dresden[4].

What did Karl Laux do for work?

Karl Laux worked as a politician[5], musicologist[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and music critic[9].

What awards did Karl Laux receive?

Honors received include Banner of Labor[15] and Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau[16].

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. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . schumann-portal.de. Retrieved . schumann-portal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. Retrieved . kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 20w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Place of birth → Ludwigshafen
    Occupation → politician, musicologist, university teacher +3
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