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Karl Sarasin

Swiss entrepreneur and politician (1815-1886)
Person Human Q21118156

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
April 17, 1815
Date of death
January 21, 1886
Place of birth
Basel
Place of death
Basel
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[12]
Occupation
entrepreneur, politician, writer
Religion or worldview
reformed[13]
Spouse
Wikidata item[9]
Child
Paul Sarasin, Alfred Sarasin-Iselin[10][11]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[18]
Family name
Sarasin[15]
Given name
Wolfgang[16]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Basel[17]
Place of burial
Wolfgottesacker[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Karl Sarasin
🔖 Identifiers · 14
ISNI
0000000399766374
VIAF cluster ID
295094711
GND ID
11680579X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sarasin-Karl-(1815-1886)-von-Dietter-1853.png ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01081808
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11680579X
FES digital collections entity ID
405980
Freebase ID
/m/0sxggqw
Geni profile ID
6000000103863989837
HDS ID
005911
IxTheo authority ID
693036834
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11680579X
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WikiTree person ID
Sarasin-60
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbM9bv6Htg8P9q7yXhCQq

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Summary

Karl Sarasin was born on April 17, 1815[1], in Basel[2]. He died on January 21, 1886[3], in Basel[4]. He worked as an entrepreneur[5], politician[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Karl Sarasin born?

Karl Sarasin's place of birth was Basel[2].

Where did Karl Sarasin die?

Karl Sarasin passed away in Basel[4].

Who was Karl Sarasin married to?

Karl Sarasin's spouses include Q139221970[9].

What did Karl Sarasin do for work?

Karl Sarasin worked as an entrepreneur[5], politician[6], and writer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Paul Sarasin, Alfred Sarasin-Iselin
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64331: import child (P40) from GND"
  2. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Wikidata item
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64328: import spouse (P26) from GND"
  3. 5d 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"
  4. 19d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death from the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (…"
  5. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57985: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  6. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 405980
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 405980, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
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