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Karl Steimel

German physicist (1905–1990)
Person human Q1283969

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
March 11, 1905
Date of death
July 1, 1990
Place of birth
Lohmar
Place of death
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
physicist, mathematician, inventor
Position held
chairperson[9]
Educated at
University of Cologne[10]
Doctoral advisor
Hans Hamburger[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[16]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[15]
Family name
Steimel[13]
Given name
Edgar[14]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Karl Steimel da Edgar Karl Alois Steimel
🔖 Identifiers · 15
ISNI
0000000032667775
VIAF cluster ID
15286176
Library of Congress authority ID
n91095637
GND ID
1081916788
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Portrait karl Steimel 1946.jpg ↗
DDB person (GND) ID
1081916788
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1081916788
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5111893
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121d1j5r
IdRef ID
129652598
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1081916788
Museum-digital ID
63500
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
242642764
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyX36TrhvB7FGW3ch7CQq
ZbMATH author ID
karl.e

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Summary

Karl Steimel was born on March 11, 1905[1], in Lohmar[2]. He died on July 1, 1990[3], in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], mathematician[6], and inventor[7].

FAQs

Where was Karl Steimel born?

Karl Steimel's place of birth was Lohmar[2].

Where did Karl Steimel die?

Karl Steimel passed away in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe[4].

What did Karl Steimel do for work?

Karl Steimel worked as a physicist[5], mathematician[6], and inventor[7].

Where did Karl Steimel go to school?

Karl Steimel was educated at University of Cologne[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . gepris-historisch.dfg.de. gepris-historisch.dfg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . gepris-historisch.dfg.de. gepris-historisch.dfg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Wikidata description → German physicist (1905–1990)
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