Karl Wien

German mountaineer (1906–1937)
Person human Q124174
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Karl Wien

Summary

Karl Wien is a human[1]. His place of birth was Würzburg[2]. He was born on +1906-09-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Nanga Parbat[4]. He died on +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mountaineer[6] and scientist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Karl Wien was born in Würzburg[2].
  • Karl Wien passed away in Nanga Parbat[4].
  • Karl Wien was born on +1906-09-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Karl Wien died on +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Karl Wien died on +1937-06-14T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Karl Wien's father was Wilhelm Wien[10].
  • Karl Wien's mother was Luise Mehler[11].
  • Karl Wien held citizenship in German Reich[12].
  • Karl Wien worked as a mountaineer[6].
  • Karl Wien's professions included scientist[7].
  • Karl Wien's education included a stint at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[13].
  • Karl Wien was a member of Österreichischer Alpenklub[14].
  • Karl Wien's image is recorded as Grave Wien 2019d.jpg[15].
  • Karl Wien is recorded as male[16].
  • Karl Wien's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Karl Wien's ISNI is recorded as 0000000401444906[18].
  • Karl Wien's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 296164464[19].
  • Karl Wien's GND ID is recorded as 1142192636[20].
  • Karl Wien's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 107394279[21].
  • Karl Wien's Commons category is recorded as Karl Wien[22].
  • Karl Wien earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences[23].
  • Karl Wien's sport is recorded as mountaineering[24].
  • Karl Wien's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04gqwd8[25].
  • Karl Wien's family name is recorded as Wien[26].
  • Karl Wien's given name is recorded as Karl[27].

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Origins and Family

Karl Wien's place of birth was Würzburg[2]. He was born on +1906-09-10T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Wilhelm Wien[10]. His mother was Luise Mehler[11].

Education

Karl Wien's education included a stint at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[13]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mountaineer[6] and scientist[7].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z[5] and +1937-06-14T00:00:00Z[9]. Karl Wien passed away in Nanga Parbat[4].

Why It Matters

Karl Wien ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Karl Wien born?

Karl Wien was born in Würzburg[2].

Where did Karl Wien die?

Karl Wien died in Nanga Parbat[4].

Who were Karl Wien's parents?

Karl Wien's father was Wilhelm Wien[10]. Karl Wien's mother was Luise Mehler[11].

What did Karl Wien do for work?

Karl Wien worked as mountaineer[6] and scientist[7].

Where did Karl Wien go to school?

Karl Wien was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  21. [9] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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