Klaus See

German germanist, historian, medievalist and philologist (1927–2013)
Person human Q1745925
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Klaus See

Summary

Klaus See is a human[1]. His place of birth was Altendorf (Brome)[2]. He was born on +1927-08-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Frankfurt[4]. He died on +2013-08-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a germanist[6], historian[7], medievalist[8], philologist[9], and university teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Klaus See's place of birth was Altendorf (Brome)[2].
  • Klaus See passed away in Frankfurt[4].
  • Klaus See was born on +1927-08-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Klaus See died on +2013-08-30T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Klaus See held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • Klaus See worked as a germanist[6].
  • Klaus See worked as a historian[7].
  • Klaus See worked as a medievalist[8].
  • Klaus See worked as a philologist[9].
  • Klaus See worked as a university teacher[10].
  • Klaus See was employed by Goethe University Frankfurt[13].
  • Klaus See received the Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog[14].
  • Klaus See received the Knights of the Order of the Falcon[15].
  • Klaus See is recorded as male[16].
  • Klaus See's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Klaus See's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110613570[18].
  • Klaus See's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 49240355[19].
  • Klaus See's GND ID is recorded as 118867962[20].
  • Klaus See's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80121006[21].
  • Klaus See's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12030569d[22].
  • Klaus See's IdRef ID is recorded as 028477952[23].
  • Klaus See's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00209139[24].
  • Klaus See's Open Library ID is recorded as OL147566A[25].
  • Klaus See's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk2014831367[26].
  • Klaus See's family name is recorded as See[27].

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Origins and Family

Klaus See was born in Altendorf (Brome)[2]. He was born on +1927-08-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include germanist[6], historian[7], medievalist[8], philologist[9], and university teacher[10]. Klaus See was employed by Goethe University Frankfurt[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog[14], a grade of an order[28], in Denmark[29] and Knights of the Order of the Falcon[15], a grade of an order[30], in Iceland[31], founded in 1921[32].

Death and Burial

Klaus See died on +2013-08-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Frankfurt[4].

Why It Matters

Klaus See ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Klaus See born?

Born in Altendorf (Brome)[2], Klaus See…

Where did Klaus See die?

Klaus See died in Frankfurt[4].

What did Klaus See do for work?

Klaus See worked as germanist[6], historian[7], medievalist[8], philologist[9], and university teacher[10].

What awards did Klaus See receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog[14] and Knights of the Order of the Falcon[15].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . CiNii Research. 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] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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