Lily Abegg

Swiss journalist (1901-1974)
Person human Q1825271
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Summary

Lily Abegg was born on December 7, 1901[1], in Hamburg[2]. She died on July 13, 1974[3], in Samedan[4]. She worked as a journalist[5], correspondent[6], opinion journalist[7], writer[8], and author[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1901[11]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1974[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Switzerland[13]
  • Occupation: editing staff[14]
  • Field of work: journalism[15], opinion journalism[16], literature[17]
  • Religion or worldview: reformed[18]
  • Sex or gender: female[19]
  • Family name: Abegg[20]
  • Given name: Lily[21]
  • Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Zurich[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[23]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[24]

Why It Matters

Lily Abegg has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Lily Abegg born?

Lily Abegg was born in Hamburg[2].

Where did Lily Abegg die?

Lily Abegg passed away in Samedan[4].

What did Lily Abegg do for work?

Lily Abegg worked as a journalist[5], correspondent[6], opinion journalist[7], writer[8], and author[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → lily-abegg
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'nl']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: lily-abegg, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289941146|lily abegg (#289941146)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #m"
  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian biography person (gnd) id → 615
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54302|batch #54302]]: migrate GND to own IDs"
  3. 12w ago · AgenticCommonsBot bot · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL2092594A
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Open library id: OL2092594A, add OpenLibrary author ID (P648), ref OpenLibrary — AgenticCommons ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/e7df1672957d3cd4|details]])"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → journalist, correspondent, opinion journalist +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32074|batch #32074]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
  5. 22w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31868|batch #31868]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P8044 is present."
  6. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Sex or gender → female
    Municipal affiliation of a swiss national → Zurich
    Given name → Lily
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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