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Louis Leitz

German inventor (1846–1918)
Person Human Q95295

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
May 2, 1846
Date of death
May 18, 1918
Place of birth
Ingersheim
Place of death
Stuttgart
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Occupation
inventor, designer
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[12]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[11]
Family name
Leitz[9]
Given name
Louis[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Louis Leitz
🔖 Identifiers · 8
VIAF cluster ID
80931357
GND ID
136617735
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
136617735
Freebase ID
/m/04ljck9
LEO-BW person (GND) ID
136617735
Prabook ID
2167387
Rodovid ID
1065303
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJf4f39HkrkF4JywJvwwG3

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
inventor, designer
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Founded entities 1
Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co KG
Given name 1
Louis
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Ingersheim
Place of death 1
Stuttgart
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Louis Leitz was born on May 2, 1846[1], in Ingersheim[2]. He died on May 18, 1918[3], in Stuttgart[4]. He worked as an inventor[5] and designer[6].

FAQs

Where was Louis Leitz born?

Louis Leitz was born in Ingersheim[2].

Where did Louis Leitz die?

Louis Leitz passed away in Stuttgart[4].

What did Louis Leitz do for work?

Louis Leitz worked as an inventor[5] and designer[6].

Related Entities

Germany

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65759: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63392: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (2/2)"
  3. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Ingersheim
    Family name → Leitz
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Given name → Louis
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57570: Import LEO-BW ID"
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