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Ludwig Elster

German economist and professor (1856-1935)
Person human Q5710278

Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[35]
Date of birth
March 26, 1856
Date of death
December 30, 1935
Place of birth
Frankfurt
Place of death
Jena
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
economist, university teacher, civil servant, politician, political economist, local government officer, ministerialrat[12][13]
Employer
University of Wrocław, RWTH Aachen University, University of Jena, Prussian Ministry of Spiritual, Educational and Medical Affairs, University of Königsberg, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[15][16][17][18][19][20]
Field of work
economics[14]
Educated at
Thomasschule zu Leipzig, University of Göttingen, University of Jena, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[21][22][23][24][25]
Religion or worldview
Protestantism[34]
Member of political party
German National People's Party[36]
Award received
Order of the Crown, Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class, honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław, honorary doctor of the Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, honorary doctor of the University of Münster[28][29][30][31][32]
Sibling
Ernst Elster[50]
Doctoral advisor
Bruno Hildebrand, Johannes Conrad[26][27]
Work location
Göttingen[42]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[47]
Academic degree
doctorate[38]
Archives at
Thuringian State and University Library[37]
Birth name
Ludwig Hermann Alexander Elster[48]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Neue Deutsche Biographie[43][44][45][46]
Family name
Elster[39]
Given name
Ludwig[40]
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Member of
Schutzstaffel[33]
Name in native language
Ludwig Elster[49]
Native language
German[11]
P14536
365433
P14925
750
Professorship
professor[41]
Writing language
German[51]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ludwig Elster fa لوودویگ الستر ja ルートヴィヒ・エルスター ru Людвиг Эльстер ru Эльстер Людвиг ru Эльстер, Людвиг
🔖 Identifiers · 41
ISNI
0000000110825821
VIAF cluster ID
110249718
Library of Congress authority ID
no95011465
GND ID
11646156X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ludwig Elster by Alfred Bischoff.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:5992
BHCL UUID
b84ab435-8138-481d-b382-9e5044972cef
BIBSYS ID
90332942
CANTIC ID
981058514513606706
CONOR.BG ID
54884453
CONOR.SR ID
24329319
Catalogus Professorum Halensis ID
elsterludwig
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CiNii Research ID
1140563741685155456
DDB person (GND) ID
11646156X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11646156X
FactGrid item ID
Ancient Macedonian calendar
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11dyj1tv_
IdRef ID
252991346
IxTheo authority ID
077960491
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11646156X
Libraries Australia ID
35063350
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03171724
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2009510823
NLA Trove people ID
815816
NUKAT ID
n2008151675
National Library of Greece ID
123989
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001372907
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000293753
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007307485605171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CHIg;=BR
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810554745205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068333536
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1786667002
Parsifal cluster ID
691480
RERO ID (legacy)
A003215513
SHARE Catalogue author ID
260353
UOM ID
77706
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058514513606706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1281359
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhGXGH7yQRTgRdYCJXPQq
Yale LUX ID
person/628906b3-a2a7-457f-93e1-dc148ef6a4d4

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 5
University of Göttingen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Jena, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Thomasschule zu Leipzig
Employer 5
University of Jena, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University of Wrocław, RWTH Aachen University, University of Königsberg
Award received 4
Order of the Crown, honorary doctor of the Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, honorary doctor of the University of Münster, honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław
Occupation 4
politician, economist, civil servant, university teacher
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok
Doctoral advisor 2
Bruno Hildebrand, Johannes Conrad
Doctoral advisors 2
Bruno Hildebrand, Johannes Conrad
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
FactGrid item ID 1
Ancient Macedonian calendar
Field of work 1
economics
Given name 1
Ludwig
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of 1
Schutzstaffel
Member of political party 1
German National People's Party
Native language 1
German
Place of birth 1
Frankfurt
Place of death 1
Jena
Professorship 1
professor
Religion or worldview 1
Protestantism
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Ernst Elster
Siblings 1
Ernst Elster
Writing language 1
German
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Summary

Ludwig Elster was born on March 26, 1856[1], in Frankfurt[2]. He died on December 30, 1935[3], in Jena[4]. He worked as an economist[5], university teacher[6], civil servant[7], politician[8], and political economist[9].

FAQs

Where was Ludwig Elster born?

Ludwig Elster's place of birth was Frankfurt[2].

Where did Ludwig Elster die?

Ludwig Elster died in Jena[4].

What did Ludwig Elster do for work?

Ludwig Elster worked as an economist[5], university teacher[6], civil servant[7], politician[8], and political economist[9].

Where did Ludwig Elster go to school?

Ludwig Elster was educated at Thomasschule zu Leipzig[21], University of Göttingen[22], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[23], and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[24].

What awards did Ludwig Elster receive?

Honors received include Order of the Crown[28], Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class[29], honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław[30], and honorary doctor of the Christian Albrechts University of Kiel[31].

Related Entities

economics German National People's Party Germany University of Königsberg University of Wrocław

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  1. [2] ↑ . Neue Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Neue Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . Q106980856. wikidata.org.
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  22. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [20] ↑ . Q24506604. wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [37] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [1] ↑ . deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [3] ↑ . deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  41. [41] ↑ . Q24506604. wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  46. [46] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  48. [48] ↑ . deutsche-biographie.de. deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  50. [50] ↑ . Neue Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
  51. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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