Ludwig Pfau

German poet, journalist, and revolutionary (1821-1894)
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Ludwig Pfau

Summary

Ludwig Pfau is a human[1]. Born in Heilbronn[2], he… he was born on August 25, 1821[3]. He passed away in Stuttgart[4]. He died on April 12, 1894[5]. He worked as a poet[6], translator[7], journalist[8], writer[9], and revolutionary[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Ludwig Pfau was born in Heilbronn[2].
  • Ludwig Pfau passed away in Stuttgart[4].
  • Ludwig Pfau was born on August 25, 1821[3].
  • Ludwig Pfau died on April 12, 1894[5].
  • Ludwig Pfau's father was Johann Jakob Philipp Pfau[12].
  • Ludwig Pfau held citizenship in Germany[13].
  • Ludwig Pfau's professions included poet[6].
  • Ludwig Pfau worked as a translator[7].
  • Ludwig Pfau worked as a journalist[8].
  • Ludwig Pfau worked as a writer[9].
  • Ludwig Pfau worked as a revolutionary[10].
  • Ludwig Pfau worked as an opinion journalist[14].
  • Ludwig Pfau's field of work was lyricism[15].
  • Ludwig Pfau's field of work was translation from French[16].
  • Ludwig Pfau's field of work was translation into German[17].
  • Ludwig Pfau's field of work was opinion journalism[18].
  • Ludwig Pfau's field of work was art criticism[19].
  • Ludwig Pfau is recorded as male[20].
  • Ludwig Pfau's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Ludwig Pfau's Commons category is recorded as Ludwig Pfau[22].
  • The cause of death was cerebrovascular disease[23].
  • Ludwig Pfau's family name is recorded as Pfau[24].
  • Ludwig Pfau's given name is recorded as Ludwig[25].
  • Ludwig Pfau's given name is recorded as Karl[26].
  • Ludwig Pfau's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1821-08-25[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1894-04-12[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b2af486c-bd5c-4d72-9ab9-bc5dbe7cee50[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Ludwig Pfau was born in Heilbronn[2]. He was born on August 25, 1821[3]. His father was Johann Jakob Philipp Pfau[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], translator[7], journalist[8], writer[9], revolutionary[10], and opinion journalist[14]. Fields of work include lyricism[15], an art genre[33]; translation from French[16]; translation into German[17]; opinion journalism[18], a journalism genre[34]; and art criticism[19], a literary form[35].

Death and Burial

Ludwig Pfau died on April 12, 1894[5]. He passed away in Stuttgart[4]. The cause of death was cerebrovascular disease[23].

Why It Matters

Ludwig Pfau ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Ludwig Pfau born?

Born in Heilbronn[2], Ludwig Pfau…

Where did Ludwig Pfau die?

Ludwig Pfau died in Stuttgart[4].

Who were Ludwig Pfau's parents?

Ludwig Pfau's father was Johann Jakob Philipp Pfau[12].

What did Ludwig Pfau do for work?

Ludwig Pfau worked as poet[6], translator[7], journalist[8], writer[9], and revolutionary[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Writing language German
    Sex or gender male
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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