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Mark Welser

German politician (1558-1614)
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Mark Welser
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
June 20, 1558
Date of death
June 23, 1614
Place of birth
Augsburg
Place of death
Augsburg
Occupation
politician, magistrate, editor, banker, astronomer, historian, merchant, publisher, humanist, scholar, mayor[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Field of work
history, commerce, politics, publishing house[17][18][19][20]
Position held
mayor[21]
Father
Matthäus Welser[10]
Sibling
Matthaeus Welser, Paul Welser, Anton Welser[39][40][41]
Work location
Augsburg[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Latin, French[36][37][38]
Archives at
Bavarian State Library[25]
Attested in
Mare Magnum (vol. 82)[42]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, BEIC Digital Library, Adam: Vitae Germanorum iureconsultorum et politicorum (1620), Neue Deutsche Biographie[32][33][34][35]
Family name
Welser[26]
Given name
Markus, Mark[27][28]
Member of
Accademia dei Lincei, Accademia della Crusca[22][23]
Pseudonym
Saulus Mercerius, Saul Mercier[29][30]
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
en Markus Welser en Mark Welser cs Marcus Welserius cs Marcus Welserus cs Marx Welser cs Saul Mercier cs Saulus Mercerius cs Marcus Velser cs Marcus Velserus es Mark Welser fr Marcus Welser fr Mark Welser it Markus Welser ko 마르쿠스 벨저 ru Маркус Вельзер
🔖 Identifiers · 69
ISNI
0000000081716326
VIAF cluster ID
103645951
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83123823
GND ID
118806653
Accademia della Crusca ID
2123
Alvin ID
alvin-person:13362
American Academy in Rome ID
12423591
BIBSYS ID
90668769
BMLO ID
w0447
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121365947
Biblissima authority ID
Furka Summit Tunnel
British Museum person or institution ID
156723
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
welser-markus
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01879500
CONOR.SI ID
189298275
CONOR.SR ID
418407
Catalogue of the Capitular Library of Verona author ID
2062
CiNii Research ID
1140845216524450560
DDB person (GND) ID
118806653
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118806653
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118806653
EDIT16 catalogue author ID
3112
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
c0338077-790a-43a7-af6b-b98f37886104
FAST ID
1457727
FINA Wiki ID
785
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122tp5l2
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/358337379674
IdRef ID
029820243
IxTheo authority ID
136157165
J9U entity ID
987007274679605171
KANTO ID
000221916
KBR person ID
14251171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118806653
Kallías ID
PE00586526
Libraries Australia ID
44540844
Manus Online author ID
40292
Museo Galileo authority ID
40311
Museum-digital person/organization ID
35560
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07910455
NBM authority ID
7016
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2009533422
NLA Trove people ID
1460519
NLP ID
a0000003736754
NSK (VIAF) ID
000615592
NSK ID
981005686697309366
NUKAT ID
n2012055897
National Library of Greece ID
155835
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001277291
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CGlK;=BX
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810702349905606
National Library of Portugal ID
48134
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX4864680
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070176752
Open Library ID
OL688817A
OpenMLOL author ID
97054
PUG authority ID
40558
Parsifal cluster ID
359989
Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
146531
Provenio UUID
1ad5fb18-be11-47d8-a176-466e45656d85, db997118-003b-4758-89fc-bf55a9374f01
RERO ID (legacy)
A000175908
RISM ID
people/30115359
Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID
RETE091727
SBN author ID
PUVV141510
Sandrart.net person ID
4892
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
4769
Teuchos ID
P-Welser.Marcus
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/16289
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbxB7gkDYPdxffkgbVcT3
Yale LUX ID
person/7385a1c6-d308-4b28-9881-942e379af232

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 8
politician, historian, astronomer, merchant, magistrate, banker, editor, publisher
Field of work 4
history, politics, publishing house, commerce
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
German, French, Latin
Described by source 2
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, BEIC Digital Library
Given name 2
Mark, Markus
Member of 2
Accademia della Crusca, Accademia dei Lincei
Archives at 1
Bavarian State Library
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Augsburg
Place of death 1
Augsburg
Position held 1
mayor
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
German
← FactGrid item ID 1
Schloßböckelheim
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Summary

Mark Welser was born on June 20, 1558[1], in Augsburg[2]. He died on June 23, 1614[3], in Augsburg[4]. He worked as a politician[5], magistrate[6], editor[7], banker[8], and astronomer[9].

FAQs

Where was Mark Welser born?

Mark Welser's place of birth was Augsburg[2].

Where did Mark Welser die?

Mark Welser died in Augsburg[4].

Who were Mark Welser's parents?

Mark Welser's father was Matthäus Welser[10].

What did Mark Welser do for work?

Mark Welser worked as a politician[5], magistrate[6], editor[7], banker[8], and astronomer[9].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . maru.firenze.sbn.it. maru.firenze.sbn.it. Provenance: 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. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Augsburg
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65838: Import places from GND"
  2. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Matthaeus Welser, Paul Welser, Anton Welser
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64330: import sibling (P3373) from GND"
  3. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Matthäus Welser
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64326: import father (P22) from GND"
  4. 11d ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID → RETE091727
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63657: RETEtoWD QS 03-11-2026 14:40"
  5. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, BEIC Digital Library, Adam: Vitae Germanorum iureconsultorum et politicorum (1620) +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  6. 6w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → German politician (1558-1614)
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, BEIC Digital Library, Adam: Vitae Germanorum iureconsultorum et politicorum (1620) +1
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: Remove all redundant"
  7. 16w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Furka Summit Tunnel
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q266243, Import ID Biblissima V2 (details)"
  8. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pontifical Urbaniana University ID → 146531
    "Created claim: Pontifical Urbaniana University ID: 146531, batch #260429"
  9. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118806653
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118806653, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  10. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, magistrate, editor +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32154: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
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