Matija Murko

Slovenian slavicist and historian
Person human Q3098105
Matija Murko
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Summary

Matija Murko was born on February 10, 1861[1], in Drstelja[2]. He died on February 11, 1952[3], in Prague[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], slavist[6], literary historian[7], ethnologist[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Cemetery in Vokovice[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Czechoslovakia[12], Austria–Hungary[13]
  • Occupation: editor[14], philologist[15], historian[16]
  • Field of work: philology[17]
  • Employer: Charles University[18], University of Vienna[19], University of Graz[20], Leipzig University[21]
  • Educated at: University of Vienna[22]
  • Member of: Russian Academy of Sciences[23], Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts[24], Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities[25], Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts[26]
  • Sex or gender: male[27]
  • Commons category: Matija Murko[28]
  • Family name: Murko[29]
  • Given name: Matija[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Matija Murko[31]
  • Work location: Leipzig[32]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[33], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Masarykův slovník naučný[36]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Slovene[37], German[38], Croatian[39], Czech[40]
  • Name in native language: Matija Murko[41]

Why It Matters

Matija Murko has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Matija Murko born?

Matija Murko was born in Drstelja[2].

Where did Matija Murko die?

Matija Murko passed away in Prague[4].

What did Matija Murko do for work?

Matija Murko worked as a linguist[5], slavist[6], literary historian[7], ethnologist[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Matija Murko go to school?

Matija Murko was educated at University of Vienna[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Professorenkatalog der Universität Leipzig. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Q137170397. Retrieved . isaran.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . sazu.si. Retrieved . sazu.si. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . sanu.ac.rs. Retrieved . sanu.ac.rs. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14974 → 37789
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  2. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 16
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'cs', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hr', 'it', 'mk', 'ru', 'sl', 'sv']
    Nlb authority id (belarus) → NLB-ar7984645
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  3. 24d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische biografie (gnd) id → 22555
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  4. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische biografie (gnd) id → 22555
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  5. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0080889-Murko-Matija-18611952
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0080889-Murko-Matija-18611952, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Vienna
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Slovene, German, Croatian +1
    Member of → —
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32083|batch #32083]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
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