Maximilian Berlitz

German-American linguist and the founder of the Berlitz Language Schools
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Summary

Maximilian Berlitz was born on April 14, 1852[1], in Mühringen[2]. He died on April 6, 1921[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a linguist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery[7]
  • Child: Millicent Daisy Frambach[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[9], United States[10]
  • Field of work: linguistics[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Commons category: Maximilian Berlitz[13]
  • Family name: Berlitz[14]
  • Given name: Maximilian[15], David[16]
  • Relative: Anna Hamilton[17], Magda Heuermann[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[19], English[20]
  • Birth name: David Berlizheimer[21]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Maximilian Berlitz include Berlitz Corporation[22], a business[23], in Germany[24], founded in 1878[25], headquartered in Frankfurt[26].

Why It Matters

Maximilian Berlitz has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for him include Berlitz Corporation[22], a business[23], in Germany[24], founded in 1878[25], headquartered in Frankfurt[26].

FAQs

Where was Maximilian Berlitz born?

Maximilian Berlitz was born in Mühringen[2].

Where did Maximilian Berlitz die?

Maximilian Berlitz died in New York City[4].

What did Maximilian Berlitz do for work?

Maximilian Berlitz worked as a linguist[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . immigrantentrepreneurship.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . NNDB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . NNDB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . immigrantentrepreneurship.org. immigrantentrepreneurship.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0060805-Berlitz-M-D-18521921
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