Nikolaus Lenau

Austrian poet (1802-1850)
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Nikolaus Lenau
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Summary

Nikolaus Lenau was born on August 25, 1802[1], in Lenauheim[2]. He died on August 22, 1850[3], in Oberdöbling[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], poet lawyer[7], and librettist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,439 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: August 13, 1802[10], January 1, 1802[11], August 15, 1802[12]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1850[13]
  • Place of burial: Weidling Cemetery[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Austrian Empire[15]
  • Ethnic group: Austrians[16]
  • Field of work: poetry[17]
  • Educated at: University of Vienna[18]
  • Member of: Burschenschaft Frankonia Heidelberg[19]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Commons category: Nikolaus Lenau[22]
  • Unmarried partner: Q132774120[23]
  • Family name: Lenau[24]
  • Given name: Nikolaus[25]
  • Pseudonym: Nikolaus Lenau[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Nikolaus Lenau[27]
  • Commons gallery: Nikolaus Lenau[28]
  • Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[29], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[33], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[34], Oesterreichische National-Encyklopädie[35], Meyers Conversations-Lexicon[36], Library of the World's Best Literature[37], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[38], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[39], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Olomouc City Library regional database[41]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Nikolaus Lenau include Lenauheim[42], a commune of Romania[43], in Romania[44].

Why It Matters

Nikolaus Lenau has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for him include Lenauheim[42], a commune of Romania[43], in Romania[44].

FAQs

Where was Nikolaus Lenau born?

Nikolaus Lenau's place of birth was Lenauheim[2].

Where did Nikolaus Lenau die?

Nikolaus Lenau died in Oberdöbling[4].

What did Nikolaus Lenau do for work?

Nikolaus Lenau worked as a poet[5], writer[6], poet lawyer[7], and librettist[8].

Where did Nikolaus Lenau go to school?

Nikolaus Lenau was educated at University of Vienna[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Q112790687. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Concise Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . tritius.kmol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . pfarre-weidling.at. Retrieved . pfarre-weidling.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tritius.kmol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . Q112790687. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Q112790687. Retrieved . tritius.kmol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Wikisource. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Niembsch Edler von Strehlenau, Nikolaus (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Strehlenau (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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