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Otto Blau

German orientalist, diplomat and botanist (1828-1879)
Person Human Q107542

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
April 21, 1828
Date of death
February 27, 1879
Place of birth
Nordhausen
Place of death
Odesa
Country of citizenship
German Empire[13]
Occupation
orientalist, diplomat, botanical collector, botanist
Field of work
ethnography, diplomacy, oriental studies, botany[14][15][16][17]
Position held
consul[18]
Educated at
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[19]
Father
Christian Friedrich Blau[9]
Spouse
Adelheid Blau[10]
Child
Paul Blau, Betty Blau[11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[32]
Archives at
Berlin Auswärtiges Amt, Politisches Archiv des Auswärtigen Amts[21][22]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[28][29][30][31]
Family name
Blau[23]
Given name
Ernst, Otto, Friedrich, Hermann[24][25][26][27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ernst Otto Friedrich Hermann Blau en Otto Blau en Herman Otto Blau ar أوتو بلاو cs Ernst Otto Friedrich Hermann Blau cs Otto Blau cs Ernst Otto Friedrich Blau cs Ernst Otto Friedrich August Blau cs Ernst Otto Blau de Ernst Otto Friedrich Hermann Blau hu Ernst Otto Friedrich August Blau ru Блау, Эрнст Отто Герман ru Эрнст Отто Герман Блау uk Отто Блау
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000061191825
VIAF cluster ID
8133299
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nb2015000960
GND ID
116200790
BHL creator ID
236451
Baza osób polskich ID
66413
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
151299572
BioLexSOE ID
578
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02221598
DDB person (GND) ID
116200790
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116200790
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/12276p4j
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Harvard Index of Botanists ID
70113, 33704
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/225016184200
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
8102
IdRef ID
092638538
IxTheo authority ID
077716086
J9U entity ID
987007572108305171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116200790
Museum-digital person/organization ID
121613
Münzkabinett ID
person/5669
NL CR AUT ID
xx0276710
NUKAT ID
n2015050018
National Library of Greece ID
171011
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810549759005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
130537128
Open Library ID
OL5262023A
Persons of Indian Studies ID
784
RERO ID (legacy)
A000020817
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/163018
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmhQxKq8Hh9cMtKjXdxXd
Yale LUX ID
person/c4cf2825-588c-4366-868f-0a027468aa8c
ZOBODAT person ID
121338

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 4
botany, diplomacy, ethnography, oriental studies
Given name 4
Ernst, Otto, Friedrich, Hermann
Occupation 4
diplomat, botanist, orientalist, botanical collector
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Country of citizenship 1
German Empire
Educated at 1
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Nordhausen
Place of death 1
Odesa
Position held 1
consul
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Bouret-sur-Canche
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Summary

Otto Blau was born on April 21, 1828[1], in Nordhausen[2]. He died on February 27, 1879[3], in Odesa[4]. He worked as an orientalist[5], diplomat[6], botanical collector[7], and botanist[8].

FAQs

Where was Otto Blau born?

Otto Blau's place of birth was Nordhausen[2].

Where did Otto Blau die?

Otto Blau passed away in Odesa[4].

Who were Otto Blau's parents?

Otto Blau's father was Christian Friedrich Blau[9].

Who was Otto Blau married to?

Otto Blau's spouses include Adelheid Blau[10].

What did Otto Blau do for work?

Otto Blau worked as an orientalist[5], diplomat[6], botanical collector[7], and botanist[8].

Where did Otto Blau go to school?

Otto Blau was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[19].

Related Entities

botany Bouret-sur-Canche diplomacy ethnography German Empire oriental studies

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. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved . biodiversitylibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved . biodiversitylibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved . biodiversitylibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved . biodiversitylibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved . biodiversitylibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved . biodiversitylibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved . biodiversitylibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  2. 28d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Baza osób polskich ID → 66413
    "Created claim: Baza osób polskich ID: 66413, batch #290941"
  3. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Paul Blau, Betty Blau
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57891: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/5"
  4. 21w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Christian Friedrich Blau
    "Created claim: Father: Christian Friedrich Blau, Adding statement(s) using Relator2"
  5. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Odesa
    Educated at → Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30842: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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