Otto Devrient

German actor and playwright (1838–1894)
Person human Q88289
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Otto Devrient

Summary

Otto Devrient is a human[1]. He was born in Berlin[2]. He was born on October 3, 1838[3]. He passed away in Szczecin[4]. He died on June 23, 1894[5]. He worked as an actor[6], stage actor[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Otto Devrient was born in Berlin[2].
  • Otto Devrient died in Szczecin[4].
  • Otto Devrient was born on October 3, 1838[3].
  • Otto Devrient died on June 23, 1894[5].
  • Otto Devrient is buried at Nordfriedhof[10].
  • Otto Devrient's father was Eduard Devrient[11].
  • A child of Otto Devrient was Ernst Devrient[12].
  • A child of Otto Devrient was Hans Devrient[13].
  • Otto Devrient held citizenship in Germany[14].
  • Otto Devrient worked as an actor[6].
  • Otto Devrient worked as a stage actor[7].
  • Otto Devrient worked as a writer[8].
  • Otto Devrient is recorded as male[15].
  • Otto Devrient's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Otto Devrient's Commons category is recorded as Otto Devrient[17].
  • Otto Devrient's archives at is recorded as Archive of the Academy of Arts[18].
  • Otto Devrient's family name is recorded as Devrient[19].
  • Otto Devrient's given name is recorded as Otto[20].
  • Otto Devrient's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[21].
  • Otto Devrient's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Otto Devrient's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[23].
  • Otto Devrient's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Otto Devrient'}[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Berlin[2], Otto Devrient… he was born on October 3, 1838[3]. His father was Eduard Devrient[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], stage actor[7], and writer[8].

Personal Life

Children include Ernst Devrient[12], an archivist[25], 1873–1948[26], of Germany[27], specialised in archival science[28] and Hans Devrient[13], a historian[29], 1868–1927[30], specialised in theatre studies[31].

Death and Burial

Otto Devrient died on June 23, 1894[5]. He died in Szczecin[4]. Burial took place at Nordfriedhof[10].

Why It Matters

Otto Devrient ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Otto Devrient born?

Otto Devrient's place of birth was Berlin[2].

Where did Otto Devrient die?

Otto Devrient passed away in Szczecin[4].

Who were Otto Devrient's parents?

Otto Devrient's father was Eduard Devrient[11].

What did Otto Devrient do for work?

Otto Devrient worked as actor[6], stage actor[7], and writer[8].

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. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation actor, stage actor, writer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32153|batch #32153]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (35)"
  2. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Place of burial Nordfriedhof
    Instance of
    Family name Devrient
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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