Otto Harnack

German university professor (1857-1914)
Person human Q119170
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Otto Harnack

Summary

Otto Harnack is a human[1]. His place of birth was Erlangen[2]. He was born on +1857-11-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Besigheim[4]. He died on +1914-03-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a literary historian[6], literary scholar[7], university teacher[8], journalist[9], and writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Otto Harnack's place of birth was Erlangen[2].
  • Otto Harnack passed away in Besigheim[4].
  • Otto Harnack was born on +1857-11-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Otto Harnack died on +1914-03-23T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Otto Harnack's father was Theodosius Harnack[12].
  • Otto Harnack's mother was Marie Harnack[13].
  • A child of Otto Harnack was Arvid Harnack[14].
  • Otto Harnack held citizenship in German Empire[15].
  • Otto Harnack's professions included literary historian[6].
  • Otto Harnack's professions included literary scholar[7].
  • Otto Harnack's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Otto Harnack worked as a journalist[9].
  • Otto Harnack worked as a writer[10].
  • Otto Harnack worked as a man of letters[16].
  • Otto Harnack's field of work was literary studies[17].
  • Otto Harnack's field of work was German-language literature[18].
  • Otto Harnack's field of work was history of literature[19].
  • Otto Harnack's field of work was journalism[20].
  • Otto Harnack was employed by University of Stuttgart[21].
  • Otto Harnack was employed by Technical University of Darmstadt[22].
  • Otto Harnack was educated at University of Göttingen[23].
  • Otto Harnack was educated at Imperial University of Dorpat[24].
  • Otto Harnack is recorded as male[25].
  • Otto Harnack's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Otto Harnack's ISNI is recorded as 0000000115603718[27].

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Origins and Family

Otto Harnack was born in Erlangen[2]. He was born on +1857-11-23T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Theodosius Harnack[12]. His mother was Marie Harnack[13].

Education

Educated at University of Göttingen[23], a campus university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1734[30], headquartered in Göttingen[31] and Imperial University of Dorpat[24], an imperial universities of the Russian Empire[32], in Russian Empire[33], founded in 1803[34], headquartered in Tartu[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include literary historian[6], literary scholar[7], university teacher[8], journalist[9], writer[10], and man of letters[16]. Fields of work include literary studies[17], an academic discipline[36]; German-language literature[18], a sub-set of literature[37]; history of literature[19], an academic discipline[38]; and journalism[20], an industry[39]. Employers include University of Stuttgart[21], a public university[40], in Germany[41], founded in 1829[42], headquartered in Stuttgart[43] and Technical University of Darmstadt[22], a public university[44], in Germany[45], founded in 1877[46].

Personal Life

A child of Otto Harnack was Arvid Harnack[14].

Death and Burial

Otto Harnack died on +1914-03-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Besigheim[4].

Why It Matters

Otto Harnack ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Otto Harnack born?

Otto Harnack's place of birth was Erlangen[2].

Where did Otto Harnack die?

Otto Harnack died in Besigheim[4].

Who were Otto Harnack's parents?

Otto Harnack's father was Theodosius Harnack[12]. Otto Harnack's mother was Marie Harnack[13].

What did Otto Harnack do for work?

Otto Harnack worked as literary historian[6], literary scholar[7], university teacher[8], journalist[9], and writer[10].

Where did Otto Harnack go to school?

Otto Harnack was educated at University of Göttingen[23] and Imperial University of Dorpat[24].

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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