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Otto Leichter

Austrian journalist and author (1897–1973)
Person Human Q2039755

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
February 22, 1897
Date of death
February 14, 1973
Place of birth
Vienna
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
Austria[12]
Occupation
journalist, opinion journalist, politician
Educated at
University of Vienna[13]
Religion or worldview
Judaism (?–1921)[15]
Member of political party
Social Democratic Party of Austria[17]
Award received
Preis der Stadt Wien für Publizistik (1970)[14]
Spouse
Käthe Leichter (1921–present)[9]
Child
Henry O. Leichter, Franz Sigmund Leichter[10][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[24]
Archives at
International Institute of Social History[18]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[27]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[23]
Family name
Leichter[19]
Given name
Otto[20]
Name in native language
Otto Leichter[25]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP[26]
Place of burial
Feuerhalle Simmering[8]
Pseudonym
Pertinax, Georg Wieser[21][22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Otto Leichter cs Georg Wieser cs Pertinax ru Лейхтер, Отто ru Отто Лейхтер
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000108906622
VIAF cluster ID
40255326
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2006124758, no2002083878
GND ID
122231287
BHCL UUID
169b178a-629c-4433-92c0-6ca1c76e548d
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
137406697
CANTIC ID
981058515020806706
DDB person (GND) ID
122231287
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
122231287
Encyclopædia Britannica contributor ID
1726
FAST ID
483933
FES digital collections entity ID
373879
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FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Geni profile ID
6000000010139992968
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120phh5j
IdRef ID
08205066X
J9U entity ID
987007281954605171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
122231287
NL CR AUT ID
skuk0003675
NUKAT ID
n2008150563
Nachlässe in Austria ID
L/Leichter_Otto.htm
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
142818488
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
38979
SBN author ID
LO1V019263
SHARE Catalogue author ID
614910
Vienna History Wiki ID
8379
Yale LUX ID
person/94608d60-2218-4fec-b4f0-c61ed9376868

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Summary

Otto Leichter was born on February 22, 1897[1], in Vienna[2]. He died on February 14, 1973[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], opinion journalist[6], and politician[7].

FAQs

Where was Otto Leichter born?

Otto Leichter was born in Vienna[2].

Where did Otto Leichter die?

Otto Leichter passed away in New York City[4].

Who was Otto Leichter married to?

Otto Leichter's spouses include Käthe Leichter[9].

What did Otto Leichter do for work?

Otto Leichter worked as a journalist[5], opinion journalist[6], and politician[7].

Where did Otto Leichter go to school?

Otto Leichter was educated at University of Vienna[13].

What awards did Otto Leichter receive?

Honors received include Preis der Stadt Wien für Publizistik[14].

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. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Civil Weddings in Vienna. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . birth registry of the Jewish Community of Vienna. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63392: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (2/2)"
  2. 20w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → journalist, opinion journalist, politician
    FES digital collections entity ID → 373879
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 373879, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
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