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Otto Simson

German art historian (1912-1993)
Person human Q1746751

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
July 17, 1912
Date of death
May 23, 1993
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Germany[14]
Occupation
art historian, university teacher
Employer
Freie Universität Berlin, University of Chicago[15][16]
Award received
Order of Merit of Berlin, Ernst Reuter Medal[17][18]
Father
Ernst von Simson[8]
Mother
Martha Oppenheim[9]
Spouse
Aloysia Alexandra Prinzessin von Schönburg-Hartenstein, Marie-Anne Helene Emanuela Altgräfin zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim und Dyck[10][11]
Child
Ernst von Simson, John von Simson[12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[24]
Archives at
Berlin State Library[21]
Family name
von Simson[22]
Given name
Otto[23]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19]
Name in native language
Otto von Simson[25]
Oral history at
UCLA Center for Oral History Research[26]
Place of burial
Dahlem Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Otto Simson en Otto von Simson cs Otto Georg von Simson de Otto Georg von Simson
🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
108227430
Library of Congress authority ID
n50026392
GND ID
118614592
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Freiburg- Amerikahaus, Konferenz "Das lebendige Museum", Prof. Dr. Otto von Simson, Paris, Porträt - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 057101.jpeg ↗
Angelicum ID
13221
ArchINFORM person/group ID
22884
BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118614592
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118614592
Dictionary of Art Historians ID
simsono
FAST ID
8734
FID performing arts ID
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FactGrid item ID
Doom
Genealogics.org person ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
079404383
KBR person ID
14796612
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118614592
Kallías ID
PE00050490
Libraries Australia ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00346978
NDL Authority ID
00456675
NL CR AUT ID
kup19950000091093
NLA Trove people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000311905
NSK ID
981005766154609366
NUKAT ID
n98003400
National Library of Chile ID
000080193
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007310095905171
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
27437
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068551525
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3975390
Parsifal cluster ID
133270
Prabook ID
1312806
Rodovid ID
921049
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
71854
SHARE Catalogue author ID
38061
SVKKL authority ID
p0010281-Simson-Otto-von-19121993
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID
cz.I037578
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
25273
The Peerage person ID
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Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
27055, 54311
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/20889
WikiTree person ID
Simson-209
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/42d537d6-8e80-40d4-89c7-c282acfc0c3e

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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
Order of Merit of Berlin, Ernst Reuter Medal
Employer 2
University of Chicago, Freie Universität Berlin
Occupation 2
university teacher, art historian
Archives at 1
Berlin State Library
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
FactGrid item ID 1
Doom
Given name 1
Otto
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Place of birth 1
Berlin
Place of burial 1
Dahlem Cemetery
Place of death 1
Berlin
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Otto Simson was born on July 17, 1912[1], in Berlin[2]. He died on May 23, 1993[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as an art historian[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Otto Simson born?

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

Where did Otto Simson die?

Otto Simson died in Berlin[4].

Who were Otto Simson's parents?

Otto Simson's father was Ernst von Simson[8]. Otto Simson's mother was Martha Oppenheim[9].

Who was Otto Simson married to?

Otto Simson's spouses include Aloysia Alexandra Prinzessin von Schönburg-Hartenstein[10] and Marie-Anne Helene Emanuela Altgräfin zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim und Dyck[11].

What did Otto Simson do for work?

Otto Simson worked as an art historian[5] and university teacher[6].

What awards did Otto Simson receive?

Honors received include Order of Merit of Berlin[17] and Ernst Reuter Medal[18].

Related Entities

Germany

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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. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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