Paul Carell

SS officer, German writer and politician (1911-1997)
Person human Q63893
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Paul Carell was born on November 2, 1911[1], in Kelbra[2]. He died on June 20, 1997[3], in Rottach-Egern[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], diplomat[6], writer[7], politician[8], and opinion journalist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,102 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[11]
  • Educated at: Kiel University[12]
  • Member of: Schutzstaffel[13], Sturmabteilung[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party[16]
  • Military, police or special rank: Obersturmbannführer[17]
  • Archives at: German Federal Archives[18]
  • Family name: Schmidt[19]
  • Given name: Paul[20], Karl[21]
  • Pseudonym: Paul Carell[22]
  • Allegiance: Nazi Germany[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[24]
  • Different from: Paul Schmidt-Thomé[25]
  • Has written for: Die Welt[26], Die Zeit[27]

Why It Matters

Paul Carell has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Paul Carell born?

Paul Carell was born in Kelbra[2].

Where did Paul Carell die?

Paul Carell passed away in Rottach-Egern[4].

What did Paul Carell do for work?

Paul Carell worked as a journalist[5], diplomat[6], writer[7], politician[8], and opinion journalist[9].

Where did Paul Carell go to school?

Paul Carell was educated at Kiel University[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Paul Carell. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/paul-carell
MLA “Paul Carell.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/paul-carell.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_paul-carell_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Paul Carell}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/paul-carell}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Paul Carell — https://4ort.xyz/entity/paul-carell (retrieved 2026-10-17)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/paul-carell · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'no', 'pl', 'ru',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0031177-Carell-Paul-19111997
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0031177-Carell-Paul-19111997, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → journalist, diplomat, writer +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  4. 23w ago · Printstream · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14396 → register/person/arh-zPER_04893
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14396: register/person/arh-zPER_04893, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778148440554"
  5. 23w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank → Obersturmbannführer
    Instance of → human
    Aliases → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.