Pavel Richter

German author, consultant and former CEO of Wikimedia Deutschland
Person human Q15903779
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Summary

Pavel Richter was born on February 7, 1969[1], in Göttingen[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], political scientist[4], manager[5], Wikipedian[6], and nonprofit administrator[7]. He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1969[9]
  • Father: Dieter Richter[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[11]
  • Field of work: open data[12], Wikipedia[13], Wikidata[14], nonprofit organization[15], voluntary sector[16], consulting[17], digital transformation[18]
  • Educated at: University of Freiburg[19], Bielefeld University[20], University of Ottawa[21]
  • Notable work: Die Wikipedia-Story[22]
  • Member of: Wikimedia Deutschland[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Member of political party: Social Democratic Party of Germany[25]
  • Commons category: Pavel Richter[26]
  • Academic degree: Master of Arts[27]
  • Residence: Berlin[28]
  • Family name: Richter[29]
  • Given name: Pavel[30], Andreas[31]
  • Official website: https://wikisherpa.de/[32]
  • Work location: Berlin[33]
  • Relative: Achim Lichtenberger[34]
  • Described by source: Deutschlandfunk Kultur[35], WDR 5[36], Otto Brenner Stiftung[37], Der Spiegel[38]
  • Participant in: Wikimedia Conference 2012[39], Wikimedia Conference 2014[40], Wikimania 2012[41]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[42], English[43]
  • Different from: Pavel Richter[44]
  • Hashtag: PavelRichter[45]
  • Social media followers: 2899[46]

FAQs

Where was Pavel Richter born?

Pavel Richter was born in Göttingen[2].

Who were Pavel Richter's parents?

Pavel Richter's father was Dieter Richter[10].

What did Pavel Richter do for work?

Pavel Richter worked as a writer[3], political scientist[4], manager[5], Wikipedian[6], and nonprofit administrator[7].

Where did Pavel Richter go to school?

Pavel Richter was educated at University of Freiburg[19], Bielefeld University[20], and University of Ottawa[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . deutschlandfunkkultur.de. deutschlandfunkkultur.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . www1.wdr.de. www1.wdr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . otto-brenner-stiftung.de. otto-brenner-stiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . spiegel.de. spiegel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · QuillQuasar · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 2
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Youtube channel id: UCX9XTIzdrmFqaSOW28uJjLg, The channel this YouTube handle belongs to, as seen live on 2026-10-11"
  2. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 21w ago · P858snake · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → Wikimedia Conference 2012, Wikimedia Conference 2014, Wikimania 2012
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Participant in: Wikimania 2012, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779509619641"
  4. 23w ago · P858snake · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Youtube channel id → UCGl-pnXJY5iBflCVQZJDX3g, UCX9XTIzdrmFqaSOW28uJjLg
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+2899'}, {'amount': '+2729'}
    Given name → Pavel, Andreas
    Facebook username → pavel.richter.56
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