Percy Ernst Schramm

German historian and politician (1894-1970)
Person human Q74203
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Percy Ernst Schramm

Summary

Percy Ernst Schramm is a human[1]. Born in Hamburg[2], he… he was born on +1894-10-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Göttingen[4]. He died on +1970-11-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an art historian[6], medievalist[7], historian[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Percy Ernst Schramm's place of birth was Hamburg[2].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm died in Göttingen[4].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm was born on +1894-10-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm died on +1970-11-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm's father was Max Schramm[11].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm's mother was Olga Schramm[12].
  • A child of Percy Ernst Schramm was Gebhard Schramm[13].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm held citizenship in Germany[14].
  • German was Percy Ernst Schramm's native language[15].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm worked as an art historian[6].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm worked as a medievalist[7].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm's professions included historian[8].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm worked as a university teacher[9].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm was employed by Princeton University[16].
  • Among Percy Ernst Schramm's employers was University of Göttingen[17].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[18].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm was educated at Heidelberg University[19].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm's education included a stint at University of Hamburg[20].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm's doctoral advisor was Karl Hampe[21].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm received the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[22].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm received the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[23].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm received the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[24].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm received the Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg)[25].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm received the Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America[26].
  • Percy Ernst Schramm was a member of Austrian Academy of Sciences[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Percy Ernst Schramm's place of birth was Hamburg[2]. He was born on +1894-10-14T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Max Schramm[11]. His mother was Olga Schramm[12]. German was his native language[15].

Education

Educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[18], a public research university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1472[30], headquartered in Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[31]; Heidelberg University[19], a public research university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1386[34], headquartered in Heidelberg[35]; and University of Hamburg[20], a public university[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1919[38], headquartered in Hamburg[39]. Percy Ernst Schramm's doctoral advisor was Karl Hampe[21]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include art historian[6], medievalist[7], historian[8], and university teacher[9]. Employers include Princeton University[16], a private university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1746[43], headquartered in Princeton[44] and University of Göttingen[17], a campus university[45], in Germany[46], founded in 1734[47], headquartered in Göttingen[48]. Percy Ernst Schramm supervised Reinhard Rürup as a doctoral student[49].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[22], a grade of an order[50], in Germany[51]; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[23], a civil decoration[52], in Prussia[53], founded in 1842[54]; Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[24], a state decoration[55], in Austria[56], founded in 1955[57]; Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg)[25], an award[58], in Germany[59], founded in 1956[60]; and Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America[26].

Personal Life

A child of Percy Ernst Schramm was Gebhard Schramm[13]. Political affiliations include Nazi Party[61], a Führerpartei[62], in Weimar Republic[63], founded in 1920[64], headquartered in Braunes Haus[65] and German People's Party[66], a political party[67], in German Reich[68], founded in 1918[69], headquartered in Berlin[70].

Death and Burial

Percy Ernst Schramm died on +1970-11-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Göttingen[4].

Why It Matters

Percy Ernst Schramm ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71]

FAQs

Where was Percy Ernst Schramm born?

Percy Ernst Schramm's place of birth was Hamburg[2].

Where did Percy Ernst Schramm die?

Percy Ernst Schramm died in Göttingen[4].

Who were Percy Ernst Schramm's parents?

Percy Ernst Schramm's father was Max Schramm[11]. Percy Ernst Schramm's mother was Olga Schramm[12].

What did Percy Ernst Schramm do for work?

Percy Ernst Schramm worked as art historian[6], medievalist[7], historian[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Percy Ernst Schramm go to school?

Percy Ernst Schramm was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[18], Heidelberg University[19], and University of Hamburg[20].

What awards did Percy Ernst Schramm receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[22], Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[23], Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[24], and Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg)[25].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [61] . wikidata.org.
  11. [66] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . medievalacademy.org. Retrieved . medievalacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [49] . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] . wikidata.org.
  27. [40] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  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. [62] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [63] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [64] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [65] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [67] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [68] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [69] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [70] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  30. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  31. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  32. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  33. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  34. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  35. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  36. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  37. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  38. [59] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  39. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [71] . Wikidata sitelinks. 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). Percy Ernst Schramm. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/percy-ernst-schramm
MLA “Percy Ernst Schramm.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/percy-ernst-schramm.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_percy-ernst-schramm_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Percy Ernst Schramm}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/percy-ernst-schramm}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Percy Ernst Schramm — https://4ort.xyz/entity/percy-ernst-schramm (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/percy-ernst-schramm · 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. 29d ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer Princeton University, University of Göttingen
    Described by source Hamburg Biographies
    Sex or gender male
    Native language German
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q201788]], Add archINFORM reference"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.