Peter Fechter

German bricklayer (1944-1962)
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Peter Fechter

Summary

Peter Fechter is a human[1]. His place of birth was Berlin[2]. He was born on +1944-01-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Checkpoint Charlie[4]. He died on +1962-08-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a bricklayer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month, #7,198 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Peter Fechter was born in Berlin[2].
  • Peter Fechter died in Checkpoint Charlie[4].
  • Peter Fechter was born on +1944-01-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Peter Fechter died on +1962-08-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Auferstehungsfriedhof[8].
  • Peter Fechter held citizenship in Germany[9].
  • Peter Fechter's professions included bricklayer[6].
  • Peter Fechter's image is recorded as Peter Fechter.jpg[10].
  • Peter Fechter is recorded as male[11].
  • Peter Fechter's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Peter Fechter's ISNI is recorded as 0000000377909303[13].
  • Peter Fechter's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 255319291[14].
  • Peter Fechter's GND ID is recorded as 1024484599[15].
  • Peter Fechter's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012124771[16].
  • Peter Fechter's Commons category is recorded as Peter Fechter[17].
  • The cause of death was gunshot wound[18].
  • Peter Fechter's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 44146205[19].
  • Peter Fechter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03mzhw[20].
  • Peter Fechter's family name is recorded as Fechter[21].
  • Peter Fechter's given name is recorded as Peter[22].
  • Peter Fechter's manner of death is recorded as homicide[23].
  • Peter Fechter's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • Peter Fechter's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Peter Fechter'}[25].
  • Peter Fechter's NLP ID is recorded as a0000003192374[26].
  • Peter Fechter's National Library of Poland MMS ID is recorded as 9810550184705606[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Peter Fechter was born in Berlin[2]. He was born on +1944-01-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Peter Fechter worked as a bricklayer[6].

Death and Burial

Peter Fechter died on +1962-08-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Checkpoint Charlie[4]. The cause of death was gunshot wound[18]. Burial took place at Auferstehungsfriedhof[8].

Why It Matters

Peter Fechter ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month, #7,198 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Peter Fechter born?

Born in Berlin[2], Peter Fechter…

Where did Peter Fechter die?

Peter Fechter died in Checkpoint Charlie[4].

What did Peter Fechter do for work?

Peter Fechter worked as bricklayer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . eldia.com. eldia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . esquire.com. esquire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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