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Petrus Apianus

German astronomer, mathematician and cartographer (1495-1552)
Person Human Q58662
Petrus Apianus
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Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[32]
Date of birth
April 16, 1495
Date of death
April 21, 1552
Place of birth
Leisnig
Place of death
Ingolstadt
Country of citizenship
Electorate of Saxony[11]
Occupation
mathematician, astronomer, cartographer, university teacher, cosmographer, publisher, geographer, printer, editor[12][13][14][15]
Employer
University of Ingolstadt (1527–1552)[25]
Field of work
mathematics, geometry, trigonometry, cosmology, astronomy, astronomical observatory, cartography, geography, publishing[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Educated at
Leipzig University (1516–1519), University of Vienna (1519–1521)[26][27]
Notable work
Cosmographicus liber, Astronomicum Caesareum, Tipus Orbis Universalis[29][30][31]
Child
Philipp Apian[10]
Sibling
Georg Apian
Work location
Ingolstadt, Leipzig[37][38]
Student of
Georg Tannstetter, Johannes Sturm, Michael Beuther[39][40][41]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin, German
Birth name
Peter Bienewitz
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopedic Lexicon, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), BEIC Digital Library, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Riegerův slovník naučný, Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 1), Adam: Vitae germanorum philosophorum (1615), Burmeister: Magister Rheticus und seine Schulgesellen (2015), Pantaleon: Prosopographia, vol. 3 (1566), Pantaleon: Teutscher Nation Heldenbuch, vol. 3 (1566), Neue Deutsche Biographie, Reusner: Icones sive imagines (1587)[42][43][44][45]
Family
Apian-Bennewitz[33]
Family name
Apian[35]
Given name
Peter[36]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Show all 29 facts +5
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Movement
German Renaissance[34]
Name in native language
Petrus Apianus, Peter Apian
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits
Student
Michael Maestlin[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Petrus Apianus en Peter Apian ar بيتروس أبيانوس cs Peter Bienewitz cs Peter Binewitz cs Petr Apian cs Petrus Apianus cs Pierre Apian cs Pedro Apiano cs Peter Apianus cs Peter Apian cs Peter Benewitz cs Peter Bennewitz de Peter Apianus de Peter Appian de Peter Bennewitz de Peter Bienewitz de Petrus Apian de Petrus Apianus el Πέτρος Απιανός
🔖 Identifiers · 126
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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AbART person ID
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Academy of Athens authority ID
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Alvin ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Angelicum ID
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Artists of the World ID
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Artsy artist ID
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BAnQ authority ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BLPL author ID
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BVMC person ID
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BVPB authority ID
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Base Budé person ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biblissima authority ID
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Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID
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Bridgeman artist ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CCAB ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Catalogue of the Capitular Library of Verona author ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CoBiS author ID
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Cooper Hewitt person ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Digital Mechanism and Gear Library ID
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Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID
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Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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EDIT16 catalogue author ID
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ELNET ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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FAST ID
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FES digital collections entity ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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FranceArchives agent ID
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Freebase ID
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Geographicus cartographer ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IdRef ID
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Invaluable.com person ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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KANTO ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Larousse ID
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Le Lettere di Theodor Mommsen agli Italiani ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Library of the University of Santiago de Compostela authority ID
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Libris-URI
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MR Author ID
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MacTutor biography ID
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Medvik ID
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Met Constituent ID
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Mirabile author ID
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Museo Galileo authority ID
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Museo Galileo biography ID
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Museum-digital person/organization ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLB authority ID (Belarus)
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000047562
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
n98027454
National Gallery of Art artist ID
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National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810606458205606
National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Persée author ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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Provenio UUID
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RAG ID - Repertorium Academicum Germanicum
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RERO ID (legacy)
A005164901
Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Sandrart.net person ID
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Saxon Biography ID
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Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
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Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
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Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/59488
Teuchos ID
P-Apianus.Peter
The Galileo Project ID
apian
Topic's main category
Category:Petrus Apianus
Treccani ID
pietro-apiano
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
pietro-apiano
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10243535, ADV12510376, ADV12423299
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/23452
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ZbMATH author ID
apianus.p

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 9
mathematics, astronomy, geography, geometry, trigonometry, cosmology, cartography, publishing +1 more
Occupation 8
mathematician, astronomer, geographer, editor, publisher, university teacher, cartographer, printer
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, BEIC Digital Library
Educated at 2
University of Vienna, Leipzig University
Has works in the collection 2
Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Latin
Student of 2
Johannes Sturm, Georg Tannstetter
Teachers 2
Johannes Sturm, Georg Tannstetter
Child 1
Philipp Apian
Children (paternal) 1
Philipp Apian
Country of citizenship 1
Electorate of Saxony
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1
Fonzaso
Employer 1
University of Ingolstadt
Given name 1
Peter
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Movement 1
German Renaissance
Named after 1
Apianus
Place of birth 1
Leisnig
Place of death 1
Ingolstadt
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Michael Maestlin
Work location 1
Ingolstadt
← SNARC ID 1
William Crotch
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Summary

Petrus Apianus was born on April 16, 1495[1], in Leisnig[2]. He died on April 21, 1552[3], in Ingolstadt[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], astronomer[6], cartographer[7], university teacher[8], and cosmographer[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Petrus Apianus include Apianus[46], an impact crater[47].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Petrus Apianus include Apianus[46], an impact crater[47].

FAQs

Where was Petrus Apianus born?

Petrus Apianus was born in Leisnig[2].

Where did Petrus Apianus die?

Petrus Apianus died in Ingolstadt[4].

What did Petrus Apianus do for work?

Petrus Apianus worked as a mathematician[5], astronomer[6], cartographer[7], university teacher[8], and cosmographer[9].

Where did Petrus Apianus go to school?

Petrus Apianus was educated at Leipzig University[26] and University of Vienna[27].

Related Entities

astronomy cosmology Fonzaso geography mathematics Metropolitan Museum of Art National Gallery of Art University of Ingolstadt University of Vienna

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . BEIC Digital Library. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Ingolstadt, Leipzig
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65838: Import places from GND"
  2. 4d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BVPB authority ID → 10356
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  3. 4d ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopedic Lexicon +6
    "Created claim: Described by source: Reusner: Icones sive imagines (1587)"
  4. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
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  6. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 17d ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopedic Lexicon +6
    "Created claim: Described by source: Pantaleon: Teutscher Nation Heldenbuch, vol. 3 (1566)"
  8. 28d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksik"
  9. 29d ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopedic Lexicon +6
    NLB authority ID (Belarus) → NLB-ar3337650
    "Created claim: Described by source: Pantaleon: Prosopographia, vol. 3 (1566)"
  10. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Saxon Biography ID → 224
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #55956: migrate GND to own IDs"
  11. 9w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → April 21, 1552
    Saxon Biography ID → 224
    RAG ID - Repertorium Academicum Germanicum → ngND2Y678M748cjZhOGc0
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    "Created claim: Saxon Biography ID: 118645455, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789158480789"
  12. 12w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopedic Lexicon +6
    "Created claim: Described by source: Burmeister: Magister Rheticus und seine Schulgesellen (2015)"
  13. 16w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Merikukka Forsius
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  14. 18w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopedic Lexicon +6
    "Created claim: Described by source: Adam: Vitae germanorum philosophorum (1615)"
  15. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118645455
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    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118645455, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
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  18. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30851: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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