Philipp Spitta

German poet (1801–1859)
Person human Q456355
Philipp Spitta
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Philipp Spitta

Summary

Philipp Spitta is a human[1]. He was born in Hanover[2]. He was born on August 1, 1801[3]. He passed away in Burgdorf[4]. He died on September 28, 1859[5]. He worked as a pastor[6], poet[7], and theologian[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Philipp Spitta's place of birth was Hanover[2].
  • Philipp Spitta died in Burgdorf[4].
  • Philipp Spitta was born on August 1, 1801[3].
  • Philipp Spitta died on September 28, 1859[5].
  • A child of Philipp Spitta was Friedrich Spitta[10].
  • A child of Philipp Spitta was Philipp Spitta[11].
  • Philipp Spitta held citizenship in Kingdom of Hanover[12].
  • Philipp Spitta worked as a pastor[6].
  • Philipp Spitta's professions included poet[7].
  • Philipp Spitta's professions included theologian[8].
  • Philipp Spitta was educated at University of Göttingen[13].
  • Philipp Spitta's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[14].
  • Philipp Spitta is recorded as male[15].
  • Philipp Spitta's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Philipp Spitta's Commons category is recorded as Carl Johann Philipp Spitta[17].
  • Philipp Spitta's archives at is recorded as Berlin State Library[18].
  • Philipp Spitta's family name is recorded as Spitta[19].
  • Philipp Spitta's given name is recorded as Philipp[20].
  • Philipp Spitta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carl Johann Philipp Spitta[21].
  • Philipp Spitta's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[22].
  • Philipp Spitta's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Philipp Spitta's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[24].
  • Philipp Spitta's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[25].
  • Philipp Spitta's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26].
  • Philipp Spitta's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1801-08-01[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1859-09-28[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 14f52d54-e199-407d-9739-0c5e998833ab[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Hanover[2], Philipp Spitta… he was born on August 1, 1801[3].

Education

Philipp Spitta's education included a stint at University of Göttingen[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pastor[6], poet[7], and theologian[8].

Personal Life

Children include Friedrich Spitta[10], a theologian[33], 1852–1924[34], of Germany[35] and Philipp Spitta[11], a musicologist[36], 1841–1894[37], of Kingdom of Prussia[38], specialised in musicology[39]. His religion is recorded as Lutheranism[14].

Death and Burial

Philipp Spitta died on September 28, 1859[5]. He died in Burgdorf[4].

Why It Matters

Philipp Spitta ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Philipp Spitta born?

Philipp Spitta was born in Hanover[2].

Where did Philipp Spitta die?

Philipp Spitta died in Burgdorf[4].

What did Philipp Spitta do for work?

Philipp Spitta worked as pastor[6], poet[7], and theologian[8].

Where did Philipp Spitta go to school?

Philipp Spitta was educated at University of Göttingen[13].

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] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Q24509611. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Spitta, Philipp (ADB). wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . 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.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation pastor, poet, theologian
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  2. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation pastor, poet, theologian
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  3. 24d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Given name Philipp
    Instance of human
    Aliases
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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