Philomena Franz

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Philomena Franz

Summary

Philomena Franz is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Biberach an der Riss[2]. She was born on +1922-07-21T00:00:00Z[3]. She died in Rösrath[4]. She died on +2022-12-28T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a writer[6], resistance fighter[7], and contemporary witness[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Biberach an der Riss[2], Philomena Franz…
  • Philomena Franz passed away in Rösrath[4].
  • Philomena Franz was born on +1922-07-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Philomena Franz died on +2022-12-28T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Westfriedhof[10].
  • Philomena Franz held citizenship in Germany[11].
  • Philomena Franz held citizenship in German Reich[12].
  • Philomena Franz is identified as part of the Sinti ethnic group[13].
  • Philomena Franz's professions included writer[6].
  • Philomena Franz's professions included resistance fighter[7].
  • Philomena Franz worked as a contemporary witness[8].
  • Philomena Franz's field of work was literary activity[14].
  • Philomena Franz's field of work was literature[15].
  • Philomena Franz's field of work was poetry[16].
  • Philomena Franz's field of work was children's and young adult literature[17].
  • Philomena Franz received the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia[18].
  • Philomena Franz received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[19].
  • Philomena Franz is recorded as female[20].
  • Philomena Franz's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Philomena Franz's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081851333[22].
  • Philomena Franz's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 37712789[23].
  • Philomena Franz's GND ID is recorded as 118809970[24].
  • Philomena Franz's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90685152[25].
  • Philomena Franz's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 17829173k[26].
  • Philomena Franz's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11758106[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Biberach an der Riss[2], Philomena Franz… she was born on +1922-07-21T00:00:00Z[3]. She is identified as part of the Sinti ethnic group[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], resistance fighter[7], and contemporary witness[8]. Fields of work include literary activity[14]; literature[15], a type of arts[28]; poetry[16], a literary form[29]; and children's and young adult literature[17], a sub-set of literature[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia[18], an order of merit[31], in Germany[32], founded in 1986[33] and Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[19], a grade of an order[34], in Germany[35].

Death and Burial

Philomena Franz died on +2022-12-28T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Rösrath[4]. She is buried at Westfriedhof[10].

Why It Matters

Philomena Franz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Philomena Franz born?

Philomena Franz's place of birth was Biberach an der Riss[2].

Where did Philomena Franz die?

Philomena Franz died in Rösrath[4].

What did Philomena Franz do for work?

Philomena Franz worked as writer[6], resistance fighter[7], and contemporary witness[8].

What awards did Philomena Franz receive?

Honors received include Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia[18] and Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[19].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . bergischgladbach.de. Retrieved . bergischgladbach.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . vidaweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . vidaweb.org. vidaweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . vidaweb.org. vidaweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . vidaweb.org. vidaweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . vidaweb.org. vidaweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . vidaweb.org. Retrieved . vidaweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . vidaweb.org. Retrieved . vidaweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . bergischgladbach.de. Retrieved . bergischgladbach.de. Provenance: 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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