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Placidus Fixlmillner

Austrian monk-astronomer
Person human Q766206

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
May 28, 1721
Date of death
August 27, 1791
Place of birth
Kematen an der Krems
Place of death
Kremsmünster
Occupation
astronomer, university teacher
Employer
University of Salzburg[7]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[19]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Oesterreichische National-Encyklopädie, Meyers Conversations-Lexicon, Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste, Neue Deutsche Biographie[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Family name
Fixlmillner[11]
Given name
Placidus[12]
P14608
116586621[20]
P14977
RETE032455[21]
Religious order
Benedictines[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Placidus Fixlmillner
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000079927511
VIAF cluster ID
42592883
Library of Congress authority ID
no2010095845
GND ID
116586621
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Placidus Fixlmillner.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:12365
Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID
459
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01507793
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
06088a
DDB person (GND) ID
116586621
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116586621
Freebase ID
/m/026fdbn
Show all 26 identifiers +14
IdRef ID
231579780
IxTheo authority ID
078075386
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116586621
Museum-digital ID
36911
MusicBrainz artist ID
091b82e6-6563-4fa9-ab8f-802b98a83569
NUKAT ID
n2014183713
Prabook ID
1961005
RISM ID
people/59177
Salzburgwiki ID
20536
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/76956
Wellcome Collection concept ID
z2wvgk6u
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrwW6GHHrKgFW4F9rY773
ZOBODAT person ID
6736
Österreichisches Musiklexikon Online ID
F/Fixlmillner_Placidus

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 3
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste
Occupation 2
astronomer, university teacher
Employer 1
University of Salzburg
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Named after 1
43955 Fixlmüller
Place of birth 1
Upper Austria
Place of death 1
Kremsmünster
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Religious order 1
Benedictines
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Placidus Fixlmillner was born on May 28, 1721[1], in Kematen an der Krems[2]. He died on August 27, 1791[3], in Kremsmünster[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5] and university teacher[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Placidus Fixlmillner include 43955 Fixlmüller[22], an asteroid[23].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Placidus Fixlmillner include 43955 Fixlmüller[22], an asteroid[23].

FAQs

Where was Placidus Fixlmillner born?

Placidus Fixlmillner was born in Kematen an der Krems[2].

Where did Placidus Fixlmillner die?

Placidus Fixlmillner died in Kremsmünster[4].

What did Placidus Fixlmillner do for work?

Placidus Fixlmillner worked as an astronomer[5] and university teacher[6].

Related Entities

University of Salzburg

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Fixlmillner, Joseph (Placidus) (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Fixlmillner, Joseph (Placidus) (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Fixlmillner, Joseph (Placidus) (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . VcBA (identifier). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Fixlmillner, Joseph (Placidus) (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Fixlmillner, Joseph (Placidus) (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Fixlmillner, Joseph (Placidus) (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae. Retrieved . rete.uclouvain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 9h ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14977 → RETE032455
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  2. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Oesterreichische National-Encyklopädie +3
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  3. 29d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Kematen an der Krems
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  4. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 116586621
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  5. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Placidus
    Religious order → Benedictines
    Place of birth → Kematen an der Krems
    Employer → University of Salzburg
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