Reinhard Wenskus

German medievalist (1916–2002)
Person human Q2141088
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Reinhard Wenskus

Summary

Reinhard Wenskus is a human[1]. Born in Šilutė District Municipality[2], he… he was born on +1916-03-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Göttingen[4]. He died on +2002-07-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a medievalist[6], university teacher[7], and historian[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Šilutė District Municipality[2], Reinhard Wenskus…
  • Reinhard Wenskus passed away in Göttingen[4].
  • Reinhard Wenskus was born on +1916-03-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Reinhard Wenskus died on +2002-07-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Reinhard Wenskus held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's professions included medievalist[6].
  • Reinhard Wenskus worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Reinhard Wenskus worked as a historian[8].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's field of work was history[11].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's field of work was Middle Ages[12].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's field of work was medieval studies[13].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's field of work was historiography[14].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's field of work was constitutional history[15].
  • Among Reinhard Wenskus's employers was University of Göttingen[16].
  • Reinhard Wenskus was a member of Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[17].
  • Reinhard Wenskus is recorded as male[18].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117363658[20].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 808834[21].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's GND ID is recorded as 11881222X[22].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85046868[23].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12059755v[24].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's IdRef ID is recorded as 028846826[25].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mub20241216999[26].
  • Reinhard Wenskus's given name is recorded as Reinhard[27].

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Origins and Family

Reinhard Wenskus's place of birth was Šilutė District Municipality[2]. He was born on +1916-03-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include medievalist[6], university teacher[7], and historian[8]. Fields of work include history[11]; Middle Ages[12], an age[28]; medieval studies[13], an academic discipline[29]; historiography[14], an umbrella term[30]; and constitutional history[15], a branch of history[31]. Reinhard Wenskus was employed by University of Göttingen[16].

Death and Burial

Reinhard Wenskus died on +2002-07-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Göttingen[4].

Why It Matters

Reinhard Wenskus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Reinhard Wenskus born?

Born in Šilutė District Municipality[2], Reinhard Wenskus…

Where did Reinhard Wenskus die?

Reinhard Wenskus passed away in Göttingen[4].

What did Reinhard Wenskus do for work?

Reinhard Wenskus worked as medievalist[6], university teacher[7], and historian[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work history, Middle Ages, medieval studies +2
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    Occupation medievalist, university teacher, historian
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