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Richard Steiff

German toy inventor (1877–1939)
Person Human Q101508

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
February 7, 1877
Date of death
March 30, 1939
Place of birth
Giengen an der Brenz
Place of death
Jackson
Country of citizenship
German Reich, Germany[9][10]
Occupation
teddy bear creator, entrepreneur, designer, inventor
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[14]
Family name
Steiff[12]
Given name
Richard[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Steiff ja リヒャルト・シュタイフ
🔖 Identifiers · 10
ISNI
0000000120412190
VIAF cluster ID
171307860
GND ID
1012795446
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1012795446
Freebase ID
/m/02pz1jk
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1012795446
LEO-BW person (GND) ID
1012795446
Museum-digital person/organization ID
219781
Prabook ID
1948462
WikiTree person ID
Steiff-13

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
entrepreneur, inventor, designer
Country of citizenship 2
Germany, German Reich
Given name 1
Richard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Giengen an der Brenz
Place of death 1
Jackson
Sex or gender 1
male
← Relative 1
Margarete Steiff
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Summary

Richard Steiff was born on February 7, 1877[1], in Giengen an der Brenz[2]. He died on March 30, 1939[3], in Jackson[4]. He worked as a teddy bear creator[5], entrepreneur[6], designer[7], and inventor[8].

FAQs

Where was Richard Steiff born?

Richard Steiff's place of birth was Giengen an der Brenz[2].

Where did Richard Steiff die?

Richard Steiff died in Jackson[4].

What did Richard Steiff do for work?

Richard Steiff worked as a teddy bear creator[5], entrepreneur[6], designer[7], and inventor[8].

Related Entities

entrepreneur Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65781: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    LEO-BW person (GND) ID → 1012795446
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57570: Import LEO-BW ID"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Place of birth → Giengen an der Brenz
    Family name → Steiff
    Instance of → human
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31699: import P21 and P106 from GND (1)"
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