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Robert von Schlagintweit

German explorer (1833–1885)
Person human Q95250

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
October 24, 1833, October 27, 1833, December 24, 1833[10][11]
Date of death
June 6, 1885
Place of birth
Munich
Place of death
Giessen
Country of citizenship
Germany[13]
Occupation
explorer, photographer, geographer, botanical collector, scientific collector, geologist[14]
Employer
University of Giessen[15]
Award received
Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations, Gold medal of the Royal proof of gratitude[16][17]
Father
Joseph Schlagintweit[12]
Sibling
Adolf von Schlagintweit, Hermann von Schlagintweit, Emil Schlagintweit, Eduard Schlagintweit[29][30][31][32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[28]
Archives at
Bavarian State Library[21]
Collection items at
Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Natural History Museum[35][36]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[34]
Described by source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Neue Deutsche Biographie[24][25][26][27]
Family name
Schlagintweit[22]
Given name
Robert[23]
Member of
Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, Schlagintweit brothers[18][19]
P14397
4214[37]
Writing language
German[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert von Schlagintweit cs Robert Schlagintweit da Robert Schlagintweit de Robert Schlagintweit fi Robert Schlagintweit hi रॉबर्ट श्लागिंटवाईट nl Robert von Schlagintweit nl R. von Schlagintweit pt Robert Schlagintweit sv Robert Schlagintweit
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000083715976
VIAF cluster ID
34756721
Library of Congress authority ID
n90706885
GND ID
118795090
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Robert Schlagintweit Litho.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
98261
Alvin ID
alvin-person:15071
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15350566q
Bionomia ID
Robert von Schlagintweit
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01275410
DDB person (GND) ID
118795090
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118795090
Show all 39 identifiers +27
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0015556
Entomologists of the World ID
44885
FAST ID
277069
Freebase ID
/m/055rqq
Geni.com profile ID
6000000120878053830
Hessian Biography person (GND) ID
11197
IdRef ID
112611273
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118795090
Luminous-Lint ID
Robert_von__Schlagintweit
Museum-digital ID
176296
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
65645
NLP ID
a0000002915110
NUKAT ID
n2017122651
National Library of Greece ID
235429
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007280476105171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810571756605606
National Virtual Library of India ID
764632
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070618895
Online Books Page author ID
Schlagintweit, Robert von, 1833-1885
Open Library ID
OL177413A
OpenMLOL author ID
153472
Persons of Indian Studies ID
5706
RKDartists ID
392932
SNAC ARK ID
w6c55hhs
Wellcome Collection concept ID
ta52pukp
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmXJYP9xBHqfJxfCKBpT3
Yale LUX ID
person/d86785a1-b11c-4681-b066-c3049613abdc

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
photographer, geographer, explorer, botanical collector
Sibling 4
Adolf von Schlagintweit, Hermann von Schlagintweit, Emil Schlagintweit, Eduard Schlagintweit
Siblings 4
Adolf von Schlagintweit, Hermann von Schlagintweit, Emil Schlagintweit, Eduard Schlagintweit
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Award received 2
Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations, Gold medal of the Royal proof of gratitude
Archives at 1
Bavarian State Library
Bionomia ID 1
Robert von Schlagintweit
Collection items at 1
Natural History Museum
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Employer 1
University of Giessen
Given name 1
Robert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of 1
Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences
Place of birth 1
Munich
Place of death 1
Giessen
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
German
← Bionomia ID 1
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Summary

Robert von Schlagintweit was born on October 24, 1833[1], in Munich[2]. He died on June 6, 1885[3], in Giessen[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], photographer[6], geographer[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9].

FAQs

Where was Robert von Schlagintweit born?

Robert von Schlagintweit was born in Munich[2].

Where did Robert von Schlagintweit die?

Robert von Schlagintweit passed away in Giessen[4].

Who were Robert von Schlagintweit's parents?

Robert von Schlagintweit's father was Wilhelm August Joseph Schlagintweit[12].

What did Robert von Schlagintweit do for work?

Robert von Schlagintweit worked as an explorer[5], photographer[6], geographer[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9].

What awards did Robert von Schlagintweit receive?

Honors received include Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations[16] and Gold medal of the Royal proof of gratitude[17].

Related Entities

Germany

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . kanselarijmuseum.nl. kanselarijmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . rac.es. rac.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'hi', 'nl', 'pnb']
    Described by source → Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie +1
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian Biography person (GND) ID → 11197
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  3. 23w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 → 4214
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14397: 4214, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/290071932|Robert Schlagintweit (#290071932)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7918|‎Darwin Corre"
  4. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → explorer, photographer, geographer +3
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  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Germany
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Sex or gender → male
    Collection items at → Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Natural History Museum
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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