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Samuel Plattner

Swiss lawyer, journalist and playwright (1838-1908)
Person human Q78068742

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
July 15, 1838
Date of death
February 23, 1908
Place of birth
Untervaz
Place of death
Churwalden
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[8]
Occupation
journalist, writer, playwright
Educated at
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[9]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[10]
Sibling
Placidus Plattner[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swiss German, Standard High German[20][21]
Family name
Plattner[12]
Given name
Samuel[13]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Untervaz[19]
Name in native language
Samuel Plattner[22]
Relative
Wilhelm Plattner, Joseph Plattner, Felix Alfred Plattner, Placidus Plattner, Gian-Reto Plattner[14][15][16][17][18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Samuel Plattner
🔖 Identifiers · 7
VIAF cluster ID
8378648
GND ID
12641727X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12641727X
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11fqjwqw1l
HDS ID
012205
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
12641727X
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtrVFhVKXQFC7yx3j63Qq

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Summary

Samuel Plattner was born on July 15, 1838[1], in Untervaz[2]. He died on February 23, 1908[3], in Churwalden[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], writer[6], and playwright[7].

FAQs

Where was Samuel Plattner born?

Samuel Plattner was born in Untervaz[2].

Where did Samuel Plattner die?

Samuel Plattner died in Churwalden[4].

What did Samuel Plattner do for work?

Samuel Plattner worked as a journalist[5], writer[6], and playwright[7].

Where did Samuel Plattner go to school?

Samuel Plattner was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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