The Ahnenerbe

Nazi multidisciplinary research institute (1935-1945), of a pseudoscientific nature
Organization institute Q160394
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The Ahnenerbe

Summary

The Ahnenerbe is an institute[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ahnenerbe is in the country of Nazi Germany[3].
  • The Ahnenerbe's instance of is recorded as institute[4].
  • The Ahnenerbe's founder is recorded as Heinrich Himmler[5].
  • The Ahnenerbe's founder is recorded as Herman Wirth[6].
  • The Ahnenerbe's child organization or unit is recorded as Q131282539[7].
  • The Ahnenerbe is used for teaching[8].
  • The Ahnenerbe is used for pseudoscience[9].
  • The Ahnenerbe is used for propaganda[10].
  • The Ahnenerbe's Commons category is recorded as Ahnenerbe[11].
  • The Ahnenerbe comprises Q131282539[12].
  • July 1, 1935 marks the founding of The Ahnenerbe[13].
  • The Ahnenerbe was dissolved in 1945[14].
  • The Ahnenerbe began on January 1, 1939[15].
  • The Ahnenerbe's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.4693, 'lon': 13.2838}[16].
  • The Ahnenerbe's parent organization or unit is recorded as Schutzstaffel[17].
  • The Ahnenerbe's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ahnenerbe[18].
  • The Ahnenerbe's depicted by is recorded as National Gallery and Courtauld ‘knew art restorer had links to Nazis’[19].
  • The Ahnenerbe's legal form is recorded as Registered association (eingetragener Verein)[20].
  • The Ahnenerbe's significant person is recorded as Wolfram Sievers[21].
  • The Ahnenerbe's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikiproject Nuremberg Trials[22].

Body

Founding

Founders include Heinrich Himmler[5] and Herman Wirth[6]. July 1, 1935 marks the founding of The Ahnenerbe[13].

Operations

The Ahnenerbe's parent organization or unit is recorded as Schutzstaffel[17]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Q131282539[7].

Dissolution

The Ahnenerbe was dissolved in 1945[14].

Why It Matters

The Ahnenerbe has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Nuremberg Trials Project. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Nuremberg Trials Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Nuremberg Trials Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Nuremberg Trials Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Nuremberg Trials Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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