Toni Merkens

German racing cyclist (1912–1944)
Person human Q571504
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Toni Merkens

Summary

Toni Merkens is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cologne[2]. He was born on June 21, 1912[3]. He passed away in Bad Wildbad[4]. He died on June 20, 1944[5]. He worked as a sport cyclist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Cologne[2], Toni Merkens…
  • Toni Merkens died in Bad Wildbad[4].
  • Toni Merkens was born on June 21, 1912[3].
  • Toni Merkens died on June 20, 1944[5].
  • Toni Merkens held citizenship in German Reich[8].
  • Toni Merkens's professions included sport cyclist[6].
  • Toni Merkens is recorded as male[9].
  • Toni Merkens's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Toni Merkens's Commons category is recorded as Toni Merkens[11].
  • Toni Merkens was part of the conflict World War II[12].
  • Toni Merkens's sport is recorded as track cycling[13].
  • Toni Merkens's family name is recorded as Merkens[14].
  • Toni Merkens's given name is recorded as Toni[15].
  • Toni Merkens's participant in is recorded as 1936 Summer Olympics[16].
  • Toni Merkens's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[17].

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Origins and Family

Toni Merkens's place of birth was Cologne[2]. He was born on June 21, 1912[3].

Career and Affiliations

Toni Merkens worked as a sport cyclist[6].

Death and Burial

Toni Merkens died on June 20, 1944[5]. He passed away in Bad Wildbad[4].

Why It Matters

Toni Merkens ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was Toni Merkens born?

Born in Cologne[2], Toni Merkens…

Where did Toni Merkens die?

Toni Merkens died in Bad Wildbad[4].

What did Toni Merkens do for work?

Toni Merkens worked as sport cyclist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17h ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'fy', 'it', 'ja', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1936 Summer Olympics
    Given name → Toni
    Family name → Merkens
    Sport → track cycling
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32118|batch #32118]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
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