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Walter Brandmüller

Catholic cardinal
Person human Q62254

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
January 5, 1929
Place of birth
Ansbach
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
Catholic priest, church historian, university teacher, Catholic bishop, Catholic theologian
Employer
University of Augsburg[12]
Position held
cardinal-deacon, Catholic archbishop, titular archbishop, cardinal priest, president, cardinal[9][10][11]
Educated at
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[13]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[17]
Award received
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art First Class[14][15][16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[21]
Consecrator
Raffaele Farina, Ludwig Schick, Giuseppe De Andrea[23]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Brandmüller[19]
Given name
Walter[20]
Name in native language
Walter Brandmüller[22]
P14611
28014
P14931
brandmuller_w
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 58
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
84709618
Library of Congress authority ID
n83300596
GND ID
119469138
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Walter Brandmüller.jpg ↗
Angelicum ID
25568
BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
90369623
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
6473
Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
5601
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12032907f
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
brandmuller-walter
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CONOR.SI ID
131858275
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11188229
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
brandmu
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
119469138
Databazeknih.cz author ID
77716
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119469138
Dialnet author ID
287244
FAST ID
124703
FactGrid item ID
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Freebase ID
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GCatholic person ID
739
IdRef ID
02850657X
IxTheo authority ID
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JRC Names ID
395968
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
119469138
KBR person ID
14360235
Munzinger person ID
00000029031
Museo Galileo authority ID
15251
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0590141X
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2007395055
NLA Trove people ID
1108295
NLP ID
a0000003243543
NSK (VIAF) ID
000659255
NSK ID
981005705191509366
NUKAT ID
n99021083
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007259080805171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810611289505606
National Library of Portugal ID
705708
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1079760
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06757744X
Parsifal cluster ID
18157
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
10675
Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID
7156
Prabook ID
584227
RERO ID (legacy)
A003037869
SBN author ID
CFIV055522
SHARE Catalogue author ID
387701
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
90268
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID
2010:Brandmuller
The College of Cardinals Report ID
walter-brandmuller
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
18188
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1213654
Unz Review author ID
BrandmullerWalter
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/114760
WorldCat Entities ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
theologian, university teacher, Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Consecrator 3
Raffaele Farina, Ludwig Schick, Giuseppe De Andrea
Position held 3
president, cardinal-deacon, cardinal priest
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Educated at 1
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Employer 1
University of Augsburg
Given name 1
Walter
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Ansbach
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
German
← SNARC ID 1
Edmund Ludlow
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Summary

Walter Brandmüller's place of birth was Ansbach[1]. He was born on January 5, 1929[2]. He worked as a Catholic priest[3], church historian[4], university teacher[5], Catholic bishop[6], and Catholic theologian[7].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include Catholic archbishop[9], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[24]; cardinal priest[10], a position[25]; and cardinal[11], a title[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[14], a grade of an order[27], in Germany[28]; Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre[15], a grade of an order[29]; and Austrian Decoration for Science and Art First Class[16].

FAQs

Where was Walter Brandmüller born?

Born in Ansbach[1].

What did Walter Brandmüller do for work?

Walter Brandmüller worked as Catholic priest[3], church historian[4], university teacher[5], Catholic bishop[6], and Catholic theologian[7].

Where did Walter Brandmüller go to school?

Walter Brandmüller was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[13].

What awards did Walter Brandmüller receive?

Honors received include Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[14], Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre[15], and Austrian Decoration for Science and Art First Class[16].

Related Entities

Germany

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . press.vatican.va. Retrieved . press.vatican.va. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  6. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 25w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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