Walter Krivitsky

Soviet spy (1899-1941)

Person human Q924883

Facts

17 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[12]
Date of birth: June 28, 1899
Date of death: February 10, 1941
Place of birth: Pidvolochysk
Place of death: Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship: Cisleithania, Russian Empire, Soviet Union, France, United States^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Occupation: spy
Award received: Order of the Red Banner^[11]
Cause of death: gunshot wound^[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Polish^[21]
Family name: Krivitsky, Ginzberg^[15]^[16]
Given name: Walter, Samuil^[17]^[18]
Manner of death: suicide^[20]
Military, police or special rank: general^[13]
Name in native language: Walter Krivitsky^[22]
Significant event: nevozvrashchentsy^[19]

🏷️ Also known as

en Walter Germanovich Krivitsky en Walter Krivitsky en Walter G. Krivitsky ar والتر كريفيتسكي cs W. G. Krivitsky cs Samuil Ginzburg cs Samuel Ginsberg de Walter Krivitsky de Kriwitzki de Walter Kriwitzki de Samuel Ginsberg de Walter Germanowitsch Kriwitzki es Valter Krivitski es Válter Krivitski es Walter Krivitsky fr Général Walter G. Krivitsky fr Walter G. Krivitsky he ולטר קרביצקי he ולטר קריביצקי he ולטר קריוויצקי

🔖 Identifiers · 32

ISNI: 0000000083443675
VIAF cluster ID: 67269157
Library of Congress authority ID: n84135049
GND ID: 119133520
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Krivitsky.jpg ↗
Babelio author ID: 415708, 193863
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12616906p
CONOR.BG ID: 17267557
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791577662720
DDB person (GND) ID: 119133520
FAST ID: 141201
Freebase ID: /m/039p1l

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IdRef ID: 077185048
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA00966713
NDL Authority ID: 00446371
NL CR AUT ID: js20010125011
NLA Trove people ID: 1133858
NUKAT ID: n95004893
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007264146305171
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810533644105606
National Library of Portugal ID: 339506
National Virtual Library of India ID: 215406
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 071740910
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3927489
Open Library ID: OL1238083A, OL2358613A
Parsifal cluster ID: 445019
SBN author ID: LO1V046444
SNAC ARK ID: w6cq0v7z
UOM ID: 59187
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1103105
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJkp8Td6KVfX7mxDYXrg8C
Yale LUX ID: person/e7a2e1a5-3f34-4611-8a2e-ff073d3b57d5

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🔗 Connections

Country of citizenship 5

France, United States, Soviet Union, Russian Empire, Cisleithania

Award received 1

Order of the Red Banner

Cause of death 1

gunshot wound

Given name 1

Walter

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Polish

Manner of death 1

suicide

Occupation 1

spy

Place of birth 1

Pidvolochysk

Place of death 1

Washington, D.C.

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Walter Krivitsky was born on June 28, 1899^[1], in Pidvolochysk^[2]. He died on February 10, 1941^[3], in Washington, D.C.^[4]. He worked as a spy^[5].

FAQs

Where was Walter Krivitsky born?

Walter Krivitsky was born in Pidvolochysk^[2].

Where did Walter Krivitsky die?

Walter Krivitsky died in Washington, D.C.^[4].

What did Walter Krivitsky do for work?

Walter Krivitsky worked as a spy^[5].

What awards did Walter Krivitsky receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Banner^[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — place of birth (P19): Pidvolochysk. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — place of death (P20): Washington, D.C.. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — country of citizenship (P27): Cisleithania. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — country of citizenship (P27): Russian Empire. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — country of citizenship (P27): Soviet Union. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — country of citizenship (P27): France. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — occupation (P106): spy. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — award received (P166): Order of the Red Banner. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — military, police or special rank (P410): general. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — cause of death (P509): gunshot wound. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — date of birth (P569): June 28, 1899. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — date of death (P570): February 10, 1941. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — family name (P734): Krivitsky. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — family name (P734): Ginzberg. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — given name (P735): Walter. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — given name (P735): Samuil. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — significant event (P793): nevozvrashchentsy. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — manner of death (P1196): suicide. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Polish. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Walter Krivitsky — name in native language (P1559): Walter Krivitsky. wikidata.org.

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