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Walther Hesse

German microbiologist (1847–1911)
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Walther Hesse
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
December 27, 1847, December 27, 1846[6]
Date of death
July 19, 1911
Place of birth
Bischofswerda
Place of death
Dresden
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Saxony[8]
Occupation
microbiologist
Position held
Geheimrat[9]
Educated at
Leipzig University, Kreuzschule[10][11]
Spouse
Fanny Hesse[7]
Doctoral advisor
Ernst Leberecht Wagner[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[18]
Described by source
Dresdner Hefte, Neue Deutsche Biographie[16][17]
Family name
Hesse[14]
Given name
Walther[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Walther Hesse ar والتر هيسه ru Вальтер Гессе ru Вальтер Хессе ru Хессе, Вальтер
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
81740047
GND ID
137565313
DDB person (GND) ID
137565313
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
137565313
Freebase ID
/m/06mq7r
Museen Dresden article ID
51206
Museum-digital person/organization ID
66818
Prabook ID
1780505
SBN author ID
USMV972779
Saxon Biography ID
2143
Stadtwiki Dresden article
Walther_Hesse
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwX4tJQwPKqFBy8RKRFrq

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 2
Leipzig University, Kreuzschule
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Saxony
Doctoral advisor 1
Ernst Leberecht Wagner
Doctoral advisors 1
Ernst Leberecht Wagner
Family name 1
Hesse
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Occupation 1
microbiologist
Place of birth 1
Bischofswerda
Place of death 1
Dresden
Position held 1
Geheimrat
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Fanny Hesse
Spouses 1
Fanny Hesse
← FactGrid item ID 1
Preston
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Summary

Walther Hesse was born on December 27, 1847[1], in Bischofswerda[2]. He died on July 19, 1911[3], in Dresden[4]. He worked as a microbiologist[5].

FAQs

Where was Walther Hesse born?

Walther Hesse was born in Bischofswerda[2].

Where did Walther Hesse die?

Walther Hesse died in Dresden[4].

Who was Walther Hesse married to?

Walther Hesse's spouses include Fanny Hesse[7].

What did Walther Hesse do for work?

Walther Hesse worked as a microbiologist[5].

Where did Walther Hesse go to school?

Walther Hesse was educated at Leipzig University[10] and Kreuzschule[11].

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Preston

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Dresdner Hefte, Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63392: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (2/2)"
  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → December 27, 1847, December 27, 1846
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57413: Import differing dates from dewiki and GND; remove conflicting dates without source"
  3. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Saxon Biography ID → 2143
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #55956: migrate GND to own IDs"
  4. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Leipzig University, Kreuzschule
    Place of death → Dresden
    Occupation → microbiologist
    Family name → Hesse
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Saxon Biography ID: 137565313, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789158480789"
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