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Walther Merk

German legal historian (1883-1937)
Person Human Q1699962

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
October 12, 1883
Date of death
February 6, 1937
Place of birth
Meersburg
Place of death
Freiburg im Breisgau
Country of citizenship
German Reich[11]
Occupation
legal historian, university teacher, jurist, historian
Field of work
law, civil law[12][13]
Educated at
University of Freiburg[14]
Father
Valentin Merk[9]
Child
Otto Merk[10]
Doctoral student
Karl August Eckhardt[16]
Work location
Strasbourg, Rostock, Marburg[19][20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[23]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[22]
Family name
Merk[17]
Given name
Walther[18]
Name in native language
Walther Merk[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Walther Merk cs Walter Merk cs Walther Otto Merk ru Вальтер Мерк
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000081397345
VIAF cluster ID
59891068
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr97029242
GND ID
11928877X
BHCL UUID
ab4e5ed0-aa8c-4570-9c2e-dd7962e606c2
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02391402
Catalogus Professorum Rostochiensium ID
00003413
CiNii Research ID
1140845216572734208
DDB person (GND) ID
11928877X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11928877X
FAST ID
396259
FactGrid item ID
Chris Bell
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120lwky4
Hessian Biography person ID
15685
IdRef ID
118217038
IxTheo authority ID
139374248
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11928877X
LEO-BW person (GND) ID
11928877X
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12075244
NL CR AUT ID
xx0305182
NUKAT ID
n2016232364
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
108868788
Open Library ID
OL148891A
RERO ID (legacy)
A003585482
SHARE Catalogue author ID
255826
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/231326
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhxjtwK4JfQ4wFxkvCCwC
Yale LUX ID
person/f15c2f36-78e2-42b2-a3f6-e32d6ac30c0b

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Summary

Walther Merk was born on October 12, 1883[1], in Meersburg[2]. He died on February 6, 1937[3], in Freiburg im Breisgau[4]. He worked as a legal historian[5], university teacher[6], jurist[7], and historian[8].

FAQs

Where was Walther Merk born?

Walther Merk's place of birth was Meersburg[2].

Where did Walther Merk die?

Walther Merk passed away in Freiburg im Breisgau[4].

Who were Walther Merk's parents?

Walther Merk's father was Valentin Merk[9].

What did Walther Merk do for work?

Walther Merk worked as a legal historian[5], university teacher[6], jurist[7], and historian[8].

Where did Walther Merk go to school?

Walther Merk was educated at University of Freiburg[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63392: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (2/2)"
  3. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    LEO-BW person (GND) ID → 11928877X
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57570: Import LEO-BW ID"
  4. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian Biography person ID → 15685
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #54302: migrate GND to own IDs"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → legal historian, university teacher, jurist +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31727: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
  6. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 11928877X
    Vatican Library VcBA ID → 495/231326
    Father → Valentin Merk
    Date of death → February 6, 1937
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30846: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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