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Walther Wüst

Rector of the University of Munich and SS member (1901-1993)
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Walther Wüst
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
May 7, 1901
Date of death
March 21, 1993
Place of birth
Kaiserslautern
Place of death
Munich
Country of citizenship
Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, West Germany[9][10][11]
Occupation
politician, university teacher, philologist
Employer
LMU Munich[17]
Field of work
oriental studies, philology, Indo-European, national socialism, propaganda in Nazi Germany[12][13][14][15][16]
Educated at
LMU Munich[18]
Member of political party
Nazi Party[22]
Work location
Munich[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[29]
Archives at
Bavarian State Library[23]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[27]
Family name
Wüst[24]
Given name
Walther[25]
Member of
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Schutzstaffel[19][20]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikiproject Nuremberg Trials[32]
Participant in
RuSHA Trial[28]
Place of burial
Munich Waldfriedhof[8]
Place of detention
Nuremberg Court Prison[30]
Significant person
Konrad Meyer-Hetling[31]
🏷️ Also known as
en Walter Wuest en Walther Wüst cs Walter Wüst cs W. Wüst fa والتر ووست ja ヴァルター・ヴュスト ru Вальтер Вюст uk Вюст Вальтер
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000081752271
VIAF cluster ID
109722242
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2002068861
GND ID
117376388
American Academy in Rome ID
12441866
CBDB.cz author ID
241283
DDB person (GND) ID
117376388
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117376388
FAST ID
1973622
FES digital collections entity ID
439290
FactGrid item ID
Armação Ilimitada
Faulhaber edition person ID
27795
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Freebase ID
/m/09gg40n
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5113971
IdRef ID
136007783
IxTheo authority ID
078806291
J9U entity ID
987007596790905171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117376388
Kallías ID
PE00643841
NL CR AUT ID
xx0266372
NLP ID
a0000002884454
NSDAP membership number (1925–1945)
3208696
NUKAT ID
n2011305922
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810620573005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068145497
Parsifal cluster ID
249553
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
85295
Prabook ID
1780531
SBN author ID
PUVV252903, TSAV649910
SHARE Catalogue author ID
402096
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
350269
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/266734
WorldCat Entities ID
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🔗 Connections
Field of work 5
Indo-European, philology, oriental studies, propaganda in Nazi Germany, national socialism
Country of citizenship 3
Nazi Germany, West Germany, Weimar Republic
Occupation 3
politician, university teacher, philologist
Member of 2
Schutzstaffel, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Archives at 1
Bavarian State Library
Educated at 1
LMU Munich
Employer 1
LMU Munich
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of political party 1
Nazi Party
Participant in 1
RuSHA Trial
Place of birth 1
Kaiserslautern
Place of burial 1
Munich Waldfriedhof
Place of death 1
Munich
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant person 1
Konrad Meyer-Hetling
Work location 1
Munich
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Summary

Walther Wüst was born on May 7, 1901[1], in Kaiserslautern[2]. He died on March 21, 1993[3], in Munich[4]. He worked as a politician[5], university teacher[6], and philologist[7].

FAQs

Where was Walther Wüst born?

Walther Wüst was born in Kaiserslautern[2].

Where did Walther Wüst die?

Walther Wüst died in Munich[4].

What did Walther Wüst do for work?

Walther Wüst worked as a politician[5], university teacher[6], and philologist[7].

Where did Walther Wüst go to school?

Walther Wüst was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[18].

Related Entities

Nazi Germany oriental studies philology West Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] ↑ . google.de. google.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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