Wilhelm Bauer

German engineer (1822–1875)
Person human Q66878
Wilhelm Bauer
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Summary

Wilhelm Bauer was born on December 23, 1822[1], in Dillingen an der Donau[2]. He died on June 20, 1875[3], in Munich[4]. He worked as an inventor[5], design engineer[6], submariner[7], engineer[8], and technician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (402 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: June 18, 1875[11]
  • Place of burial: Alter Nordfriedhof[12]
  • Country of citizenship: German Confederation[13]
  • Occupation: marine draughtsman[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Commons category: Wilhelm Bauer[16]
  • Archives at: Archive of the Deutsches Museum[17]
  • Participated in conflict: First Schleswig War[18]
  • Family name: Bauer[19]
  • Given name: Wilhelm[20], Sebastian[21], Valentin[22]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Wilhelm Bauer[23]
  • Floruit: 1850[24]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Wilhelm Bauer’s Submarineschule und Pensionat am Bodensee[26], Wilhelm Bauer’s Erfindungen[27], Wilhelm Bauer’s Taucherkammer[28], Wilhelm Bauer’s unterseeische Fahrten[29], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[31]
  • Name in native language: Wilhelm Bauer[32]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Scheepvaartmuseum Wikidataproject[33]
  • Has works in the collection: Het Scheepvaartmuseum[34]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[35]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Wilhelm Bauer include he[36], an U-boat[37], in Germany[38].

Why It Matters

Wilhelm Bauer has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for him include he[36], an U-boat[37], in Germany[38].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Bauer born?

Wilhelm Bauer was born in Dillingen an der Donau[2].

Where did Wilhelm Bauer die?

Wilhelm Bauer passed away in Munich[4].

What did Wilhelm Bauer do for work?

Wilhelm Bauer worked as an inventor[5], design engineer[6], submariner[7], engineer[8], and technician[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Q132230989. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Q132230989. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Q132230989. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Wilhelm, Sebastian, Valentin
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Given name: Wilhelm"
  2. 9d ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired, Add copyright status based on date of death"
  3. 10d ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Wilhelm, Sebastian, Valentin
    Has works in the collection → Het Scheepvaartmuseum
    Floruit → +1850-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Occupation → inventor, design engineer, submariner +3
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q135037357 */"
  4. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nlb authority id (belarus) → NLB-ar2503263
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'it', 'ja', 'mg', 'nl', 'pl', 'pt',
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → inventor, design engineer, submariner +3
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  6. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Dillingen an der Donau
    Citizenship → —
    Instance of → human
    Country of citizenship → German Confederation
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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