Wilhelm Frick

German Nazi Party politician (1877–1946)
Person human Q76887
Wilhelm Frick
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Summary

Wilhelm Frick was born on March 12, 1877[1], in Alsenz[2]. He died on October 16, 1946[3], in Nuremberg[4]. He worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], lawyer[7], and Holocaust perpetrator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,914 views/month, #5,951 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Nuremberg Court Prison[10]
  • Place of burial: Wenzbach[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[12]
  • Position held: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia[13], member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic[14], member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany[15], Reichsminister des Innern[16]
  • Educated at: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[17], Heidelberg University[18], University of Göttingen[19]
  • Award received: Blood Order[20]
  • Member of: Thule Society[21], AGV München[22]
  • Religion or worldview: Lutheranism[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party[25], German Völkisch Freedom Party[26], National Socialist Freedom Movement[27]
  • Commons category: Wilhelm Frick[28]
  • Archives at: German Federal Archives[29]
  • Cause of death: hanging to death[30]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Juridical Science[31]
  • Family name: Frick[32]
  • Given name: Wilhelm[33]
  • Work location: Berlin[34]
  • Manner of death: capital punishment[35]
  • Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch[36], International Military Tribunal[37], Aryanization[38]
  • Convicted of: crime against humanity[39]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[40]
  • Name in native language: Wilhelm Frick[41]
  • Different from: Wilhelm Reinhard Frick[42]
  • Number of children: 5[43]
  • Place of detention: Nuremberg Court Prison[44]

Why It Matters

Wilhelm Frick has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Works attributed to him include Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich[47], a constitutional amendment[48], written by Paul von Hindenburg[49].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Frick born?

Wilhelm Frick's place of birth was Alsenz[2].

Where did Wilhelm Frick die?

Wilhelm Frick passed away in Nuremberg[4].

What did Wilhelm Frick do for work?

Wilhelm Frick worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], lawyer[7], and Holocaust perpetrator[8].

Where did Wilhelm Frick go to school?

Wilhelm Frick was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[17], Heidelberg University[18], and University of Göttingen[19].

What awards did Wilhelm Frick receive?

Honors received include Blood Order[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . I was the Nuremberg jailer (1st American edition). wikidata.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . I was the Nuremberg jailer (1st American edition). wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . I was the Nuremberg jailer (1st American edition). wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . I was the Nuremberg jailer (1st American edition). wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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