Wilhelm Pressel

German official and railway engineer (1821–1902)
Person human Q2807815
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Summary

Wilhelm Pressel is a human[1]. He was born in Stuttgart[2]. He was born on October 28, 1821[3]. He passed away in Pera[4]. He died on May 16, 1902[5]. He worked as an engineer[6], railway engineer[7], and executive[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Stuttgart[2].
  • Wilhelm Pressel died in Pera[4].
  • Wilhelm Pressel died in Istanbul[10].
  • Wilhelm Pressel was born on October 28, 1821[3].
  • Wilhelm Pressel died on May 16, 1902[5].
  • Wilhelm Pressel held citizenship in Kingdom of Württemberg[11].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's professions included engineer[6].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's professions included railway engineer[7].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's professions included executive[8].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's field of work was railway[12].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's field of work was railway line[13].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's field of work was rail transport[14].
  • Wilhelm Pressel is recorded as male[15].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's family name is recorded as Pressel[17].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's given name is recorded as Wilhelm[18].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's work location is recorded as Istanbul[19].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[21].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's different from is recorded as Wilhelm Pressel[22].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's writing language is recorded as German[23].
  • Wilhelm Pressel's P14927 is recorded as 13923473X[24].

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Origins and Family

Born in Stuttgart[2], Wilhelm Pressel… he was born on October 28, 1821[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[6], railway engineer[7], and executive[8]. Fields of work include railway[12], an ambiguous Wikidata item[25]; railway line[13]; and rail transport[14], a mode of transport[26].

Death and Burial

Wilhelm Pressel died on May 16, 1902[5]. Recorded place of death include Pera[4], in Turkey[27] and Istanbul[10], a metropolitan municipality in Turkey[28], in Turkey[29], founded in 1453[30].

Why It Matters

Wilhelm Pressel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Pressel born?

Born in Stuttgart[2].

Where did Wilhelm Pressel die?

Wilhelm Pressel died in Pera[4].

What did Wilhelm Pressel do for work?

Wilhelm Pressel worked as engineer[6], railway engineer[7], and executive[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14927 → 13923473X
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'mg', 'nl', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 22w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Pera, Istanbul
    Field of work → railway, railway line, rail transport
    Nl cr aut id → ntk20261297561
    Occupation → engineer, railway engineer, executive
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||cs */ Update NK ČR – P106, P691, P937, cs label, P20, P101"
  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Wilhelm Pressel
    Place of birth → Stuttgart
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Aliases → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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