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Wilhelm Zangen

German industrialist and supporter of the Nazi Party (1891-1971)
Person human Q105910

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
September 30, 1891
Date of death
November 25, 1971
Place of birth
Duisburg
Place of death
Düsseldorf
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Occupation
businessperson, entrepreneur
Member of political party
Nazi Party[12]
Award received
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, honorary doctor of the University of Münster[8][9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[15]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[14]
Given name
Wilhelm[13]
Member of
Schutzstaffel[10]
P14396
register/person/arh-zPER_05076[16]
P14536
394619[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wilhelm Zangen
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ISNI
0000000013938218
VIAF cluster ID
42785239
GND ID
124963722
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16678033c
DDB person (GND) ID
124963722
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124963722
FactGrid item ID
Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River and Other Academy Award Winners
Freebase ID
/m/0dlmc73
Munzinger person ID
00000000883
PM20 folder ID
pe/041039
Prabook ID
1345430
TracesOfWar person ID
43754
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhxqFFTh7TFp86FJBPxXd

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Summary

Wilhelm Zangen was born on September 30, 1891[1], in Duisburg[2]. He died on November 25, 1971[3], in Düsseldorf[4]. He worked as a businessperson[5] and entrepreneur[6].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Zangen born?

Wilhelm Zangen was born in Duisburg[2].

Where did Wilhelm Zangen die?

Wilhelm Zangen passed away in Düsseldorf[4].

What did Wilhelm Zangen do for work?

Wilhelm Zangen worked as a businessperson[5] and entrepreneur[6].

What awards did Wilhelm Zangen receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[8] and honorary doctor of the University of Münster[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . TracesOfWar. wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . TracesOfWar. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Neue Deutsche Biographie
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → businessperson, entrepreneur
    P14536 → 394619
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 394619, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  3. 26w ago · Printstream · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14396 → register/person/arh-zPER_05076
    Imported from → —
    Date of death → +1971-11-25T00:00:00Z
    WorldCat Entities ID → E39PBJhxqFFTh7TFp86FJBPxXd
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14396: register/person/arh-zPER_05076, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778148440554"
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