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William Ralph Merton

German businessman (1848–1916)
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William Ralph Merton
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
May 14, 1848
Date of death
December 15, 1916
Place of birth
Frankfurt
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Germany[12]
Occupation
entrepreneur
Religion or worldview
Judaism[13]
Father
Ralph Merton[7]
Spouse
Henriette Caroline Ladenburg[8]
Child
Gerda von Bissing, Richard Merton, Alfred Merton[9][10][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[19]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[18]
Family name
Merton[15]
Given name
William[16]
Place of burial
Frankfurt Main Cemetery[6]
Relative
Louis Merton[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wilhelm Ralph Merton en William Ralph Merton ar ويليام رالف ميرتون da Wilhelm Merton ja ヴィルヘルム・メルトン
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
000000004303667X
VIAF cluster ID
20486108
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2004073729
GND ID
119228386
BDELIS ID
50751
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
165319366
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
merton-wilhelm
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01275320
DDB person (GND) ID
119228386
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119228386
Dodis ID
P23669
FAST ID
1593226
Show all 25 identifiers +13
FES digital collections entity ID
428942
FactGrid item ID
Unearthed
Frankfurter Personenlexikon ID
508
Freebase ID
/m/02w4gng
Geni profile ID
6000000010132353104
Hessian Biography person ID
4959
J9U entity ID
987007318905205171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119228386
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
141154470
PM20 folder ID
pe/022061
Rodovid ID
698580
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJc3DYDYHtqV7XhqrgRqcP
Yale LUX ID
person/c73d682f-bc7a-4949-8c25-b3cb668b1423

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🔗 Connections
Founded entities 2
GEA Group, Metallgesellschaft
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
FactGrid item ID 1
Unearthed
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Occupation 1
entrepreneur
Place of birth 1
Frankfurt
Place of burial 1
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Place of death 1
Berlin
Religion or worldview 1
Judaism
Sex or gender 1
male
← SNARC ID 1
Stična abbey
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Summary

William Ralph Merton was born on May 14, 1848[1], in Frankfurt[2]. He died on December 15, 1916[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as an entrepreneur[5].

FAQs

Where was William Ralph Merton born?

William Ralph Merton was born in Frankfurt[2].

Where did William Ralph Merton die?

William Ralph Merton died in Berlin[4].

Who were William Ralph Merton's parents?

William Ralph Merton's father was Ralph Merton[7].

Who was William Ralph Merton married to?

William Ralph Merton's spouses include Henriette Caroline Ladenburg[8].

What did William Ralph Merton do for work?

William Ralph Merton worked as an entrepreneur[5].

Related Entities

entrepreneur Germany

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. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . 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. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Gerda von Bissing, Richard Merton, Alfred Merton
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64331: import child (P40) from GND"
  2. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  3. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63392: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (2/2)"
  4. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57891: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/5"
  5. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian Biography person ID → 4959
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #54302: migrate GND to own IDs"
  6. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Henriette Caroline Ladenburg
    FES digital collections entity ID → 428942
    Child → Gerda von Bissing, Richard Merton, Alfred Merton
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 428942, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  7. 25w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31868: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P8044 is present."
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