Willibald Alexis

German historical novelist (1798–1871)
Person human Q77312
Willibald Alexis
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Willibald Alexis

Summary

Willibald Alexis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wrocław[2]. He was born on June 29, 1798[3]. He passed away in Arnstadt[4]. He died on December 16, 1871[5]. He worked as a poet[6], writer[7], poet lawyer[8], journalist[9], and literary critic[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Willibald Alexis was born in Wrocław[2].
  • Willibald Alexis passed away in Arnstadt[4].
  • Willibald Alexis was born on June 29, 1798[3].
  • Willibald Alexis was born on January 1, 1798[12].
  • Willibald Alexis died on December 16, 1871[5].
  • Willibald Alexis died on January 1, 1871[13].
  • Willibald Alexis is buried at Thuringia[14].
  • Willibald Alexis held citizenship in Kingdom of Prussia[15].
  • Willibald Alexis's professions included poet[6].
  • Willibald Alexis's professions included writer[7].
  • Willibald Alexis worked as a poet lawyer[8].
  • Willibald Alexis worked as a journalist[9].
  • Willibald Alexis's professions included literary critic[10].
  • Willibald Alexis worked as a composer[16].
  • Willibald Alexis was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[17].
  • Willibald Alexis's education included a stint at University of Wrocław[18].
  • Willibald Alexis is recorded as male[19].
  • Willibald Alexis's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Willibald Alexis is associated with the literary realism movement[21].
  • Willibald Alexis's Commons category is recorded as Willibald Alexis[22].
  • Willibald Alexis's archives at is recorded as Berlin State Library[23].
  • Willibald Alexis's archives at is recorded as Bavarian State Library[24].
  • Willibald Alexis's archives at is recorded as Q81164803[25].
  • Willibald Alexis's residence is recorded as Berlin[26].
  • Willibald Alexis's family name is recorded as Alexis[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1798-06-29[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1871-12-16[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: aead38e3-966a-48c6-8673-a79709fa1323[32]

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Origins and Family

Willibald Alexis was born in Wrocław[2]. Recorded date of birth include June 29, 1798[3] and January 1, 1798[12].

Education

Educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[17], a comprehensive university[33], in Germany[34], founded in 1809[35], headquartered in Berlin[36] and University of Wrocław[18], a university[37], in Poland[38], founded in 1702[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], writer[7], poet lawyer[8], journalist[9], literary critic[10], and composer[16].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include December 16, 1871[5] and January 1, 1871[13]. Willibald Alexis passed away in Arnstadt[4]. Burial took place at Thuringia[14].

Why It Matters

Willibald Alexis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Willibald Alexis born?

Willibald Alexis was born in Wrocław[2].

Where did Willibald Alexis die?

Willibald Alexis died in Arnstadt[4].

What did Willibald Alexis do for work?

Willibald Alexis worked as poet[6], writer[7], poet lawyer[8], journalist[9], and literary critic[10].

Where did Willibald Alexis go to school?

Willibald Alexis was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[17] and University of Wrocław[18].

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. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . At the Circulating Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . diegeschichteberlins.de. diegeschichteberlins.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] . At the Circulating Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [13] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation poet, writer, poet lawyer +4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
  2. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship
    Given name Willibald, Georg, Wilhelm +1
    Residence Berlin
    Languages spoken, written or signed German
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