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Wolfgang Benz

German historian
Person Human Q76372

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17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
June 9, 1941
Place of birth
Ellwangen
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Occupation
historian, university teacher, writer, opinion journalist
Employer
Technische Universität Berlin[8]
Educated at
LMU Munich, Goethe University Frankfurt, Kiel University[9][10][11]
Award received
Geschwister-Scholl-Preis, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[13][14]
Notable work
Organisationen, Institutionen, Bewegungen[12]
Work location
Berlin[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[21]
Archives at
Berlin State Library[16]
Described by source
NDB-online[20]
Family name
Benz[17]
Given name
Wolfgang[18]
Name in native language
Wolfgang Benz[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wolfgang Benz ar فولفغانغ بنز ja ヴォルフガング・ベンツ ru Вольфганг Бенц ru Бенц, Вольфганг sv Benz uk Бенц Вольфганг zh 沃爾夫岡·本茨 zh 沃爾夫岡·賓士
🔖 Identifiers · 81
ISNI
0000000122840383
VIAF cluster ID
109162932
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80123239
GND ID
12008581X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Wolfgang Benz 2013 front.jpg ↗
Amazon author ID
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Apple Music artist ID
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bing entity ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
46158
CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
12008581X
Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12008581X
ELNET ID
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FID performing arts ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Freebase ID
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GEPRIS person ID
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Goodreads author ID
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HAND ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
12008581X
Kallías ID
PE00005828
LEO-BW person (GND) ID
12008581X
Libraries Australia ID
35691712
LibraryThing author ID
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Libris-URI
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Medvik ID
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Munzinger person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01661314
NDL Authority ID
00758459
NL CR AUT ID
jn20010601332
NLA Trove people ID
1044619
NLP ID
a0000001151108
NSK (VIAF) ID
000112300
NSK ID
981005767631709366
NUKAT ID
n94200275
National Library of Brazil ID
000612673
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001842766
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018O5790
National Library of Latvia ID
000024063
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*153036;=BE
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810544326805606
National Library of Portugal ID
620261
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX853833
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069020507
Open Library ID
OL73627A
Open Library subject ID
person:wolfgang_benz_(1941-)
PUG authority ID
76039
Parsifal cluster ID
58626
Perlentaucher ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
129567
RERO ID (legacy)
A027506476
RILM ID
396718
RedBA Granada authority ID
53666
SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
216043
SVKKL authority ID
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Scopus author ID
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The StoryGraph author ID
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UOM ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
981058601611306706
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, historian, opinion journalist, university teacher
Educated at 3
LMU Munich, Goethe University Frankfurt, Kiel University
Archives at 1
Berlin State Library
Award received 1
Geschwister-Scholl-Preis
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Employer 1
Technische Universität Berlin
Given name 1
Wolfgang
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Ellwangen
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Berlin
← Director / manager 1
Center for Research on Antisemitism
← SNARC ID 1
Gądków Wielki
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Summary

Wolfgang Benz was born on June 9, 1941[1], in Ellwangen[2]. He has worked as a historian[3], university teacher[4], writer[5], and opinion journalist[6].

FAQs

Where was Wolfgang Benz born?

Wolfgang Benz's place of birth was Ellwangen[2].

What did Wolfgang Benz do for work?

Wolfgang Benz worked as a historian[3], university teacher[4], writer[5], and opinion journalist[6].

Where did Wolfgang Benz go to school?

Wolfgang Benz was educated at LMU Munich[9], Goethe University Frankfurt[10], and Kiel University[11].

What awards did Wolfgang Benz receive?

Honors received include Geschwister-Scholl-Preis[13] and Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[14].

Related Entities

Center for Research on Antisemitism Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . bundespraesident.de. Retrieved . bundespraesident.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → NDB-online
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  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    LEO-BW person (GND) ID → 12008581X
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57570: Import LEO-BW ID"
  3. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → EE2D-B335-142B-6207-AC1C
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
  4. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0395359-Benz-Wolfgang-1941
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0395359-Benz-Wolfgang-1941, batch #259497"
  5. 24w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FactGrid item ID → Koven
    "Created claim: FactGrid item ID: Q1785653, adds FactGrid ID"
  6. 26w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Berlin
    Place of birth → Ellwangen
    Given name → Wolfgang
    Educated at → LMU Munich, Goethe University Frankfurt, Kiel University
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