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Wolfgang Ruge

German historian
Person human Q2591053

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
November 1, 1917
Date of death
December 26, 2006
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Potsdam
Country of citizenship
Germany, East Germany[8][9]
Occupation
historian
Member of political party
Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Party of Democratic Socialism[14][15]
Award received
National Prize of East Germany, Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver[10][11]
Mother
Charlotte Baumgarten[6]
Child
Eugen Ruge[7]
Sibling
Walter Ruge[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[18]
Family name
Ruge[16]
Given name
Wolfgang[17]
Member of
German Academy of Sciences at Berlin[12]
Writing language
German[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wolfgang Ruge
🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
2904339
Library of Congress authority ID
n81061574
GND ID
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BHCL UUID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung person ID
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CONOR.SI ID
112265571
CONOR.SR ID
32112487
CiNii Research ID
1140000791588549120
DDB person (GND) ID
128813466
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128813466
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ELNET ID
a11302045
FAST ID
1928695
FactGrid item ID
Zschonerbach
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/123b3yfg
IdRef ID
078464528
IxTheo authority ID
381565653
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
128813466
Kallías ID
PE00512944
Libris-URI
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03757527
NL CR AUT ID
jx20050818012
NUKAT ID
n2003017142
National Library of Greece ID
65945
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007267354305171
National Library of Latvia ID
000162023
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810583275105606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068167539
Perlentaucher ID
wolfgang-ruge
RERO ID (legacy)
A003770195
SELIBR ID
402467
SHARE Catalogue author ID
571012
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/1f550b08-b02e-4c63-80b0-1a7e6b4bcfda

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Summary

Wolfgang Ruge was born on November 1, 1917[1], in Berlin[2]. He died on December 26, 2006[3], in Potsdam[4]. He worked as a historian[5].

FAQs

Where was Wolfgang Ruge born?

Wolfgang Ruge's place of birth was Berlin[2].

Where did Wolfgang Ruge die?

Wolfgang Ruge died in Potsdam[4].

Who were Wolfgang Ruge's parents?

Wolfgang Ruge's mother was Charlotte Baumgarten[6].

What did Wolfgang Ruge do for work?

Wolfgang Ruge worked as a historian[5].

What awards did Wolfgang Ruge receive?

Honors received include National Prize of East Germany[10] and Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Place of birth → Berlin
    IxTheo authority ID → 381565653
    Library of Congress authority ID → n81061574
    Google Knowledge Graph ID → /g/123b3yfg
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