Wolfram Eberhard

German academic (1909–1989)
Person human Q107506
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Wolfram Eberhard

Summary

Wolfram Eberhard is a human[1]. Born in Potsdam[2], he… he was born on +1909-03-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in El Cerrito[4]. He died on +1989-08-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a philologist[6], sinologist[7], sociologist[8], children's writer[9], and collector of fairy tales[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Wolfram Eberhard's place of birth was Potsdam[2].
  • Wolfram Eberhard died in El Cerrito[4].
  • Wolfram Eberhard was born on +1909-03-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wolfram Eberhard was born on +1909-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Wolfram Eberhard died on +1989-08-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Wolfram Eberhard died on +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Wolfram Eberhard's father was Gustav Eberhard[14].
  • Wolfram Eberhard held citizenship in Germany[15].
  • Wolfram Eberhard worked as a philologist[6].
  • Wolfram Eberhard worked as a sinologist[7].
  • Wolfram Eberhard worked as a sociologist[8].
  • Wolfram Eberhard worked as a children's writer[9].
  • Wolfram Eberhard worked as a collector of fairy tales[10].
  • Wolfram Eberhard was employed by University of California, Berkeley[16].
  • Wolfram Eberhard was employed by Ankara University[17].
  • Wolfram Eberhard was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[18].
  • Wolfram Eberhard received the Guggenheim Fellowship[19].
  • Wolfram Eberhard received the honorary doctorate of Lund University[20].
  • Wolfram Eberhard was a member of Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[21].
  • Wolfram Eberhard is recorded as male[22].
  • Wolfram Eberhard's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Wolfram Eberhard supervised Mely G. Tan as a doctoral student[24].
  • Wolfram Eberhard's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116280412[25].
  • Wolfram Eberhard's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 88341722[26].
  • Wolfram Eberhard's GND ID is recorded as 128800100[27].

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Origins and Family

Wolfram Eberhard's place of birth was Potsdam[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1909-03-17T00:00:00Z[3] and +1909-01-01T00:00:00Z[12]. His father was Gustav Eberhard[14].

Education

Wolfram Eberhard was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philologist[6], sinologist[7], sociologist[8], children's writer[9], and collector of fairy tales[10]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley[16], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31] and Ankara University[17], a public university[32], in Turkey[33], founded in 1946[34], headquartered in Ankara[35]. Wolfram Eberhard supervised Mely G. Tan as a doctoral student[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[19], a fellowship grant[36], in United States[37], founded in 1925[38] and honorary doctorate of Lund University[20], an award[39], in Sweden[40].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1989-08-15T00:00:00Z[5] and +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z[13]. Wolfram Eberhard died in El Cerrito[4].

Why It Matters

Wolfram Eberhard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]

FAQs

Where was Wolfram Eberhard born?

Wolfram Eberhard's place of birth was Potsdam[2].

Where did Wolfram Eberhard die?

Wolfram Eberhard died in El Cerrito[4].

Who were Wolfram Eberhard's parents?

Wolfram Eberhard's father was Gustav Eberhard[14].

What did Wolfram Eberhard do for work?

Wolfram Eberhard worked as philologist[6], sinologist[7], sociologist[8], children's writer[9], and collector of fairy tales[10].

Where did Wolfram Eberhard go to school?

Wolfram Eberhard was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[18].

What awards did Wolfram Eberhard receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[19] and honorary doctorate of Lund University[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . JSTOR. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] . JSTOR. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . chinoperl.osu.edu. chinoperl.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . 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. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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