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Zelig Kalmanovich

Lithuanian philologist and historian (1881–1944)
Person human Q4210157

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
1881, 1885[2][10]
Date of death
1944
Place of birth
Kuldīga
Place of death
Vaivara concentration camp
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire, Lithuania[12][13]
Occupation
linguist, translator, historian, archivist, philologist
Employer
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research[15]
Field of work
philology[14]
Educated at
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Königsberg[16][17]
Child
Shalom Luria[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Yiddish[22]
Family name
Kalmanovich[19]
Given name
Selig, Zelig[20][21]
Name in native language
זעליק קאַלמאַנאָװיטש[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Zelig Hirsch Kalmanovich en Zelig Kalmanovich de Zēligs Kalmanovičs de Zelig Hirsch Kalmanovich de Zelig Hirsch Kalmanovitch fr Zelig Hirsch Kalmanovitch fr Zelig Hirsch Kalmanovich he זליג קלמנוביץ' he קלמנוביץ׳, זליק, ja ゼリグ・カルマノヴィチ ru Зелик Калманович ru Калманович, Зелик uk Зелік Калманович uk Калманович, Зелік
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000107967642
VIAF cluster ID
7284894
Library of Congress authority ID
nr95043448
GND ID
13790732X
BIBSYS ID
14070009
DDB person (GND) ID
13790732X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
13790732X
FAST ID
368655
Freebase ID
/m/06wd3q
IdRef ID
179354736
IxTheo authority ID
598146040
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
11938
Show all 28 identifiers +16
Jewish Virtual Library ID
kalmanovitch-zelig
Kallías ID
PE00545290
Libris-URI
97mprnjt5lzv97m
NUKAT ID
n2018131618
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000331241
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007302150905171
National Library of Latvia ID
000253882
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BsB2;=BP
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810647828705606
Open Library ID
OL6415010A
Prabook ID
1734264
SELIBR ID
239155
SNAC ARK ID
w6n153bp
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbGW8pHpqFtkV4b8KxkXd
YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe ID
Kalmanovitch_Zelig
Yale LUX ID
person/c827e9f0-d0f9-49d3-a86c-601ef5e8fc9d

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
historian, translator, archivist, linguist
Country of citizenship 2
Lithuania, Russian Empire
Educated at 2
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Königsberg
Employer 1
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Field of work 1
philology
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Yiddish
Place of birth 1
Kuldīga
Place of death 1
Vaivara concentration camp
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Zelig Kalmanovich's place of birth was Kuldīga[1]. He was born in 1881[2]. He passed away in Vaivara concentration camp[3]. He died on January 1, 1944[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], translator[6], historian[7], archivist[8], and philologist[9].

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Education

Educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[16], a comprehensive university[24], in Germany[25], founded in 1809[26], headquartered in Berlin[27] and University of Königsberg[17], a university[28], in Kingdom of Prussia[29], founded in 1544[30].

FAQs

Where was Zelig Kalmanovich born?

Zelig Kalmanovich was born in Kuldīga[1].

Where did Zelig Kalmanovich die?

Zelig Kalmanovich died in Vaivara concentration camp[3].

What did Zelig Kalmanovich do for work?

Zelig Kalmanovich worked as linguist[5], translator[6], historian[7], archivist[8], and philologist[9].

Where did Zelig Kalmanovich go to school?

Zelig Kalmanovich was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[16] and University of Königsberg[17].

Related Entities

Lithuania philology Russian Empire University of Königsberg YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

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  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Lithuanian philologist and historian (1881–1944)
    Date of birth → +1881-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1885-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'he', 'ja', 'lv', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57413|batch #57413]]: Import differing dates from dewiki and GND; remove conflicting dates without source"
  2. 12w ago · OBender12 · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish Virtual Library ID → kalmanovitch-zelig
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish Virtual Library ID: kalmanovitch-zelig, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/96699419|Zelig Kalmanovitch (#96699419)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/37"
  3. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Selig, Zelig
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Given name: Zelig, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Wikidata item → Zelig ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q140136448_"
  4. 21w ago · Alain Schneider · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Selig, Zelig
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Given name: Wikidata item"
  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Selig, Zelig
    Field of work → philology
    Family name → Kalmanovich
    Employer → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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