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Charles Piepenbring
1840–1928French theologian
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Mittelbergheim, Bas-Rhin
Charles Piepenbring is the only name on the Mittelbergheim list
In 1840, the French theologian Charles Piepenbring was born. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. 4 languages have an article about them. Fabienne Keller tops the 41 names on record in Sélestat, 9 mi away.
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Charles Piepenbring
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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Charles Piepenbring
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Sélestat counts 41 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
FKSélestat · 9 miFabienne Keller & 40 moreAFObernai · 5 miAline Friess & 10 more
Barr · 1 miJean Hermann & 9 moreLAMutzig · 10 miLouis François Antoine Arbogast & 9 more
Rosheim · 7 miJean-Marie Lehn & 5 moreABBenfeld · 7 miAndré Burkhard & 3 morePRHuttenheim · 7 miPaul Rohmer & 1 more
Bischoffsheim · 7 miFrançois Antoine Kirmann
Barr · 1 miJean Hermann & 9 moreLAMutzig · 10 miLouis François Antoine Arbogast & 9 moreRosheim · 7 miJean-Marie Lehn & 5 moreABBenfeld · 7 miAndré Burkhard & 3 morePRHuttenheim · 7 miPaul Rohmer & 1 moreBischoffsheim · 7 miFrançois Antoine KirmannQuestions about famous people from Mittelbergheim
Who is the most famous person from Mittelbergheim?
Charles Piepenbring (French theologian) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Mittelbergheim?
1 people born in Mittelbergheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Mittelbergheim known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who counts as from Mittelbergheim?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mittelbergheim itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
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Photo credits (3)
- Jean Hermann: Engraved by Ambroise Tardieu from a portrait by Guérin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Lehn: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Antoine Kirmann: Tanconville (1845-1936), d'après un croquis du docteur de Bockenheim., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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