# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/christoph-weigel-the-elder
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:52:51.515Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/christoph-weigel-the-elder"
name: "Christoph Weigel the Elder"
slug: "christoph-weigel-the-elder"
description: "Johann Christoph Weigel, known as Christoph Weigel the Elder, was a German engraver, art dealer and publisher. He was born at Redwitz, Free imperial city of Eger in Egerland, and died in Nuremberg, aged 70."
tagline: "German engraver, art dealer and publisher (1654-1725)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ChristophWeigelBernhardVogel1735.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1654-11-09"
deathDate: "1725-02-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.43
  momentum:             3.382352941176471
  historical:           9.209828
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%81_%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1"
    title: "كريستوف ويجل الاكبر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Йохан Кристоф Вайгел"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Weigel_der_%C3%84ltere"
    title: "Christoph Weigel der Ältere"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Weigel_the_Elder"
    title: "Christoph Weigel the Elder"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Weigel_%22El_Viejo%22"
    title: "Christoph Weigel \"El Viejo\""
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Weigel_l'Ancien"
    title: "Christoph Weigel l'Ancien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Weigel_de_Aldere"
    title: "Christoph Weigel de Aldere"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B2%E3%83%AB"
    title: "クリストフ・ヴァイゲル"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%84_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%B9"
    title: "Крістоф Вайгель старший"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%B9%D9%88%D9%81_%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%AF%D9%84_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A6%D8%B1"
    title: "کرسٹوف ویگل سینئر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump