Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Sterbeeintrag / Sterbeurkunde
English translation:
death entry/ death certificate
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German term
Sterbeeintrag / Sterbeurkunde
German to English
Law/Patents
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
I have written to a Registry Office in Germany to ask for a death certificate of one of my ancestors. My German is very rusty but they seemed to get the general gist of what I was after. However, they have offered me the above. Can somebody tell me what the difference is, please? I am particularly interested in whether one of them includes the cause of death.
Many thanks.
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Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | death entry/ death certificate |
Johanna Timm, PhD
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| 3 +2 | entry of death/death certificate |
Yasutomo Kanazawa
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| 3 | (copy of) death record / death certificate |
Audrey Foster (X)
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Nov 8, 2009 19:39: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Law (general)" to "Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs"
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Canada
Native in German
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Native in: German (Variants: Germany, Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German), Austrian) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
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death entry/ death certificate
Sterbeeintrag: Eintrag im Kirchenbuch; Sterbeurkunde: erteilt vom Standesamt.
"Ab 1800 wurden bei den Sterbeeinträgen im staatlichen Auftrag die Todesursachen aufgeschrieben. In der Zeit vor 1800 findet man vereinzelt solche Einträge, zum Beispiel bei Unfällen, Seuchen oder Kriegsereignissen.
Auch heute wird auf dem von einem Arzt ausgestellten Totenschein die Todesursache vermerkt. Diese wird aber nicht vom Standesamt in die amtliche Sterbeurkunde übertragen, sondern nur vom Statistischen Landesamt ausgewertet."
http://www.genealogie-kiening.de/todesurs.htm
http://wiki.wolhynien.net/index.php/Sterbeeintrag_in_Russisc...
"Ab 1800 wurden bei den Sterbeeinträgen im staatlichen Auftrag die Todesursachen aufgeschrieben. In der Zeit vor 1800 findet man vereinzelt solche Einträge, zum Beispiel bei Unfällen, Seuchen oder Kriegsereignissen.
Auch heute wird auf dem von einem Arzt ausgestellten Totenschein die Todesursache vermerkt. Diese wird aber nicht vom Standesamt in die amtliche Sterbeurkunde übertragen, sondern nur vom Statistischen Landesamt ausgewertet."
http://www.genealogie-kiening.de/todesurs.htm
http://wiki.wolhynien.net/index.php/Sterbeeintrag_in_Russisc...
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45 mins
Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Japan
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Native in: Japanese
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
entry of death/death certificate
Sterbeeintrag is the action of entering one's death on a register, whereas Sterbeurkunde means death certificate. The former means when you go to a city office to register that XX has died, the clerk will ask you to fill out a form using the death certificate issued by a doctor. On the otherhand, the latter is issued before going to the city office to register, the moment XX died. This is issued by a doctor who has confirmed that the person has died at XX:YY (time and hour) in the year ABCD. Based on this certificate, the clerk will register the death of XX.
Regarding the cause of death, this would be listed on the death certificate. There is an example in the link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_certificate
Apparently, an autopsy has been conducted to this person's death, and I'm sure that this would reveal the cause of death.
Regarding the cause of death, this would be listed on the death certificate. There is an example in the link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_certificate
Apparently, an autopsy has been conducted to this person's death, and I'm sure that this would reveal the cause of death.
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Birgit Richter
: the death certificate issued by the doctor is referred to as the "Leichenschauschein" or "Totenschein" - see Johanna Timm's entry. The Sterbeurkunde fulfills the same purpose as an Auszug aus dem Sterberegister, and does not (today) give the cause of d.
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Thank you Birgit, for your useful comments.
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Stephen Old
: entry of death would be the way of saying it in British English, I do not know if you still use it in Australia too?
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Thank you Stephen
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