Alan Davie

British artist (1920-2014)
Person human Q44033
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Alan Davie

Summary

Alan Davie is a human[1]. His place of birth was Grangemouth[2]. He was born on September 28, 1920[3]. He died in Hertfordshire[4]. He died on April 5, 2014[5]. He worked as a painter[6], jazz musician[7], lithographer[8], musician[9], and artist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (173 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Alan Davie's place of birth was Grangemouth[2].
  • Alan Davie died in Hertfordshire[4].
  • Alan Davie died in Hertford[12].
  • Alan Davie was born on September 28, 1920[3].
  • Alan Davie died on April 5, 2014[5].
  • Alan Davie held citizenship in United Kingdom[13].
  • Alan Davie held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14].
  • Alan Davie worked as a painter[6].
  • Alan Davie's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Alan Davie's professions included lithographer[8].
  • Alan Davie's professions included musician[9].
  • Alan Davie worked as an artist[10].
  • Alan Davie was employed by Central School of Art and Design[15].
  • Alan Davie was educated at Edinburgh College of Art[16].
  • Alan Davie was a member of Royal Academy of Arts[17].
  • Alan Davie is recorded as male[18].
  • Alan Davie's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Alan Davie's family name is recorded as Davie[20].
  • Alan Davie's given name is recorded as Alan[21].
  • Alan Davie's depicted by is recorded as John Bellany, b. 1942. Artist (Self-portrait) (with Alan Davie, b. 1920)[22].
  • Alan Davie's instrument is recorded as saxophone[23].
  • Alan Davie's participant in is recorded as Documenta II[24].
  • Alan Davie's participant in is recorded as Documenta III[25].
  • Alan Davie's participant in is recorded as Documenta 6[26].
  • Alan Davie's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1920-09-28[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2014-04-05[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 73c0530e-ccd4-4a18-b937-dad27eb89025[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Alan Davie's place of birth was Grangemouth[2]. He was born on September 28, 1920[3].

Education

Alan Davie was educated at Edinburgh College of Art[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], jazz musician[7], lithographer[8], musician[9], and artist[10]. Alan Davie was employed by Central School of Art and Design[15].

Death and Burial

Alan Davie died on April 5, 2014[5]. Recorded place of death include Hertfordshire[4], a ceremonial county of England[33], in United Kingdom[34] and Hertford[12], a civil parish[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 0912[37].

Why It Matters

Alan Davie ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (173 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Alan Davie born?

Alan Davie's place of birth was Grangemouth[2].

Where did Alan Davie die?

Alan Davie passed away in Hertfordshire[4].

What did Alan Davie do for work?

Alan Davie worked as painter[6], jazz musician[7], lithographer[8], musician[9], and artist[10].

Where did Alan Davie go to school?

Alan Davie was educated at Edinburgh College of Art[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . 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. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Victorketom · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki +56
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6379]]: [[Q160236]], add [[Property:P6379]]: Metropolitan Museum of Art, per the museum's own CC0 Open Access dataset (snapshot 2026-09-15)"
  2. 15w ago · AllyD · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pseudonym → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P742]]: Davie, James Alan"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cantic id → 981061606657406706
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9984]]: 981061606657406706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257571|batch #257571]]"
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