Alessandro Mendini

Italian designer and architect (1931–2019)
Person human Q772733
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Alessandro Mendini

Summary

Alessandro Mendini is a human[1]. His place of birth was Milan[2]. He was born on +1931-08-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Milan[4]. He died on +2019-02-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an architect[6], designer[7], editing staff[8], visual artist[9], and photographer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Milan[2], Alessandro Mendini…
  • Alessandro Mendini died in Milan[4].
  • Alessandro Mendini was born on +1931-08-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alessandro Mendini died on +2019-02-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Alessandro Mendini held citizenship in Italy[12].
  • Alessandro Mendini held citizenship in Kingdom of Italy[13].
  • Alessandro Mendini held citizenship in Algeria[14].
  • Alessandro Mendini's professions included architect[6].
  • Alessandro Mendini worked as a designer[7].
  • Alessandro Mendini's professions included editing staff[8].
  • Alessandro Mendini's professions included visual artist[9].
  • Alessandro Mendini's professions included photographer[10].
  • Alessandro Mendini's field of work was industrial design[15].
  • Alessandro Mendini's field of work was architecture[16].
  • Alessandro Mendini's field of work was design[17].
  • Alessandro Mendini's field of work was applied arts[18].
  • Alessandro Mendini's field of work was decorative art[19].
  • Among Alessandro Mendini's employers was University of Milan[20].
  • Alessandro Mendini was employed by Cor Unum[21].
  • Alessandro Mendini was educated at Polytechnic University of Milan[22].
  • Alessandro Mendini received the European Prize for Architecture[23].
  • Alessandro Mendini received the honorary doctor of the École normale supérieure de Cachan[24].
  • Alessandro Mendini was a member of Atelier Mendini[25].
  • Alessandro Mendini's image is recorded as Alessandro Mendini 20080117.png[26].
  • Alessandro Mendini is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Milan[2], Alessandro Mendini… he was born on +1931-08-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Alessandro Mendini was educated at Polytechnic University of Milan[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include architect[6], designer[7], editing staff[8], visual artist[9], and photographer[10]. Fields of work include industrial design[15], an academic discipline[28]; architecture[16], an academic discipline[29]; design[17], a field of study[30]; applied arts[18], a type of arts[31]; and decorative art[19], an art genre[32]. Employers include University of Milan[20], a public research university[33], in Italy[34], founded in 1923[35], headquartered in Milan[36] and Cor Unum[21], a ceramics manufactory[37], in Netherlands[38], founded in 1953[39], headquartered in Q2766547[40].

Recognition

Awards received include European Prize for Architecture[23], an architecture award[41], founded in 2010[42] and honorary doctor of the École normale supérieure de Cachan[24], an award[43], in France[44].

Death and Burial

Alessandro Mendini died on +2019-02-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Milan[4].

Why It Matters

Alessandro Mendini ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45]

FAQs

Where was Alessandro Mendini born?

Alessandro Mendini was born in Milan[2].

Where did Alessandro Mendini die?

Alessandro Mendini passed away in Milan[4].

What did Alessandro Mendini do for work?

Alessandro Mendini worked as architect[6], designer[7], editing staff[8], visual artist[9], and photographer[10].

Where did Alessandro Mendini go to school?

Alessandro Mendini was educated at Polytechnic University of Milan[22].

What awards did Alessandro Mendini receive?

Honors received include European Prize for Architecture[23] and honorary doctor of the École normale supérieure de Cachan[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [26] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] . Nieuwe Instituut Data Platform. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [14] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . cor-unum.com. Retrieved . cor-unum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . ens-paris-saclay.fr. ens-paris-saclay.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . 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. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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