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Ben Wagin

German artist (1930–2021)
Person Human Q816622

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
March 25, 1930
Date of death
July 28, 2021
Place of birth
Jastrowie
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
artist, actor, sculptor, visual artist, draftsperson, designer[11]
Award received
Order of Merit of Berlin, Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[12][13]
Work location
Berlin[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[19]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[22]
Family name
Wagin[16]
Given name
Ben[17]
Has works in the collection
Berlinische Galerie[21]
Member of
Deutscher Künstlerbund[14]
Name in native language
Ben Wagin[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ben Wagin de Ben Wargin ja ベン・ヴァルギン pt Bernhard Wargin
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
0000000063171473
VIAF cluster ID
13224477
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2003019221
GND ID
118629212
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ben Wagin 2, 1995 (300dpi).jpg ↗
AbART person ID
148212
Artist-info artist ID
322514
Artist-info curator ID
286936
Baza osób polskich ID
49447
Berlinische Galerie artist ID
6297
DDB person (GND) ID
118629212
DFK Paris person ID
0000483392
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118629212
FAST ID
502075
Filmportal ID
278f04770c5e48f58f2fb1894795b11c
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121swztz
HAND ID
83BC-BBEF-DC33-E017-D9FD
IMDb ID
nm1347761
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118629212
Kallías ID
PE00050946
Kinopoisk person ID
713448
RKDartists ID
237846
Topic's main category
Category:Ben Wagin
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxxgc69kJkD97McgGcdcP
Yale LUX ID
person/794c35a5-edf7-4a01-9b1a-2d14d11b8be6

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
actor, artist, designer, sculptor, draftsperson, visual artist
Award received 1
Order of Merit of Berlin
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Given name 1
Ben
Has works in the collection 1
Berlinische Galerie
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of 1
Deutscher Künstlerbund
Place of birth 1
Jastrowie
Place of death 1
Berlin
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Berlin
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Summary

Ben Wagin was born on March 25, 1930[1], in Jastrowie[2]. He died on July 28, 2021[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as an artist[5], actor[6], sculptor[7], visual artist[8], and draftsperson[9].

FAQs

Where was Ben Wagin born?

Ben Wagin's place of birth was Jastrowie[2].

Where did Ben Wagin die?

Ben Wagin passed away in Berlin[4].

What did Ben Wagin do for work?

Ben Wagin worked as an artist[5], actor[6], sculptor[7], visual artist[8], and draftsperson[9].

What awards did Ben Wagin receive?

Honors received include Order of Merit of Berlin[12] and Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[13].

Related Entities

Germany Jastrowie

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Baza osób polskich ID → 49447
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