Benedikt Taschen

German publisher (born 1961)
Person human Q84505
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Benedikt Taschen

Summary

Benedikt Taschen is a human[1]. Born in Cologne[2], he… he was born on +1961-02-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a publisher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Benedikt Taschen was born in Cologne[2].
  • Benedikt Taschen was born on +1961-02-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A child of Benedikt Taschen was Marlene Taschen[6].
  • Benedikt Taschen held citizenship in Germany[7].
  • Benedikt Taschen worked as a publisher[4].
  • Benedikt Taschen's field of work was publishing house[8].
  • Benedikt Taschen's field of work was visual arts[9].
  • Benedikt Taschen received the Lucie Award[10].
  • Benedikt Taschen received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11].
  • Benedikt Taschen is recorded as male[12].
  • Benedikt Taschen's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Benedikt Taschen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122781248[14].
  • Benedikt Taschen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 33083323[15].
  • Benedikt Taschen's GND ID is recorded as 129669210[16].
  • Benedikt Taschen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004046005[17].
  • Benedikt Taschen's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500237751[18].
  • Benedikt Taschen's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 146180106[19].
  • Benedikt Taschen's IdRef ID is recorded as 085133507[20].
  • Benedikt Taschen's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA16296868[21].
  • Benedikt Taschen's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01150306[22].
  • Benedikt Taschen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05p9yl5[23].
  • Benedikt Taschen's Open Library ID is recorded as OL3145699A[24].
  • Benedikt Taschen's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jx20081013012[25].
  • Benedikt Taschen's given name is recorded as Benedikt[26].
  • Benedikt Taschen's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1730815[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Cologne[2], Benedikt Taschen… he was born on +1961-02-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Benedikt Taschen worked as a publisher[4]. Fields of work include publishing house[8], a type of organization[28] and visual arts[9], a type of arts[29].

Recognition

Awards received include Lucie Award[10], an art prize[30], founded in 2003[31] and Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11], a grade of an order[32], in Germany[33].

Personal Life

A child of Benedikt Taschen was Marlene Taschen[6].

Why It Matters

Benedikt Taschen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Benedikt Taschen born?

Benedikt Taschen was born in Cologne[2].

What did Benedikt Taschen do for work?

Benedikt Taschen worked as publisher[4].

What awards did Benedikt Taschen receive?

Honors received include Lucie Award[10] and Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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