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Benjamin Delessert

French art historian, politician and private banker (1817-1868)
Person Human Q3083243

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
November 15, 1817
Date of death
January 25, 1868
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[12]
Occupation
art historian, politician, banker, art collector
Position held
Deputy of the French Second Republic[14]
Award received
Knight of the Legion of Honour[15]
Father
François-Marie Delessert[10]
Spouse
Blanche de Triqueti[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[23]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[30]
Different from
Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert[25]
End of work period
1855[27]
Family
Famille Delessert[20]
Family name
Delessert[21]
Given name
Benjamin[22]
Has works in the collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum[28][29]
Member of
Société héliographique, Société française de photographie, Cercle des chemins de fer[16][17][18]
Name in native language
Benjamin Delessert[24]
Native language
French[13]
Place of burial
Passy Cemetery[9]
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Start of work period
1845[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Benjamin Delessert en Benjamin-François-Marie Delessert en François-Benjamin-Marie Delessert fi François Benjamin Marie Delessert
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000066515630
VIAF cluster ID
29675970
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no90002225
GND ID
109020292X
Artnet artist ID
françois-benjamin-marie-delessert
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
132480220
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01433764
CTHS person ID
116312
FotoCH photographer ID
29200
FranceArchives agent ID
18696368
George Eastman Museum people ID
16574
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/119pgj8rt
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Invaluable.com person ID
tvegzu3w8x
J. Paul Getty Museum agent ID
person/104SJK
Léonore ID
LH//710/34
Léonore Web ID
107989
Met Constituent ID
55474
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
10646
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810652437705606
Open Library ID
OL6877790A
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
306256
RA Collections ID
14535
RKDartists ID
391806
Rodovid ID
955691
Royal Academy ID
benjamin-delessert
SBN author ID
MILV278532
Sycomore ID
13405
Union List of Artist Names ID
500037135
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhCFCxf4c9yWfb7ffr6rq
Yale LUX ID
person/ad8d120f-69ca-43f2-9ef7-4e8b3b02b2fb

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Summary

Benjamin Delessert was born on November 15, 1817[1], in Paris[2]. He died on January 25, 1868[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as an art historian[5], politician[6], banker[7], and art collector[8].

FAQs

Where was Benjamin Delessert born?

Benjamin Delessert's place of birth was Paris[2].

Where did Benjamin Delessert die?

Benjamin Delessert passed away in Paris[4].

Who were Benjamin Delessert's parents?

Benjamin Delessert's father was François-Marie Delessert[10].

Who was Benjamin Delessert married to?

Benjamin Delessert's spouses include Blanche de Triqueti[11].

What did Benjamin Delessert do for work?

Benjamin Delessert worked as an art historian[5], politician[6], banker[7], and art collector[8].

What awards did Benjamin Delessert receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Position held → Deputy of the French Second Republic
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