Blek le Rat

Summary

Blek le Rat is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Paris^[2]. He was born on +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a police officer^[4] and visual artist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (460 views/month, #6,924 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Blek le Rat's place of birth was Paris^[2].
• Blek le Rat was born on +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Blek le Rat held citizenship in France^[7].
• Blek le Rat worked as a police officer^[4].
• Blek le Rat worked as a visual artist^[5].
• Blek le Rat's education included a stint at Beaux-Arts de Paris^[8].
• Blek le Rat's image is recorded as Xavier Prou (Blek le Rat).jpg^[9].
• Blek le Rat is recorded as male^[10].
• Blek le Rat's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Il Grande Blek is named after Blek le Rat^[12].
• Blek le Rat's ISNI is recorded as 0000000002139568^[13].
• Blek le Rat's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51962420^[14].
• Blek le Rat's GND ID is recorded as 135760283^[15].
• Blek le Rat's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008173521^[16].
• Blek le Rat's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14969895d^[17].
• Blek le Rat's IdRef ID is recorded as 123845874^[18].
• Blek le Rat's Commons category is recorded as Blek le Rat^[19].
• Blek le Rat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043k43k^[20].
• Blek le Rat's given name is recorded as Xavier^[21].
• Blek le Rat's official website is recorded as http://blekleratoriginal.com^[22].
• Blek le Rat's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[23].
• Blek le Rat's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Blek le Rat'}^[24].
• Blek le Rat's Artsy artist ID is recorded as blek-le-rat^[25].
• Blek le Rat's FAST ID is recorded as 1986846^[26].
• Blek le Rat's Treccani ID is recorded as blek-le-rat^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Paris^[2], Blek le Rat… he was born on +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Blek le Rat was educated at Beaux-Arts de Paris^[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include police officer^[4] and visual artist^[5].

Why It Matters

Blek le Rat ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (460 views/month, #6,924 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

He has been cited as an influence by Swoon^[30], a graffiti artist^[31], b. 1978^[32], of United States^[33].

FAQs

Where was Blek le Rat born?

Blek le Rat's place of birth was Paris^[2].

What did Blek le Rat do for work?

Blek le Rat worked as police officer^[4] and visual artist^[5].

Where did Blek le Rat go to school?

Blek le Rat was educated at Beaux-Arts de Paris^[8].

Who did Blek le Rat influence?

Blek le Rat has been cited as an influence by Swoon^[30].