Briton Rivière

British artist of Huguenot descent (1840-1920)
Person human Q2470305
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Briton Rivière

Summary

Briton Rivière is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on August 14, 1840[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on April 20, 1920[5]. He worked as a painter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month, #7,185 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Briton Rivière's place of birth was London[2].
  • Briton Rivière died in London[4].
  • Briton Rivière was born on August 14, 1840[3].
  • Briton Rivière died on April 20, 1920[5].
  • Briton Rivière's father was William Riviere[8].
  • A child of Briton Rivière was Hugh Goldwin Rivière[9].
  • Briton Rivière held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • Briton Rivière's professions included painter[6].
  • Briton Rivière was a member of Royal Academy of Arts[11].
  • Briton Rivière is recorded as male[12].
  • Briton Rivière's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Briton Rivière is associated with the academic art movement[14].
  • Briton Rivière's Commons category is recorded as Briton Rivière[15].
  • Briton Rivière's family name is recorded as Rivière[16].
  • Briton Rivière's given name is recorded as Briton[17].
  • Briton Rivière's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[18].
  • Briton Rivière's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • Briton Rivière's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement[20].
  • Briton Rivière's described by source is recorded as Paintings of the nineteenth century: contribution to the history of art[21].
  • Briton Rivière's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Briton Rivière's Commons Creator page is recorded as Briton Rivière[23].
  • Briton Rivière's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Briton Rivière'}[24].
  • Briton Rivière's sibling is recorded as Robert Riviere[25].
  • Briton Rivière's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[26].
  • Briton Rivière's has works in the collection is recorded as National Gallery of Victoria[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1840-08-14[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1920-04-20[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0f784f1c-66e3-4a52-b858-c99a417cb53e[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Briton Rivière's place of birth was London[2]. He was born on August 14, 1840[3]. His father was William Riviere[8].

Career and Affiliations

Briton Rivière's professions included painter[6].

Personal Life

A child of Briton Rivière was Hugh Goldwin Rivière[9].

Death and Burial

Briton Rivière died on April 20, 1920[5]. He passed away in London[4].

Why It Matters

Briton Rivière ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month, #7,185 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Briton Rivière born?

Briton Rivière's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Briton Rivière die?

Briton Rivière died in London[4].

Who were Briton Rivière's parents?

Briton Rivière's father was William Riviere[8].

What did Briton Rivière do for work?

Briton Rivière worked as painter[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . modjourn.org. modjourn.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Riviere, Briton. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Briton
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
    Instance of human
    Sex or gender male
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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