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 (1,769 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].
  • Briton Rivière was married to Q140629026[9].
  • A child of Briton Rivière was Hugh Goldwin Rivière[10].
  • A child of Briton Rivière was Q140629564[11].
  • Briton Rivière held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • Briton Rivière's professions included painter[6].
  • Briton Rivière was a member of Royal Academy of Arts[13].
  • Briton Rivière is recorded as male[14].
  • Briton Rivière's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Briton Rivière is associated with the academic art movement[16].
  • Briton Rivière's Commons category is recorded as Briton Rivière[17].
  • Briton Rivière's family name is recorded as Rivière[18].
  • Briton Rivière's given name is recorded as Briton[19].
  • Briton Rivière's described at URL is recorded as https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-briton-riviere[20].
  • Briton Rivière's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[21].
  • Briton Rivière's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22].
  • Briton Rivière's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement[23].
  • Briton Rivière's described by source is recorded as Paintings of the nineteenth century: contribution to the history of art[24].
  • Briton Rivière's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Briton Rivière's Commons Creator page is recorded as Briton Rivière[26].
  • Briton Rivière's name in native language is recorded as Briton Rivière[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

Among Briton Rivière's spouses was Q140629026[9]. Children include Hugh Goldwin Rivière[10], a painter[33], 1869–1956[34], of United Kingdom[35], specialised in painting[36] and Q140629564[11].

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 (1,769 views/month, #7,185 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

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].

Who was Briton Rivière married to?

Briton Rivière's spouses include Q140629026[9].

What did Briton Rivière do for work?

Briton Rivière worked as painter[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allmusic artist id → mn0002313203
    Fantlab artist id → 27010
    Royal academy id → briton-riviere-ra
    V&a person id → A32546
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 2005-6A1C-AC7C-1785-AC82, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274736|batch #274736]]"
  2. 9w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Q140629026
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P26]]: [[Q140629026]], using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  3. 12w ago · Thenetrunner · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-briton-riviere
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-briton-riviere, Add described at URL (P973) to sourced Solis Prints artist page; language English (P407)"
  4. 18w 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)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14397]]: 4020, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258229|batch #258229]]"
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