Cornell Capa

American photographer (1918–2008)
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Cornell Capa

Summary

Cornell Capa is a human[1]. Born in Budapest[2], he… he was born on +1918-04-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on +2008-05-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a photographer[6], photojournalist[7], and journalist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Cornell Capa's place of birth was Budapest[2].
  • Cornell Capa died in New York City[4].
  • Cornell Capa was born on +1918-04-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Cornell Capa died on +2008-05-23T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Cornell Capa held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Cornell Capa worked as a photographer[6].
  • Cornell Capa worked as a photojournalist[7].
  • Cornell Capa's professions included journalist[8].
  • Cornell Capa's field of work was photography[11].
  • Cornell Capa received the Lucie Award[12].
  • Cornell Capa received the Royal Photographic Society Award[13].
  • Cornell Capa was a member of Magnum Photos[14].
  • Cornell Capa's image is recorded as Cornell Capa, RIT NandE Vol12Num12 1980 Mar27 Complete.jpg[15].
  • Cornell Capa's image is recorded as Cornell Capa,Photograh taken by Jun Miki,1954.jpg[16].
  • Cornell Capa is recorded as male[17].
  • Cornell Capa's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Cornell Capa's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110233877[19].
  • Cornell Capa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29551187[20].
  • Cornell Capa's GND ID is recorded as 119159015[21].
  • Cornell Capa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79072919[22].
  • Cornell Capa's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500076649[23].
  • Cornell Capa's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12038992z[24].
  • Cornell Capa's IdRef ID is recorded as 028583051[25].
  • Cornell Capa's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA05480989[26].
  • Cornell Capa's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00464216[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Cornell Capa was born in Budapest[2]. He was born on +1918-04-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer[6], photojournalist[7], and journalist[8]. Cornell Capa's field of work was photography[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Lucie Award[12], an art prize[28], founded in 2003[29] and Royal Photographic Society Award[13], a photography award[30].

Death and Burial

Cornell Capa died on +2008-05-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Cornell Capa ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Cornell Capa born?

Born in Budapest[2], Cornell Capa…

Where did Cornell Capa die?

Cornell Capa passed away in New York City[4].

What did Cornell Capa do for work?

Cornell Capa worked as photographer[6], photojournalist[7], and journalist[8].

What awards did Cornell Capa receive?

Honors received include Lucie Award[12] and Royal Photographic Society Award[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . rps.org. Retrieved . rps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [14] . magnumphotos.com. magnumphotos.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . icp.org. Provenance: 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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