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Emil Preetorius

German scenographer and politician (1883-1973)
Person human Q523225

Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[37]
Date of birth
June 21, 1883
Date of death
January 27, 1973
Place of birth
Mainz
Place of death
Munich
Country of citizenship
Germany[11]
Occupation
scenographer, politician, university teacher, artist, illustrator, designer, graphic artist, painter, art historian, jurist, exlibrist, draftsperson, art collector, theatre designer[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Employer
Königliche Kunstgewerbeschule München[30]
Field of work
visual arts, art history, painting, graphics, illustration, scenography, law[21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Position held
Member of the Bavarian Senate, professor[28][29]
Award received
Bavarian Order of Merit, Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Johann Heinrich Merck Honour, honorary golden medal of the state capital Munich[31][32][33][34]
Work location
Munich[42]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[45]
Archives at
Deutsches Kunstarchiv im Germanischen Nationalmuseum, Bavarian State Library[38][39]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
TheaterEncyclopedie, Neue Deutsche Biographie[43][44]
Different from
Emil Preetorius[46]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
End of work period
1973[48]
Family name
Preetorius[40]
Given name
Emil[41]
Has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Huis van het boek
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Member of
German Academy for Language and Literature, Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts[35][36]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, NADD Wikidata project
P14536
385542
P14585
81392
P14750
10DF-A429-81F9-1325-E79F
Place of burial
Bogenhausener Friedhof[10]
Start of work period
1898[47]
🏷️ Also known as
en Emile Preetorius en Emil Preetorius cs Emil Pretorius cs E. Preetorius de Preetorius ja エミール・プレートリウス nl Emil Preetorius ru Преториус Эмиль ru Преториус, Эмиль ru Эмиль Преториус uk Еміль Преторіус uk Преторіус Еміль
🔖 Identifiers · 66
ISNI
0000000110285984
VIAF cluster ID
66588814
Library of Congress authority ID
n83020070
GND ID
118596225
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Theodor Hilsdorf, Emil Preetorius.jpg ↗
AGORHA UUID
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AbART person ID
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Artist-info artist ID
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Artists of the World ID
00136519
Artnet artist ID
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AskArt person ID
11062657
BMLO ID
p0913
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Benezit ID
B00145728
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
126832759
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
981058609928906706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02432237
DDB person (GND) ID
118596225
DFK Paris person ID
0000640162
Databazeknih.cz author ID
120365
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118596225
DigitaltMuseum ID
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DoME artist ID
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FAST ID
108829
FID performing arts ID
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Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11b6ppp_hc
Grove Music Online ID
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Hessian Biography person (GND) ID
5247
IMDb ID
nm7057413
ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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Invaluable.com person ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
PE00049860
KulturNav-ID
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LastDodo-area-ID
1936841
Munzinger person ID
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Museum of Modern Art artist ID
4725
Museum-digital ID
53642
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
23916
MutualArt artist ID
A223C37ECC6DC2AF
NL CR AUT ID
xx0066925
NUKAT ID
n02032108
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001421290
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007471224205171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810572938305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX849335
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069430683
Open Library ID
OL2276833A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100342773
Pushkin Museum artist ID
186551
RKDartists ID
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RedBA Granada authority ID
91089
Rheinland-Pfälzische Personendatenbank (GND) ID
118596225
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
92246
SHARE Catalogue author ID
216194
SPAP ID
a/5e1e8238-8a66-4f33-b72d-8edaec922abd
Salzburgwiki ID
196131
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
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TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944073-0c29-7252-9e97-e8306f9ae5dc
Union List of Artist Names ID
500464774, 500105573
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfh7yX4CFWBjD6byGkkXd
Yale LUX ID
person/0b152363-2c2b-45c3-8ea4-52d93fa40b1a

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 11
politician, artist, painter, jurist, designer, illustrator, draftsperson, scenographer +3 more
Field of work 6
law, painting, visual arts, art history, graphics, scenography
Award received 3
Bavarian Order of Merit, honorary golden medal of the state capital Munich, Johann Heinrich Merck Honour
Has works in the collection 3
Museum of Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Huis van het boek
Member of 2
German Academy for Language and Literature, Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
Archives at 1
Bavarian State Library
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Described by source 1
TheaterEncyclopedie
Employer 1
Königliche Kunstgewerbeschule München
Given name 1
Emil
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Mainz
Place of burial 1
Bogenhausener Friedhof
Place of death 1
Munich
Position held 1
professor
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Munich
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Summary

Emil Preetorius was born on June 21, 1883[1], in Mainz[2]. He died on January 27, 1973[3], in Munich[4]. He worked as a scenographer[5], politician[6], university teacher[7], artist[8], and illustrator[9].

FAQs

Where was Emil Preetorius born?

Emil Preetorius's place of birth was Mainz[2].

Where did Emil Preetorius die?

Emil Preetorius passed away in Munich[4].

What did Emil Preetorius do for work?

Emil Preetorius worked as a scenographer[5], politician[6], university teacher[7], artist[8], and illustrator[9].

What awards did Emil Preetorius receive?

Honors received include Bavarian Order of Merit[31], Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[32], Johann-Heinrich-Merck-Ehrung[33], and honorary golden medal of the state capital Munich[34].

Related Entities

art history Germany law Museum of Modern Art scenography TheaterEncyclopedie visual arts

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . TheaterEncyclopedie. Retrieved . theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [14] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [17] ↑ . online catalogue of Huis van het boek. Retrieved . mmm-web.adlibhosting.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [18] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . TheaterEncyclopedie. Retrieved . theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Documentation files at → SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
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