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Ernest George

British architect and artist (1839-1922)
Person human Q5393109

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
1839, June 13, 1839[2][7]
Date of death
1922, December 8, 1922[4][8]
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10]
Occupation
architect, painter
Position held
President of the Royal Institute of British Architects[11]
Award received
Royal Gold Medal, Knight Bachelor[12][13]
Work location
Netherlands, Dordrecht, Dunedin[20][21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Archives at
Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität München[16]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Depicted by
Sir Ernest George (1839–1922), PRIBA
Described by source
1922 Encyclopædia Britannica, Das englische Haus Vol.. 1, Das englische Haus
Family name
George[18]
Given name
Ernest[19]
Has works in the collection
Nationalmuseum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Print Collection, Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee
Honorific prefix
Sir[17]
Member of
Royal Academy of Arts[14]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library
P14750
B74F-01E0-B5BC-F680-7A2D
Partner in business or sport
Harold Peto
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Place of burial
Golders Green Crematorium[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ernest George en Ernest George Sir en Ernest, Sir George en Sir Ernest George en Sir George ja アーネスト・ジョージ zh 歐內斯特·喬治
🔖 Identifiers · 50
ISNI
0000000122801982
VIAF cluster ID
54421406
Library of Congress authority ID
no2011102420
GND ID
101355583X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ernest George in 1919.jpg ↗
ArchINFORM person/group ID
58457
Art UK artist ID
george-ernest-18391922
Artnet artist ID
ernest-sir-george
AskArt person ID
11034124
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
GeorgeErnest1839-1922
Benezit ID
B00072473
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
149746308
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Bridgeman artist ID
8136
British Museum person or institution ID
28704
Christie's creator ID
23696
DDB person (GND) ID
101355583X
Described at URL
architecture.arthistoryresearch.net
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
101355583X
Dictionary of Scottish Architects ID
201238
DigitaltMuseum ID
021036374986
Europeana entity
agent/base/9167
FAST ID
1951082
Find a Grave memorial ID
20314
Freebase ID
/m/02psd0b
IdRef ID
154296929
Invaluable.com person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
101355583X
KulturNav-ID
1c62f8d5-ca84-46c4-8fa8-ef8485b51f6c
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID
2621
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
108503
MutualArt artist ID
9D20749C48F69EF0
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp66725
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
336357184
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
10438
Norwegian National Museum producer ID
238549
Open Plaques subject ID
6674
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
33373
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
27077
Prabook ID
733679
RA Collections ID
5682
RKDartists ID
30948
Royal Academy ID
ernest-george-ra
SNAC ARK ID
w6zw4r20
Treccani ID
sir-ernest-george
UK National Archives ID
F66896
Union List of Artist Names ID
500002156
Watercolour World artist ID
ernest-george
Wellcome Collection concept ID
fn2x5u3x
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdmgPqgWpgfqm6Qm4jXBP
Yale LUX ID
person/accfacec-32ed-4d16-8b6a-7012385d2e50

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 3
Nationalmuseum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee
Work location 3
Netherlands, Dordrecht, Dunedin
Award received 2
Knight Bachelor, Royal Gold Medal
Occupation 2
architect, painter
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Employees / affiliates 1
Bessie Charles
Family name 1
George
Given name 1
Ernest
Honorific prefix 1
Sir
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Royal Academy of Arts
Partner in business or sport 1
Harold Peto
Place of birth 1
London
Place of burial 1
Golders Green Crematorium
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
← Architect 1
Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice
← Partner in business or sport 1
Harold Peto
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Summary

Born in London[1], he… he was born on January 1, 1839[2]. He passed away in London[3]. He died on January 1, 1922[4]. He worked as an architect[5] and painter[6].

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Recognition

Awards received include Royal Gold Medal[12], an architecture award[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1848[25] and Knight Bachelor[13], a title of honor[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1300[28].

FAQs

Where was Ernest George born?

Born in London[1].

Where did Ernest George die?

Ernest George passed away in London[3].

What did Ernest George do for work?

Ernest George worked as architect[5] and painter[6].

What awards did Ernest George receive?

Honors received include Royal Gold Medal[12] and Knight Bachelor[13].

Related Entities

London Nationalmuseum Netherlands Royal Academy of Arts United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  1. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → B74F-01E0-B5BC-F680-7A2D
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  2. 8w ago · Reinheitsgebot · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at → Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität München
    Position held → President of the Royal Institute of British Architects
    Depicted by → Sir Ernest George (1839–1922), PRIBA
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Archives at: Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität München, via https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/entry/282893343 ;"
  3. 26w ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica, Das englische Haus Vol.. 1, Das englische Haus
    Sex or gender → male
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    Member of → Royal Academy of Arts
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Occupation: painter, Add archINFORM reference"
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