Georg Nees

German artist (1926–2016)
Person human Q5535768
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Summary

Georg Nees was born on January 1, 1926[1], in Nuremberg[2]. He died on January 3, 2016[3], in Erlangen[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], computer scientist[7], digital artist[8], and graphic artist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: June 23, 1926[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[12]
  • Occupation: painter[13], philosopher[14], photographer[15]
  • Employer: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg[16]
  • Educated at: University of Stuttgart[17]
  • Doctoral advisor: Max Bense[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Genre: computer art[20], generative art[21]
  • Commons category: Georg Nees[22]
  • Cause of death: heart failure[23]
  • Family name: Nees[24]
  • Given name: Georg[25]
  • Academic thesis: Generative computer graphics[26]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[28]
  • Name in native language: Georg Nees[29]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[30]
  • Has works in the collection: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[31], collection d’estampes de la Bibliothèque nationale de BAnQ[32], Groninger Museum[33]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[34]

Why It Matters

Georg Nees is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Georg Nees born?

Georg Nees's place of birth was Nuremberg[2].

Where did Georg Nees die?

Georg Nees passed away in Erlangen[4].

What did Georg Nees do for work?

Georg Nees worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], computer scientist[7], digital artist[8], and graphic artist[9].

Where did Georg Nees go to school?

Georg Nees was educated at University of Stuttgart[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . dada.compart-bremen.de. dada.compart-bremen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Q141211779. Retrieved . groningermuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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