George Hetzel

American painter
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Summary

George Hetzel was born on January 17, 1826[1], in Alsace[2]. He died on January 1, 1899[3], in Pittsburgh[4]. He worked as a painter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: 1906[7], July 4, 1899[8]
  • Place of burial: Homewood Cemetery[9]
  • Child: Lila Hetzel[10]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Genre: portrait[13]
  • Commons category: George Hetzel[14]
  • Family name: Hetzel[15]
  • Given name: George[16]
  • Commons Creator page: George Hetzel[17]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[18]
  • Has works in the collection: Carnegie Museum of Art[19], Dayton Art Institute[20], New York Historical[21], Reading Public Museum[22], Westmoreland Museum of American Art[23]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[24]
  • Artist files at: Frick Art Research Library[25]
  • P14750: 0179-4D34-40CD-28F3-67D5[26]

Why It Matters

George Hetzel is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was George Hetzel born?

George Hetzel was born in Alsace[2].

Where did George Hetzel die?

George Hetzel died in Pittsburgh[4].

What did George Hetzel do for work?

George Hetzel worked as a painter[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es']
    Date of death → +1899-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1906-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1899-07-04T00:00:00Z
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  2. 23d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Hetzel
    Instance of → human
    Genre → —
    Place of death → Pittsburgh
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