George Keyt

Sri Lankan painter (1901-1993)
Person human Q5541327
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George Keyt

Summary

George Keyt is a human[1]. Born in Kandy[2], he… he was born on +1901-04-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Colombo[4]. He died on +1993-07-31T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a painter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • George Keyt was born in Kandy[2].
  • George Keyt passed away in Colombo[4].
  • George Keyt was born on +1901-04-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • George Keyt died on +1993-07-31T00:00:00Z[5].
  • George Keyt held citizenship in Sri Lanka[8].
  • George Keyt's professions included painter[6].
  • George Keyt's field of work was cubism[9].
  • George Keyt was educated at Trinity College, Kandy[10].
  • George Keyt received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[11].
  • George Keyt is recorded as male[12].
  • George Keyt's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • George Keyt's genre is recorded as public art[14].
  • George Keyt's ISNI is recorded as 0000000120726608[15].
  • George Keyt's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 15571087[16].
  • George Keyt's GND ID is recorded as 119039710[17].
  • George Keyt's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88184590[18].
  • George Keyt's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500018605[19].
  • George Keyt's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 125471243[20].
  • George Keyt's Commons category is recorded as George Keyt[21].
  • George Keyt's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08gtpk[22].
  • George Keyt's RKDartists ID is recorded as 44228[23].
  • George Keyt's family name is recorded as Keyt[24].
  • George Keyt's given name is recorded as George[25].
  • George Keyt's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 195542789[26].
  • George Keyt's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1030374[27].

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Origins and Family

George Keyt's place of birth was Kandy[2]. He was born on +1901-04-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

George Keyt was educated at Trinity College, Kandy[10].

Career and Affiliations

George Keyt's professions included painter[6]. His field of work was cubism[9].

Recognition

George Keyt received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[11].

Death and Burial

George Keyt died on +1993-07-31T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Colombo[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for George Keyt include Belisana keyti[28], a taxon[29].

Why It Matters

George Keyt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Entities named for him include Belisana keyti[28], a taxon[29].

FAQs

Where was George Keyt born?

George Keyt was born in Kandy[2].

Where did George Keyt die?

George Keyt passed away in Colombo[4].

What did George Keyt do for work?

George Keyt worked as painter[6].

Where did George Keyt go to school?

George Keyt was educated at Trinity College, Kandy[10].

What awards did George Keyt receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . picasso.iro.umontreal.ca. picasso.iro.umontreal.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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