George Maciunas

Summary

George Maciunas is a human^[1]. He was born in Kaunas^[2]. He was born on November 8, 1931^[3]. He passed away in Boston^[4]. He died on May 9, 1978^[5]. He worked as an architect^[6], painter^[7], sculptor^[8], art dealer^[9], and printmaker^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (236 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• George Maciunas's place of birth was Kaunas^[2].
• George Maciunas passed away in Boston^[4].
• George Maciunas was born on November 8, 1931^[3].
• George Maciunas died on May 9, 1978^[5].
• George Maciunas is buried at New York City^[12].
• George Maciunas's father was Aleksandras Mačiūnas^[13].
• George Maciunas's mother was Leokadija Maciunas^[14].
• George Maciunas held citizenship in Lithuania^[15].
• George Maciunas held citizenship in United States^[16].
• George Maciunas worked as an architect^[6].
• George Maciunas's professions included painter^[7].
• George Maciunas's professions included sculptor^[8].
• George Maciunas worked as an art dealer^[9].
• George Maciunas's professions included printmaker^[10].
• George Maciunas worked as a performance artist^[17].
• George Maciunas's field of work was visual arts^[18].
• George Maciunas is recorded as male^[19].
• George Maciunas's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• George Maciunas is associated with the Fluxus movement^[21].
• George Maciunas's Commons category is recorded as Jurgis Mačiūnas^[22].
• The cause of death was pancreatic cancer^[23].
• The cause of death was liver cancer^[24].
• George Maciunas's family name is recorded as Mačiūnas^[25].
• George Maciunas's given name is recorded as George^[26].
• George Maciunas's given name is recorded as Jurgis^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: LT^[29]

• Began / founded: 1931-11-08^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1978-05-09^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: d765b0b8-5ed4-4027-bbc3-2429684726df^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Kaunas^[2], George Maciunas… he was born on November 8, 1931^[3]. His father was Aleksandras Mačiūnas^[13]. His mother was Leokadija Maciunas^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include architect^[6], painter^[7], sculptor^[8], art dealer^[9], printmaker^[10], and performance artist^[17]. George Maciunas's field of work was visual arts^[18].

Death and Burial

George Maciunas died on May 9, 1978^[5]. He passed away in Boston^[4]. Recorded cause of death include pancreatic cancer^[23] and liver cancer^[24]. He is buried at New York City^[12].

Why It Matters

George Maciunas ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (236 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

He is credited with the discovery of Fluxus^[35], an art group^[36], founded in 1960^[37].

FAQs

Where was George Maciunas born?

Born in Kaunas^[2], George Maciunas…

Where did George Maciunas die?

George Maciunas died in Boston^[4].

Who were George Maciunas's parents?

George Maciunas's father was Aleksandras Mačiūnas^[13]. George Maciunas's mother was Leokadija Maciunas^[14].

What did George Maciunas do for work?

George Maciunas worked as architect^[6], painter^[7], sculptor^[8], art dealer^[9], and printmaker^[10].

What did George Maciunas discover?

George Maciunas is credited as discoverer of Fluxus^[35].