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Gerard Unger

Dutch typographer (1942–2018)
Person human Q2586528

Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
January 22, 1942
Date of death
November 23, 2018
Place of birth
Arnhem
Place of death
Bussum
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[11]
Occupation
graphic designer, university teacher, postage stamp designer, typographer, writer, type designer[5][6][7][8][9][13]
Employer
Leiden University[16]
Field of work
typography, graphic design[14][15]
Educated at
Gerrit Rietveld Academie[17]
Award received
BNO Piet Zwart Prijs, H.N. Werkman Award, SOTA Typography Award, honorary doctorate of Hasselt University[18][19][20][21]
Spouse
Marjan Unger[10]
Official website
www.gerardunger.com
Cause of death
stomach cancer
Work location
Bussum
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch
Archives at
private archive[23]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights, works protected by copyrights
Described by source
hedendaagsesieraden.nl, Dutch Graphic Roots, V2 archive, Grafische vormgeving in Nederland: een eeuw
End of work period
2017
Family name
Unger
Floruit
1991
Given name
Gerard, Anthony
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Has works in the collection
National Museum Paleis het Loo, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Nationaal Archief, Museum Enschedé
Manner of death
natural causes
Native language
Dutch[12]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project, NADD creators
P14750
1BED-DB54-4B56-B62E-9329
P14883
5835
Start of work period
1972
🏷️ Also known as
en G.A. Unger en Gerard Unger en Gerard Anthony Unger ar جيرارد أونغر cs G. A. Unger da Gerard Unger de Gerard Unger es Gerard Unger fi Gerard Unger fr Gerard Unger id Gerard Unger it Gerard Unger nl G.A. Unger nl Gerard Anthony Unger nl G. Unger ru Герард Унгер ru Унгер, Герард sv Gerard Unger zh 赫拉尔德·因赫尔 zh-hant 赫拉爾德·因赫爾
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000078263231
VIAF cluster ID
55054050
Library of Congress authority ID
nb2001035833
GND ID
12338950X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gerard Unger presentation.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
9031101, 1512647519419
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13576326v
CANTIC ID
981058509809206706
CONOR.SI ID
175727971
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11445359
CollectieGelderland creator ID
1400c2e7-d344-5d6a-96e8-c5e9d71feb47
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
design/gerard-unger
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Cyprus University of Technology ID
58555
DBNL author ID
unge006
DDB person (GND) ID
12338950X
Described at URL
www.dutchgraphicroots.nl
Europeana entity
agent/base/97147
Freebase ID
/m/02qph88
GTAA ID
162929
Geni.com profile ID
6000000084211732119
IdRef ID
156279029
LastDodo-area-ID
4171613
Leidse Hoogleraren ID
146
NL CR AUT ID
mub2014850834
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201310490
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9814291271805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4862472
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073032271
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803110640205
Prabook ID
2309057
RERO ID (legacy)
A018930976
RKDartists ID
78766
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
115559
SBN author ID
RAVV492415
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
41089-gerard-unger
Union List of Artist Names ID
500101340
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058509809206706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrKRJfyV39XXg7R6C8jYP
Yale LUX ID
person/39adfab3-e2dc-464c-b1f6-2ea4117ebbc9

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, graphic designer, university teacher, typographer, type designer
Award received 2
H.N. Werkman Award, honorary doctorate of Hasselt University
Described by source 2
Dutch Graphic Roots, hedendaagsesieraden.nl
Field of work 2
typography, graphic design
Given name 2
Anthony, Gerard
Has works in the collection 2
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Nationaal Archief
Cause of death 1
stomach cancer
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Educated at 1
Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Employer 1
Leiden University
Family name 1
Unger
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Dutch
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
Dutch
Place of birth 1
Arnhem
Place of death 1
Bussum
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Bussum
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Summary

Born in Arnhem[1], he… he was born on January 22, 1942[2]. He died in Bussum[3]. He died on November 23, 2018[4]. He worked as a graphic designer[5], university teacher[6], postage stamp designer[7], typographer[8], and writer[9].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include typography[14], a form of art[24] and graphic design[15], a field of study[25].

Recognition

Awards received include BNO Piet Zwart Prijs[18], a Dutch Design Awards[26], in Netherlands[27], founded in 1983[28]; H.N. Werkman Award[19], an award[29], in Netherlands[30], founded in 1945[31]; SOTA Typography Award[20]; and honorary doctorate of Hasselt University[21], an award[32], in Belgium[33].

Death and Burial

The cause of death was stomach cancer[34].

FAQs

Where was Gerard Unger born?

Born in Arnhem[1].

Where did Gerard Unger die?

Gerard Unger passed away in Bussum[3].

Who was Gerard Unger married to?

Gerard Unger's spouses include Marjan Unger[10].

What did Gerard Unger do for work?

Gerard Unger worked as graphic designer[5], university teacher[6], postage stamp designer[7], typographer[8], and writer[9].

Where did Gerard Unger go to school?

Gerard Unger was educated at Gerrit Rietveld Academie[17].

What awards did Gerard Unger receive?

Honors received include BNO Piet Zwart Prijs[18], H.N. Werkman Award[19], SOTA Typography Award[20], and honorary doctorate of Hasselt University[21].

Related Entities

graphic design Kingdom of the Netherlands Leiden University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . nrc.nl. nrc.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . dutchgraphicroots.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Dutch Graphic Roots. Retrieved . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . LastDodo. Retrieved . lastdodo.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Grafische vormgeving in Nederland: een eeuw. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . bno.nl. Retrieved . bno.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . hnwerkman.nl. Retrieved . hnwerkman.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . typesociety.org. Retrieved . typesociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . uhasselt.be. uhasselt.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Nationaal Ontwerparchief. Retrieved . nationaalontwerparchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [2] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . dutchgraphicroots.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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