Gerrit Rietveld

Summary

Gerrit Rietveld is a human^[1]. He was born in Utrecht^[2]. He was born on June 24, 1888^[3]. He passed away in Utrecht^[4]. He died on June 25, 1964^[5]. He worked as a furniture designer^[6], graphic designer^[7], designer^[8], photographer^[9], and architect^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month, #7,171 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Gerrit Rietveld's place of birth was Utrecht^[2].
• Gerrit Rietveld's place of birth was Utrecht^[12].
• Gerrit Rietveld died in Utrecht^[4].
• Gerrit Rietveld passed away in Utrecht^[13].
• Gerrit Rietveld was born on June 24, 1888^[3].
• Gerrit Rietveld died on June 25, 1964^[5].
• Gerrit Rietveld is buried at Utrecht (Soestbergen) General Cemetery^[14].
• A child of Gerrit Rietveld was Wim Rietveld^[15].
• A child of Gerrit Rietveld was Elisabeth Eskes-Rietveld^[16].
• A child of Gerrit Rietveld was Jan Rietveld^[17].
• A child of Gerrit Rietveld was Gerrit Rietveld jr^[18].
• Gerrit Rietveld held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[19].
• Dutch was Gerrit Rietveld's native language^[20].
• Gerrit Rietveld worked as a furniture designer^[6].
• Gerrit Rietveld worked as a graphic designer^[7].
• Gerrit Rietveld worked as a designer^[8].
• Gerrit Rietveld's professions included photographer^[9].
• Gerrit Rietveld worked as an architect^[10].
• Gerrit Rietveld worked as an exlibrist^[21].
• Gerrit Rietveld's field of work was architecture^[22].
• Gerrit Rietveld's field of work was interior design^[23].
• Gerrit Rietveld's field of work was product design^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Gerrit Rietveld is Rietveld Schröder House^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Gerrit Rietveld is Red and Blue Chair^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Gerrit Rietveld is Press room^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1888-06-24^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1964-06-25^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2ba20891-2ee2-4499-8357-e28fd0521e00^[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Utrecht^[2], a municipality of the Netherlands^[33], in Netherlands^[34]. Gerrit Rietveld was born on June 24, 1888^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include furniture designer^[6], graphic designer^[7], designer^[8], photographer^[9], architect^[10], and exlibrist^[21]. Fields of work include architecture^[22], an academic discipline^[35]; interior design^[23], a creative industries^[36]; and product design^[24], a concept^[37].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Rietveld Schröder House^[25], a historic house museum^[38], in Netherlands^[39], founded in 1924^[40], headquartered in Utrecht^[41]; Red and Blue Chair^[26], a furniture model^[42], founded in 1917^[43]; and Press room^[27], a room^[44], in France^[45], founded in 1957^[46]. Things named for Gerrit Rietveld include Rietveld Schröder House^[47], a historic house museum^[48], in Netherlands^[49], founded in 1924^[50], headquartered in Utrecht^[51]; Gerrit Rietveld Academie^[52], an art academy^[53], in Netherlands^[54], founded in 1924^[55], headquartered in Amsterdam^[56]; and Rietveld^[57], a free software^[58].

Recognition

Awards received include Sikkens Prize^[59], a cultural prize^[60], in Netherlands^[61], founded in 1959^[62]; Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau^[63], a grade of an order^[64], in Netherlands^[65], founded in 1892^[66]; and Honorary Medal of the City of Utrecht 1948^[67], an award^[68], founded in 1948^[69].

Personal Life

Children include Wim Rietveld^[15], an industrial designer^[70], 1924–1985^[71], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[72], specialised in product design^[73]; Elisabeth Eskes-Rietveld^[16], a painter^[74], 1913–1999^[75], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[76]; Jan Rietveld^[17], an architect^[77], 1919–1986^[78], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[79]; and Gerrit Rietveld jr^[18], a furniture designer^[80], 1920–1961^[81], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[82].

Death and Burial

Gerrit Rietveld died on June 25, 1964^[5]. Recorded place of death include Utrecht^[4], a municipality of the Netherlands^[83], in Netherlands^[84]. Burial took place at Utrecht (Soestbergen) General Cemetery^[14].

Why It Matters

Gerrit Rietveld ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month, #7,171 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[85] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[86]

Entities named for him include Rietveld Schröder House^[47], a historic house museum^[48], in Netherlands^[49], founded in 1924^[50], headquartered in Utrecht^[51]; Gerrit Rietveld Academie^[52], an art academy^[53], in Netherlands^[54], founded in 1924^[55], headquartered in Amsterdam^[56]; and Rietveld^[57], a free software^[58].

FAQs

Where was Gerrit Rietveld born?

Gerrit Rietveld was born in Utrecht^[2].

Where did Gerrit Rietveld die?

Gerrit Rietveld passed away in Utrecht^[4].

What did Gerrit Rietveld do for work?

Gerrit Rietveld worked as furniture designer^[6], graphic designer^[7], designer^[8], photographer^[9], and architect^[10].

What awards did Gerrit Rietveld receive?

Honors received include Sikkens Prize^[59], Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau^[63], and Honorary Medal of the City of Utrecht 1948^[67].