Gilles Peress

French photographer (born 1946)
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Gilles Peress

Summary

Gilles Peress is a human[1]. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine[2]. He was born on December 29, 1946[3]. He worked as a photographer[4] and photojournalist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine[2], Gilles Peress…
  • Gilles Peress was born on December 29, 1946[3].
  • Gilles Peress held citizenship in France[7].
  • Gilles Peress's professions included photographer[4].
  • Gilles Peress worked as a photojournalist[5].
  • Among Gilles Peress's employers was Bard College[8].
  • Gilles Peress was educated at Lycée Claude-Bernard[9].
  • Gilles Peress received the Guggenheim Fellowship[10].
  • Gilles Peress received the Dr. Erich Salomon Prize[11].
  • Gilles Peress received the Lucie Award[12].
  • Gilles Peress was a member of Magnum Photos[13].
  • Gilles Peress is recorded as male[14].
  • Gilles Peress's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Gilles Peress's family name is recorded as Peress[16].
  • Gilles Peress's given name is recorded as Gilles[17].
  • Gilles Peress's work location is recorded as France[18].
  • Gilles Peress's described at URL is recorded as https://v2.nl/people/gilles-peress/[19].
  • Gilles Peress's floruit is recorded as January 1, 1971[20].
  • Gilles Peress's described by source is recorded as V2 archive[21].
  • Gilles Peress's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[22].
  • Gilles Peress's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gilles Peress'}[23].
  • Gilles Peress's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[24].
  • Gilles Peress's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NADD Wikidata project[25].
  • Gilles Peress's copyright representative is recorded as reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[26].
  • Gilles Peress's has works in the collection is recorded as Minneapolis Institute of Art[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: FR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1946-12-29[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f85a2ac8-3869-4f4b-b2b1-e8041065714f[31]

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Origins and Family

Gilles Peress's place of birth was Neuilly-sur-Seine[2]. He was born on December 29, 1946[3].

Education

Gilles Peress's education included a stint at Lycée Claude-Bernard[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer[4] and photojournalist[5]. Among Gilles Peress's employers was Bard College[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], a fellowship grant[32], in United States[33], founded in 1925[34]; Dr. Erich Salomon Prize[11], an award[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1971[37]; and Lucie Award[12], an art prize[38], founded in 2003[39].

Why It Matters

Gilles Peress ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

FAQs

Where was Gilles Peress born?

Gilles Peress's place of birth was Neuilly-sur-Seine[2].

What did Gilles Peress do for work?

Gilles Peress worked as photographer[4] and photojournalist[5].

Where did Gilles Peress go to school?

Gilles Peress was educated at Lycée Claude-Bernard[9].

What awards did Gilles Peress receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], Dr. Erich Salomon Prize[11], and Lucie Award[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . mocp.org. mocp.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . tandfonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . tandfonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . magnumphotos.com. magnumphotos.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . mocp.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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