Guillaume Geefs

Belgian sculptor (1805–1883)
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Guillaume Geefs
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
September 10, 1805
Date of death
January 19, 1883
Place of birth
Borgerhout, Antwerp[1][8]
Place of death
Schaerbeek
Field of work
architecture[13]
Position held
mayor of Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek[14]
Birth name
Guillaume Geefs
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Family name
Geefs[20]
Given name
Guillaume[21]
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Name in native language
Guillaume Geefs
Relative
Erin Corr
🏷️ Also known as
en William Geefs en G. Geefs en Guillaume Geefs en W. Geefs en Willem Geefs de Willem Geefs es Willem Geefs fr Willem Geefs he גיום גאפס it Willem Geefs ja ギヨーム・ギーフ nl Guillaume Geefs pl Willem Geefs pt Willem Geefs ru Гефс Гийом ru Гефс, Гийом ru Гийом Гефс zh 纪尧姆·海夫斯
🔖 Identifiers · 46
VIAF cluster ID
96045772, 202420710
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2011140515
GND ID
174210906
Académie royale de Belgique member ID
guillaume-geefs
ArchINFORM person/group ID
74172
Artists of the World ID
00030193
Artnet artist ID
willem-guillaume-geefs
AskArt person ID
11033890
Benezit ID
B00071885
Biographie nationale de Belgique ID
guillaume-geefs
British Museum person or institution ID
28591
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02045818
CTHS author ID
124753
Christie's creator ID
56266
CollectieGelderland creator ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
174210906
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
174210906
Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain ID
1052
Europeana entity
agent/base/77095
FAST ID
1965680
FOIH person ID
10890
FranceArchives agent ID
1053094576
Freebase ID
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Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
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Grove Art Online ID
T031152
IdRef ID
193046938
Invaluable.com person ID
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Joconde author ID
T513-12561
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
174210906
Léonore ID
LH//1105/2
Léonore Web ID
158539
MSBI person ID
msib3_1215632372
Museum-digital person/organization ID
68844
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
13348
MutualArt artist ID
5952DCD2B408F07F
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810574484605606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07004404X
ODIS ID
PS_102408
RKDartists ID
30578
Reg-Arts artist ID
1.1136
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
40627
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
willem-geefs
Union List of Artist Names ID
500054682
Web Gallery of Art artist ID
g/geefs

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Summary

Born in Borgerhout[1], he… he was born on September 10, 1805[2]. He died in Schaerbeek[3]. He died on January 19, 1883[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5], politician[6], and visual artist[7].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Borgerhout[1], a district of Antwerp[24], in Belgium[25] and Antwerp[8], a city[26], in Belgium[27].

Education

He studied under Jean-Louis Van Geel[28].

FAQs

Where was Guillaume Geefs born?

Born in Borgerhout[1].

Where did Guillaume Geefs die?

Guillaume Geefs passed away in Schaerbeek[3].

Who was Guillaume Geefs married to?

Guillaume Geefs's spouses include Fanny Geefs[9].

What did Guillaume Geefs do for work?

Guillaume Geefs worked as sculptor[5], politician[6], and visual artist[7].

Where did Guillaume Geefs go to school?

Guillaume Geefs was educated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Q106142738. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . civil registration. familysearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Q24434297. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ODIS. wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . kmska.be. Retrieved . kmska.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . 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

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