Hannah Ryggen

Swedish-born Norwegian textile artist (1894–1970)
Person human Q4976177
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Hannah Ryggen

Summary

Hannah Ryggen is a human[1]. She was born in Malmö[2]. She was born on March 21, 1894[3]. She died in Trondheim[4]. She died on February 2, 1970[5]. She worked as a textile artist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Malmö[2], Hannah Ryggen…
  • Hannah Ryggen passed away in Trondheim[4].
  • Hannah Ryggen was born on March 21, 1894[3].
  • Hannah Ryggen died on February 2, 1970[5].
  • Hannah Ryggen was married to Hans Ryggen[8].
  • Hannah Ryggen held citizenship in Norway[9].
  • Hannah Ryggen's professions included textile artist[6].
  • Hannah Ryggen received the Prince Eugen Medal[10].
  • Hannah Ryggen received the Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[11].
  • Hannah Ryggen is recorded as female[12].
  • Hannah Ryggen's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Hannah Ryggen's Commons category is recorded as Hannah Ryggen[14].
  • Hannah Ryggen's family name is recorded as Ryggen[15].
  • Hannah Ryggen's given name is recorded as Hannah[16].
  • Hannah Ryggen's work location is recorded as Norway[17].
  • Hannah Ryggen's described by source is recorded as Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon[18].
  • Hannah Ryggen's participant in is recorded as dOCUMENTA (13)[19].
  • Hannah Ryggen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian[20].
  • Hannah Ryggen's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Hannah Jönsson'}[21].
  • Hannah Ryggen's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Hannah Ryggen'}[22].
  • Hannah Ryggen's start of work period is recorded as January 1, 1914[23].
  • Hannah Ryggen's end of work period is recorded as January 1, 1970[24].
  • Hannah Ryggen's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Project Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon[25].
  • Hannah Ryggen's copyright representative is recorded as reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[26].
  • Hannah Ryggen's has works in the collection is recorded as Nationalmuseum[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Malmö[2], Hannah Ryggen… she was born on March 21, 1894[3].

Career and Affiliations

Hannah Ryggen worked as a textile artist[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Prince Eugen Medal[10], a medallion[28], in Sweden[29], founded in 1945[30] and Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[11], a grade of an order[31], in Norway[32].

Personal Life

Among Hannah Ryggen's spouses was Hans Ryggen[8].

Death and Burial

Hannah Ryggen died on February 2, 1970[5]. She died in Trondheim[4].

Why It Matters

Hannah Ryggen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Hannah Ryggen born?

Hannah Ryggen was born in Malmö[2].

Where did Hannah Ryggen die?

Hannah Ryggen passed away in Trondheim[4].

Who was Hannah Ryggen married to?

Hannah Ryggen's spouses include Hans Ryggen[8].

What did Hannah Ryggen do for work?

Hannah Ryggen worked as textile artist[6].

What awards did Hannah Ryggen receive?

Honors received include Prince Eugen Medal[10] and Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Norsk biografisk leksikon. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Dagningen. urn.nb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ADAGP directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Instance of human
    Work location Norway
    Start of work period +1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Artist files at Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
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