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Hans Witten

German sculptor
Person human Q1583155

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
1450
Date of death
1522
Place of birth
Brunswick
Place of death
Annaberg-Buchholz
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Occupation
sculptor, wood sculptor
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[11]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library[15]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[14]
Family name
Witten[9]
Given name
Hans[10]
Name in native language
Hans Witten[12]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hans Witten cs Hans Widenn cs Hans Witten von Köln cs H. W. cs Meister H. W.
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000078587447
VIAF cluster ID
85830431, 96105820
Library of Congress authority ID
nr88004433
GND ID
11863416X
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00396926
DDB person (GND) ID
11863416X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11863416X
FAST ID
1858578
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991003587959707141
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11bbxv4yv3
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
hans-witten
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0072332
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IxTheo authority ID
079421660
Museum-digital ID
11635
NL CR AUT ID
xx0080399
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1786722690
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
123987
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
4202
Union List of Artist Names ID
500062468
Web Gallery of Art artist ID
w/witten

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Summary

Hans Witten was born on 1450[1] in Brunswick[2]. He died on 1522[3] in Annaberg-Buchholz[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5] and wood sculptor[6].

FAQs

Where was Hans Witten born?

Hans Witten's place of birth was Brunswick[2].

Where did Hans Witten die?

Hans Witten passed away in Annaberg-Buchholz[4].

What did Hans Witten do for work?

Hans Witten worked as a sculptor[5] and wood sculptor[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 4202
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55956|batch #55956]]: migrate GND to own IDs"
  2. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 4202
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID: 11863416X, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789158480789"
  3. 10w ago · PeterLemenkov · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → Hans Witten
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Name in native language: Hans Witten, via [[:w:ru:ВП:WE-F|WE-Framework gadget]] from ruwiki"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    FAST ID → 1858578
    Occupation → sculptor, wood sculptor
    Date of death → +1522-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31724|batch #31724]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (18)"
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