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Heinrich Aldegrever

German painter and engraver
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Heinrich Aldegrever
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Summary

Heinrich Aldegrever was born on January 1, 1502[1], in Paderborn[2]. He died on 1555[3] in Soest[4]. He worked as a painter[5], goldsmith[6], draftsperson[7], illustrator[8], and printmaker[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (236 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1502[11]
  • Date of death: 1561[12], 1558[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[14]
  • Occupation: stained-glass artist[15], copper engraver[16], graphic artist[17]
  • Field of work: graphics[18], goldsmithing[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Genre: allegory[21], mythological art[22], portrait[23]
  • Commons category: Heinrich Aldegrever[24]
  • Given name: Heinrich[25]
  • Work location: Bruges[26], Antwerp[27], Soest[28]
  • Student of: Ludger tom Ring the Elder[29]
  • Depicted by: Self-Portrait[30]
  • Described by source: Schilder-boeck[31], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, 1st volume[32], Thieme-Becker-Vollmer[33], Neue Deutsche Biographie[34], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[35], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[39]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[40]
  • Commons Creator page: Heinrich Aldegrever[41]
  • Start of work period: January 1, 1521[42]
  • End of work period: January 1, 1561[43]

Why It Matters

Heinrich Aldegrever has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Heinrich Aldegrever born?

Heinrich Aldegrever was born in Paderborn[2].

Where did Heinrich Aldegrever die?

Heinrich Aldegrever passed away in Soest[4].

What did Heinrich Aldegrever do for work?

Heinrich Aldegrever worked as a painter[5], goldsmith[6], draftsperson[7], illustrator[8], and printmaker[9].

Related Entities

Bruges Cleveland Museum of Art Condé Museum Gemäldegalerie Berlin Germany Groeningemuseum J. Paul Getty Museum National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria Nationalmuseum National Museum in Warsaw Rijksmuseum Städel Museum

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . boijmans.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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