Hugh Casson

architect, designer, artist, writer and broadcaster (1910-1999)
Person human Q4216803

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
May 23, 1910
Date of death
August 15, 1999
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
pi-vol-10-issue-1-1952[26]
End of work period
1980[29]
Family name
Casson[24]
Given name
Hugh[25]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Victoria
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Start of work period
1950[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir Hugh Casson en Hugh Maxwell Casson en Sir Casson en Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson en Hugh Casson cs Hugh Maxwell Casson ja ヒュー・カッソン ru Хью Максвелл Кассон ru Кассон Х. ru Кассон ru Кассон Х. М. ru Кассон, Хью ru Кассон Хью Максвелл ru Кассон, Хью Максвелл ru Хью Кассон zh 休·卡森
🔖 Identifiers · 75
VIAF cluster ID
27338672
Library of Congress authority ID
n80138757
GND ID
109957512
AAGM person or institution ID
13000
ADAGP artist ID
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AbART person ID
86626
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
117090
ArchINFORM person/group ID
10750
Artists of the World ID
10155903
Artnet artist ID
sir-hugh-casson
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AskArt person ID
11140886
BIBSYS ID
90644786
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Babelio author ID
174797
Benezit ID
B00033413
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bridgeman artist ID
16280
British Museum person or institution ID
22188
CONOR.SI ID
171874147
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Christie's creator ID
15235
Cooper Hewitt person ID
18041117
DACS ID (2022)
009146
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
109957512
Discogs artist ID
2258356
Europeana entity
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FAST ID
1727813
Find a Grave memorial ID
117035215
Freebase ID
/m/027h47
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
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Grove Art Online ID
T014611
IdRef ID
164986146
Invaluable.com person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
36115997
NDL Authority ID
00435492
NL CR AUT ID
xx0100601
NLA Trove people ID
1214931
NUKAT ID
n01096265
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
30624
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001725872
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007522723305171
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812831797005606
National Library of Portugal ID
1639057
National Library of Wales Authority ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp05138
National Virtual Library of India ID
102936
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071130829
Open Library ID
OL54249A
OpenMLOL author ID
215932
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
72656
Oxford Reference overview ID
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Prabook ID
365213
RA Collections ID
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RKDartists ID
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Royal Academy ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
33805
SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
San Tammaro
UK National Archives ID
F71395
Union List of Artist Names ID
500006249
WBIS ID
B2014544
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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Who's Who UK ID
U177441
WikiTree person ID
Casson-410
WorldCat Entities ID
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ZSL authority ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
Award received 2
Archives at 1
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Given name 1
Has works in the collection 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Member of 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Position held 1
SNARC ID 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Hugh Casson was born on May 23, 1910[1], in London[2]. He died on August 15, 1999[3], in London[4]. He worked as an architect[5], journalist[6], painter[7], writer[8], and illustrator[9].

FAQs

Where was Hugh Casson born?

Hugh Casson's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Hugh Casson die?

Hugh Casson died in London[4].

Who was Hugh Casson married to?

Hugh Casson's spouses include Margaret Casson[11].

What did Hugh Casson do for work?

Hugh Casson worked as an architect[5], journalist[6], painter[7], writer[8], and illustrator[9].

Where did Hugh Casson go to school?

Hugh Casson was educated at St John's College[15] and Eastbourne College[16].

What awards did Hugh Casson receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[17], Albert Medal[18], Royal Designer for Industry[19], and Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . thersa.org. Retrieved . thersa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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