Isidore Isou

Romanian-born French poet, experimental filmmaker, critic & visual artist (1925–2007)
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Isidore Isou

Summary

Isidore Isou is a human[1]. He was born in Botoșani[2]. He was born on January 29, 1925[3]. He died in 6th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He died on July 28, 2007[5]. He worked as a poet[6], novelist[7], painter[8], filmmaker[9], and musician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Isidore Isou was born in Botoșani[2].
  • Isidore Isou passed away in 6th arrondissement of Paris[4].
  • Isidore Isou was born on January 29, 1925[3].
  • Isidore Isou died on July 28, 2007[5].
  • Burial took place at Crématorium-columbarium du Père-Lachaise[12].
  • Isidore Isou was married to Jacqueline Enger[13].
  • A child of Isidore Isou was Catherine Goldstein[14].
  • Isidore Isou held citizenship in France[15].
  • Isidore Isou held citizenship in Romania[16].
  • Romanian was Isidore Isou's native language[17].
  • Isidore Isou's professions included poet[6].
  • Isidore Isou's professions included novelist[7].
  • Isidore Isou worked as a painter[8].
  • Isidore Isou worked as a filmmaker[9].
  • Isidore Isou worked as a musician[10].
  • Isidore Isou worked as a playwright[18].
  • Isidore Isou's field of work was hypergraphy[19].
  • Isidore Isou's field of work was art[20].
  • Isidore Isou's field of work was political economics[21].
  • Isidore Isou's field of work was philosophy[22].
  • Isidore Isou is recorded as male[23].
  • Isidore Isou's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Isidore Isou is associated with the Lettrism movement[25].
  • Isidore Isou's Commons category is recorded as Isidore Isou[26].
  • Isidore Isou's archives at is recorded as Bibliothèque Kandinsky[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Began / founded: 1925-01-31[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2007-07-28[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 67767677-9f06-4231-880a-918670613901[31]

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Origins and Family

Isidore Isou was born in Botoșani[2]. He was born on January 29, 1925[3]. Romanian was his native language[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], novelist[7], painter[8], filmmaker[9], musician[10], and playwright[18]. Fields of work include hypergraphy[19], an artistic technique[32]; art[20], an academic major[33]; political economics[21], a field of study[34]; and philosophy[22], an academic discipline[35].

Personal Life

Isidore Isou was married to Jacqueline Enger[13]. A child of him was Catherine Goldstein[14].

Death and Burial

Isidore Isou died on July 28, 2007[5]. He died in 6th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He is buried at Crématorium-columbarium du Père-Lachaise[12].

Why It Matters

Isidore Isou ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

He has been cited as an influence by Stan Brakhage[38], a cinematographer[39], 1933–2003[40], of United States[41], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[42], specialised in experimental film[43].

FAQs

Where was Isidore Isou born?

Isidore Isou was born in Botoșani[2].

Where did Isidore Isou die?

Isidore Isou died in 6th arrondissement of Paris[4].

Who was Isidore Isou married to?

Isidore Isou's spouses include Jacqueline Enger[13].

What did Isidore Isou do for work?

Isidore Isou worked as poet[6], novelist[7], painter[8], filmmaker[9], and musician[10].

Who did Isidore Isou influence?

Isidore Isou has been cited as an influence by Stan Brakhage[38].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . lrb.co.uk. lrb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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