Jacob Gensler

German painter (1808-1845)
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Summary

Jacob Gensler was born on January 21, 1808[1], in Hamburg[2]. He died on January 26, 1845[3], in Hamburg[4]. He worked as a painter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[7]
  • Member of: Hamburger Künstlerverein von 1832[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Genre: portrait[10]
  • Commons category: Johann Jacob Gensler[11]
  • Family name: Gensler[12]
  • Given name: Jakob[13], Jacob[14]
  • Described by source: Hamburg Biographies[15], Paintings of the nineteenth century: contribution to the history of art[16], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[18]
  • Commons Creator page: Johann Jacob Gensler[19]
  • Sibling: Martin Gensler[20], Günther Gensler[21]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[22], WikiProject New York Public Library[23]
  • Has works in the collection: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden[24], Hamburger Kunsthalle[25], Print Collection[26]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[27]
  • Artist files at: Frick Art Research Library[28]
  • P14750: FDF5-B704-93B1-77CD-2F49[29]

Why It Matters

Jacob Gensler is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Jacob Gensler born?

Jacob Gensler was born in Hamburg[2].

Where did Jacob Gensler die?

Jacob Gensler passed away in Hamburg[4].

What did Jacob Gensler do for work?

Jacob Gensler worked as a painter[5].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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