Jacques Van Melkebeke

painter, comic strip writer, journalist (1904-1983)
Person human Q2137980
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Jacques Van Melkebeke

Summary

Jacques Van Melkebeke is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brussels metropolitan area[2]. He was born on +1904-12-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Brussels[4]. He died on +1983-06-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a journalist[6], comics writer[7], painter[8], illustrator[9], and printmaker[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Jacques Van Melkebeke was born in Brussels metropolitan area[2].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke passed away in Brussels[4].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke was born on +1904-12-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke died on +1983-06-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Jacques Van Melkebeke was Chantal Van Melkebeke[12].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke held citizenship in Belgium[13].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke's professions included journalist[6].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke worked as a comics writer[7].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke worked as a painter[8].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke worked as an illustrator[9].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke worked as a printmaker[10].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke was educated at Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts - École supérieure des Arts de la Ville de Bruxelles[14].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke's image is recorded as VanMelkebeeke.jpg[15].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke is recorded as male[16].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke's genre is recorded as Franco-Belgian comics[18].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke's ISNI is recorded as 0000000356735957[19].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 190589936[20].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2015057540[21].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14474853m[22].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke's IdRef ID is recorded as 070360979[23].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke's Commons category is recorded as Jacques Van Melkebeke[24].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0289s6q[25].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke's RKDartists ID is recorded as 101456[26].
  • Jacques Van Melkebeke's family name is recorded as Van Melkebeke[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Brussels metropolitan area[2], Jacques Van Melkebeke… he was born on +1904-12-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Jacques Van Melkebeke was educated at Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts - École supérieure des Arts de la Ville de Bruxelles[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[6], comics writer[7], painter[8], illustrator[9], and printmaker[10].

Personal Life

A child of Jacques Van Melkebeke was Chantal Van Melkebeke[12].

Death and Burial

Jacques Van Melkebeke died on +1983-06-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Brussels[4].

Why It Matters

Jacques Van Melkebeke ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Works attributed to him include Le Mystère du diamant bleu[29], a literary work[30], in Belgium[31], written by Hergé[32].

FAQs

Where was Jacques Van Melkebeke born?

Jacques Van Melkebeke was born in Brussels metropolitan area[2].

Where did Jacques Van Melkebeke die?

Jacques Van Melkebeke died in Brussels[4].

What did Jacques Van Melkebeke do for work?

Jacques Van Melkebeke worked as journalist[6], comics writer[7], painter[8], illustrator[9], and printmaker[10].

Where did Jacques Van Melkebeke go to school?

Jacques Van Melkebeke was educated at Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts - École supérieure des Arts de la Ville de Bruxelles[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . peintres.kikirpa.be. peintres.kikirpa.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . bedetheque.com. bedetheque.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Artists of the World. Retrieved . peintres.kikirpa.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Artists of the World. Retrieved . peintres.kikirpa.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . peintres.kikirpa.be. peintres.kikirpa.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Q51343652. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . Q51343652. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . 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. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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