John Atkinson Grimshaw

English painter (1836-1893)
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John Atkinson Grimshaw
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John Atkinson Grimshaw

Summary

John Atkinson Grimshaw is a human[1]. Born in Leeds[2], he… he was born on September 6, 1836[3]. He passed away in Leeds[4]. He died on October 13, 1893[5]. He worked as a painter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month, #7,118 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Atkinson Grimshaw's place of birth was Leeds[2].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw passed away in Leeds[4].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw was born on September 6, 1836[3].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw died on October 13, 1893[5].
  • Burial took place at St George's Fields[8].
  • A child of John Atkinson Grimshaw was Arthur Edmund Grimshaw[9].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw's professions included painter[6].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw's field of work was painting[11].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw was influenced by John Ruskin[12].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw was influenced by John William Inchbold[13].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw is recorded as male[14].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw is associated with the Victorian painting movement[16].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw is associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood movement[17].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw's genre is landscape painting[18].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw's genre is mythological painting[19].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw's Commons category is recorded as John Atkinson Grimshaw[20].
  • The cause of death was abscess[21].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw's family name is recorded as Grimshaw[22].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw's given name is recorded as Atkinson[24].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw's work location is recorded as Leeds[25].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw's work location is recorded as London[26].
  • John Atkinson Grimshaw's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1836-09-06[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1893-10-13[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ba90f5b6-ac59-4bfd-bd75-a88826040bea[32]

Body

Origins and Family

John Atkinson Grimshaw was born in Leeds[2]. He was born on September 6, 1836[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Atkinson Grimshaw worked as a painter[6]. His field of work was painting[11].

Personal Life

A child of John Atkinson Grimshaw was Arthur Edmund Grimshaw[9].

Death and Burial

John Atkinson Grimshaw died on October 13, 1893[5]. He passed away in Leeds[4]. The cause of death was abscess[21]. He is buried at St George's Fields[8].

Why It Matters

John Atkinson Grimshaw ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month, #7,118 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was John Atkinson Grimshaw born?

John Atkinson Grimshaw was born in Leeds[2].

Where did John Atkinson Grimshaw die?

John Atkinson Grimshaw died in Leeds[4].

What did John Atkinson Grimshaw do for work?

John Atkinson Grimshaw worked as painter[6].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Artnet. explore.library.leeds.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . explore.library.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved . explore.library.leeds.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . museothyssen.org. museothyssen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . explore.library.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved . explore.library.leeds.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . explore.library.leeds.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . explore.library.leeds.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Union List of Artist Names. explore.library.leeds.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [12] . museothyssen.org. museothyssen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [13] . museothyssen.org. museothyssen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Art UK painters database. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Art UK painters database. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . IdRef. 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.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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