John Bock

German artist (born 1965)
Person human Q882990
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John Bock

Summary

John Bock is a human[1]. His place of birth was Gribbohm[2]. He was born on +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an artist[4], sculptor[5], installation artist[6], performance artist[7], and photographer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Bock's place of birth was Gribbohm[2].
  • John Bock was born on +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Bock held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • John Bock's professions included artist[4].
  • John Bock worked as a sculptor[5].
  • John Bock's professions included installation artist[6].
  • John Bock's professions included performance artist[7].
  • John Bock's professions included photographer[8].
  • John Bock's professions included video artist[11].
  • John Bock's image is recorded as John Bock - Koppel - 2004.jpg[12].
  • John Bock is recorded as male[13].
  • John Bock's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Bock's ISNI is recorded as 000000011610606X[15].
  • John Bock's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 26904316[16].
  • John Bock's GND ID is recorded as 122068017[17].
  • John Bock's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr00027457[18].
  • John Bock's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500122912[19].
  • John Bock's IdRef ID is recorded as 081516495[20].
  • John Bock's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wbp7l[21].
  • John Bock's RKDartists ID is recorded as 223696[22].
  • John Bock's family name is recorded as Bock[23].
  • John Bock's given name is recorded as John[24].
  • John Bock's work location is recorded as Berlin[25].
  • John Bock's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 002300343[26].
  • John Bock's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX4772749[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Bock was born in Gribbohm[2]. He was born on +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include artist[4], sculptor[5], installation artist[6], performance artist[7], photographer[8], and video artist[11].

Why It Matters

John Bock ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was John Bock born?

John Bock was born in Gribbohm[2].

What did John Bock do for work?

John Bock worked as artist[4], sculptor[5], installation artist[6], performance artist[7], and photographer[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . mak.bn.org.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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