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John Wilmerding

American art curator
Person Human Q16105009
John Wilmerding
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
1938
Date of death
June 6, 2024
Place of birth
Boston
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
art historian, journalist, curator, art collector, university teacher
Employer
Princeton University[14]
Field of work
art history[13]
Educated at
Harvard University[15]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship[16]
Father
John Currie Wilmerding[10]
Mother
Lila Vanderbilt Webb[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Family name
Wilmerding[19]
Given name
John[20]
Member of
American Philosophical Society[17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Smithsonian Names[22]
Writing language
English[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Wilmerding ja ジョン・ウィルマーディング ru Джон Уилмердинг zh 约翰·威尔默丁 zh-hant 約翰·威爾默丁
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000122778540
VIAF cluster ID
29546258
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79055553
GND ID
129100315
American Academy in Rome ID
12414050
ArchINFORM person/group ID
59272
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Babelio author ID
350504
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12019257b
CANTIC ID
981058615863506706
CiNii Research ID
1140563741761350272
DDB person (GND) ID
129100315
Show all 37 identifiers +25
Dictionary of Art Historians ID
wilmerdingj
FAST ID
35650
Freebase ID
/m/05x8rgy
Guggenheim fellows ID
john-wilmerding
IMDb ID
nm2479609
IdRef ID
028336143
J9U entity ID
987007279155605171
KBR person ID
14248681
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01484795
NL CR AUT ID
xx0206341
NUKAT ID
n97022413
National Library of Latvia ID
000283860
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*76747;=BR
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810638461105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX848431
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068512023
Prabook ID
433312
SHARE Catalogue author ID
484169
SNAC ARK ID
w6wj62rc
SVKKL authority ID
p0077595-Wilmerding-John-1938
Tabakalera ID
50939
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
336149, 204092
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/199750
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/87954e8d-ffdd-4209-9393-90520bfcc5a1

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Summary

John Wilmerding was born on 1938[1] in Boston[2]. He died on June 6, 2024[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as an art historian[5], journalist[6], curator[7], art collector[8], and university teacher[9].

FAQs

Where was John Wilmerding born?

John Wilmerding was born in Boston[2].

Where did John Wilmerding die?

John Wilmerding passed away in New York City[4].

Who were John Wilmerding's parents?

John Wilmerding's father was John Currie Wilmerding[10]. John Wilmerding's mother was Lila Vanderbilt Webb[11].

What did John Wilmerding do for work?

John Wilmerding worked as an art historian[5], journalist[6], curator[7], art collector[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did John Wilmerding go to school?

John Wilmerding was educated at Harvard University[15].

What awards did John Wilmerding receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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