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Karl Begas

German sculptor (1845-1916)
Person human Q876061

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
November 23, 1845
Date of death
February 21, 1916
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Köthen
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia[9]
Occupation
sculptor, university teacher
Employer
Kunsthochschule Kassel[11]
Field of work
art of sculpture[10]
Educated at
Prussian Academy of Arts[12]
Father
Carl Joseph Begas[7]
Child
Ottmar Begas[8]
Sibling
Oscar Begas, Reinhold Begas, Adalbert Begas, Otto Wichmann, Hermann Wichmann[24][25][26][27][28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[21]
Archives at
Zentralarchiv der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin[15]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[30]
Depicted by
Carl Begas the Younger as child[17]
Described by source
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Neue Deutsche Biographie[18][19][20]
Different from
Carl Joseph Begas[23]
Given name
Karl[16]
Has works in the collection
Alte Nationalgalerie[29]
Member of
Begas family[13]
Name in native language
Karl Begas[22]
Show all 27 facts +3
P14536
419405[31]
P14608
117582255[32]
P14750
C931-412C-BD0B-3C52-A791[33]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000066763095
VIAF cluster ID
32777590
GND ID
117582255
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Karl Begas (BerlLeben 1904-12).jpg ↗
Artist-info artist ID
277419
Artists of the World ID
10113070
Artnet artist ID
karl-begas
AskArt person ID
11015123
Benezit ID
B00015223
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14969294d
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
begas-karl-carl
DDB person (GND) ID
117582255
Show all 26 identifiers +14
DFK Paris person ID
0001289697
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117582255
Freebase ID
/m/0105sxq7
Hessian Biography person (GND) ID
19714
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117582255
Museum-digital ID
36535
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
2694
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001717408
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007522674005171
Prabook ID
2122545
RKDartists ID
217360
Topic's main category
Category:Carl Begas
Union List of Artist Names ID
500117250
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwtrTP8JyqmQdgrPVD6rq

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🔗 Connections
Sibling 3
Reinhold Begas, Oscar Begas, Adalbert Begas
Siblings 3
Reinhold Begas, Oscar Begas, Adalbert Begas
Occupation 2
sculptor, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Prussia
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Different from 1
Carl Joseph Begas
Educated at 1
Prussian Academy of Arts
Employer 1
Kunsthochschule Kassel
Father 1
Carl Joseph Begas
Field of work 1
art of sculpture
Given name 1
Karl
Has works in the collection 1
Alte Nationalgalerie
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Parent of 1
Carl Joseph Begas
Place of birth 1
Berlin
Place of death 1
Köthen
Sex or gender 1
male
← Different from 1
Carl Joseph Begas
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Summary

Karl Begas was born on November 23, 1845[1], in Berlin[2]. He died on February 21, 1916[3], in Köthen[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Karl Begas born?

Karl Begas's place of birth was Berlin[2].

Where did Karl Begas die?

Karl Begas died in Köthen[4].

Who were Karl Begas's parents?

Karl Begas's father was Carl Joseph Begas[7].

What did Karl Begas do for work?

Karl Begas worked as a sculptor[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Karl Begas go to school?

Karl Begas was educated at Prussian Academy of Arts[12].

Related Entities

Alte Nationalgalerie Kingdom of Prussia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Ottmar Begas
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/64331|batch #64331]]: import child (P40) from GND"
  2. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/64168|batch #64168]]: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  3. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ru', 'sv']
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Neue Deutsche Biographie
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63393|batch #63393]]: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  4. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → C931-412C-BD0B-3C52-A791
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  5. 7w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Oscar Begas, Reinhold Begas, Adalbert Begas +2
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||2 */ Sibling, Adding statement(s) using [[:toollabs:wikidata-todo/relator2|Relator2]]"
  6. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 117582255
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14608: 117582255, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  7. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 419405
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 419405, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  8. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Köthen
    Depicted by → Carl Begas the Younger as child
    Part of → —
    Instance of → human
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32153|batch #32153]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (35)"
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