Klaus Rinke

Summary

Klaus Rinke is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Wattenscheid^[2]. He was born on April 29, 1939^[3]. He died on January 20, 2026^[4]. He worked as a sculptor^[5], university teacher^[6], painter^[7], illustrator^[8], and photographer^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Klaus Rinke's place of birth was Wattenscheid^[2].
• Klaus Rinke was born on April 29, 1939^[3].
• Klaus Rinke died on January 20, 2026^[4].
• Klaus Rinke held citizenship in Germany^[11].
• Klaus Rinke's professions included sculptor^[5].
• Klaus Rinke worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Klaus Rinke worked as a painter^[7].
• Klaus Rinke's professions included illustrator^[8].
• Klaus Rinke worked as a photographer^[9].
• Klaus Rinke's professions included video artist^[12].
• Klaus Rinke's field of work was visual arts^[13].
• Klaus Rinke's field of work was painting^[14].
• Klaus Rinke's field of work was art of sculpture^[15].
• Among Klaus Rinke's employers was Kunstakademie Düsseldorf^[16].
• Klaus Rinke is recorded as male^[17].
• Klaus Rinke's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Klaus Rinke's Commons category is recorded as Klaus Rinke^[19].
• Klaus Rinke's family name is recorded as Rinke^[20].
• Klaus Rinke's given name is recorded as Klaus^[21].
• Klaus Rinke's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Klaus Rinke^[22].
• Klaus Rinke's Commons gallery is recorded as Klaus Rinke^[23].
• Klaus Rinke's work location is recorded as Düsseldorf^[24].
• Klaus Rinke's work location is recorded as Los Angeles^[25].
• Klaus Rinke's described by source is recorded as mediakunst.net^[26].
• Klaus Rinke's participant in is recorded as Documenta 5^[27].

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Origins and Family

Klaus Rinke was born in Wattenscheid^[2]. He was born on April 29, 1939^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sculptor^[5], university teacher^[6], painter^[7], illustrator^[8], photographer^[9], and video artist^[12]. Fields of work include visual arts^[13], a type of arts^[28]; painting^[14], a method^[29]; and art of sculpture^[15], a type of arts^[30]. Among Klaus Rinke's employers was Kunstakademie Düsseldorf^[16].

Death and Burial

Klaus Rinke died on January 20, 2026^[4].

Why It Matters

Klaus Rinke ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

FAQs

Where was Klaus Rinke born?

Born in Wattenscheid^[2], Klaus Rinke…

What did Klaus Rinke do for work?

Klaus Rinke worked as sculptor^[5], university teacher^[6], painter^[7], illustrator^[8], and photographer^[9].