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Kurt Blum

Swiss photographer and filmmaker (1922-2005)
Person Human Q121086

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
August 25, 1922, 1922[9]
Date of death
December 30, 2005, 2005[10]
Place of birth
Bern
Place of death
Bern
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[11]
Occupation
photographer, documentary filmmaker, writer, documentarian
Field of work
photography, documentary photography, documentary film, portrait photography[12][13][14][15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[23]
Work location
Bern (1939–2002)[20]
Archives at
Swiss Foundation for Photography[17]
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member, reproduction right not represented by CISAC member[25][26]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[27]
Different from
Kurt Blum[24]
Family name
Blum[18]
Given name
Kurt[19]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Rubigen[21]
Participant in
Postwar European Photography[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kurt Blum ar كورت بلوم cs Kurt Bljum
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000081679270
VIAF cluster ID
95235362
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81062509
GND ID
119306182
ADAGP artist ID
kurt-blum-708802
ARTIC artist ID
2715
American Academy in Rome ID
12381333
Artist-info artist ID
93271
Artists of the World ID
10129660
Artnet artist ID
kurt-blum
BIBSYS ID
90613423
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
124418321
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DACS ID (2022)
011838
DACS ID (former)
985ddfae-742b-e311-bede-000c29e811b2
DDB person (GND) ID
119306182
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119306182
FAST ID
73940
FotoCH photographer ID
1055
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121rcgjm
HDS ID
027242
IdRef ID
033562458
Invaluable.com person ID
9cjz0tx6fh
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119306182
MutualArt artist ID
1207C590E2594DA9
NL CR AUT ID
osd20251261284
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812424639805606
National Library of Portugal ID
479231
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
274567
Pinakothek artist ID
QKGBkno4Bb
Portrait Archive ID
126215
RERO ID (legacy)
A012348570, A024498656
RKDartists ID
223458
SHARE Catalogue author ID
236278
SIK-ISEA person ID
11244026
SIKART person ID
11244026
Union List of Artist Names ID
500384126
Wellcome Collection concept ID
a3s5uywv
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpTYWjFRWmTYk8mYFt3Qq
Yale LUX ID
person/4d10122b-2e9e-4e12-9961-4913fb724569

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 4
photography, documentary film, portrait photography, documentary photography
Occupation 4
writer, photographer, documentary filmmaker, documentarian
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Family name 1
Blum
Given name 1
Kurt
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Rubigen
Place of birth 1
Bern
Place of death 1
Bern
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Bern
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Summary

Kurt Blum was born on August 25, 1922[1], in Bern[2]. He died on December 30, 2005[3], in Bern[4]. He worked as a photographer[5], documentary filmmaker[6], writer[7], and documentarian[8].

FAQs

Where was Kurt Blum born?

Kurt Blum's place of birth was Bern[2].

Where did Kurt Blum die?

Kurt Blum died in Bern[4].

What did Kurt Blum do for work?

Kurt Blum worked as a photographer[5], documentary filmmaker[6], writer[7], and documentarian[8].

Related Entities

Bern Switzerland

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. [16] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . ADAGP/CISAC membership list at 07/01/2019. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . ADAGP/CISAC membership list at 07/01/2019. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . moma.org. Retrieved . moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . ADAGP directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for date of birth, source for place of birth, source for date of death, source for place of death from the Historical Dictionary of"
  2. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national → Rubigen
    Occupation → photographer, documentary filmmaker, writer +1
    Sex or gender → male
    Field of work → photography, documentary photography, documentary film +1
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