Lars Vilks

Swedish artist (1946–2021)
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Lars Vilks

Summary

Lars Vilks is a human[1]. Born in Helsingborgs Maria church parish[2], he… he was born on +1946-06-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Markaryd[4]. He died on +2021-10-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a sculptor[6], art historian[7], blogger[8], university teacher[9], and painter[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Lars Vilks was born in Helsingborgs Maria church parish[2].
  • Lars Vilks passed away in Markaryd[4].
  • Lars Vilks was born on +1946-06-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lars Vilks was born on +1946-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Lars Vilks died on +2021-10-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Lars Vilks died on +2021-01-01T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Lars Vilks held citizenship in Sweden[14].
  • Lars Vilks worked as a sculptor[6].
  • Lars Vilks worked as an art historian[7].
  • Lars Vilks's professions included blogger[8].
  • Lars Vilks worked as a university teacher[9].
  • Lars Vilks's professions included painter[10].
  • Lars Vilks worked as a draftsperson[15].
  • Lars Vilks's field of work was conceptual art[16].
  • Lars Vilks's field of work was painting[17].
  • Lars Vilks's field of work was art of drawing[18].
  • Lars Vilks's field of work was caricature[19].
  • Lars Vilks's field of work was art of sculpture[20].
  • Lars Vilks's field of work was art theory[21].
  • Lars Vilks was employed by Oslo National Academy of the Arts[22].
  • Lars Vilks was employed by University of Bergen[23].
  • Lars Vilks's education included a stint at Lund University[24].
  • Lars Vilks received the Sappho Award[25].
  • Lars Vilks's image is recorded as Lars Vilks (cropped).jpg[26].
  • Lars Vilks is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Lars Vilks was born in Helsingborgs Maria church parish[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1946-06-20T00:00:00Z[3] and +1946-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].

Education

Lars Vilks's education included a stint at Lund University[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sculptor[6], art historian[7], blogger[8], university teacher[9], painter[10], and draftsperson[15]. Fields of work include conceptual art[16], an art movement[28], founded in 1960[29]; painting[17], a method[30]; art of drawing[18], an academic major[31]; caricature[19], an art genre[32]; art of sculpture[20], a type of arts[33]; and art theory[21], an academic major[34]. Employers include Oslo National Academy of the Arts[22], an art academy[35], in Norway[36], founded in 1996[37], headquartered in Oslo[38] and University of Bergen[23], a university[39], in Norway[40], founded in 1946[41], headquartered in Bergen[42].

Recognition

Lars Vilks received the Sappho Award[25].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +2021-10-03T00:00:00Z[5] and +2021-01-01T00:00:00Z[13]. Lars Vilks died in Markaryd[4]. The cause of death was car collision[43].

Why It Matters

Lars Vilks ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Lars Vilks born?

Lars Vilks was born in Helsingborgs Maria church parish[2].

Where did Lars Vilks die?

Lars Vilks died in Markaryd[4].

What did Lars Vilks do for work?

Lars Vilks worked as sculptor[6], art historian[7], blogger[8], university teacher[9], and painter[10].

Where did Lars Vilks go to school?

Lars Vilks was educated at Lund University[24].

What awards did Lars Vilks receive?

Honors received include Sappho Award[25].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [26] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Sveriges befolkning 1990. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . expressen.se. expressen.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [24] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . trykkefrihed.dk. Retrieved . trykkefrihed.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [43] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . SVT Nyheter. Retrieved . svt.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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