Leigh Bowery

Australian artist (1961-1994)
Person human Q1024044
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Leigh Bowery

Summary

Leigh Bowery is a human[1]. Born in Sunshine[2], he… he was born on March 26, 1961[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on December 31, 1994[5]. He worked as a dancer[6], entrepreneur[7], actor[8], model[9], and fashion designer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (608 views/month, #6,898 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Leigh Bowery was born in Sunshine[2].
  • Born in Melbourne[12], Leigh Bowery…
  • Leigh Bowery passed away in London[4].
  • Leigh Bowery was born on March 26, 1961[3].
  • Leigh Bowery died on December 31, 1994[5].
  • Leigh Bowery held citizenship in Australia[13].
  • Leigh Bowery's professions included dancer[6].
  • Leigh Bowery's professions included entrepreneur[7].
  • Leigh Bowery's professions included actor[8].
  • Leigh Bowery's professions included model[9].
  • Leigh Bowery worked as a fashion designer[10].
  • Leigh Bowery's professions included performance artist[14].
  • Leigh Bowery's field of work was performance art[15].
  • Leigh Bowery's field of work was fashion design[16].
  • Leigh Bowery's field of work was art[17].
  • Leigh Bowery's education included a stint at Melbourne High School[18].
  • Leigh Bowery's education included a stint at RMIT University[19].
  • Leigh Bowery is recorded as male[20].
  • Leigh Bowery's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Leigh Bowery's Commons category is recorded as Leigh Bowery[22].
  • The cause of death was death from AIDS-related complications[23].
  • Leigh Bowery's family name is recorded as Bowery[24].
  • Leigh Bowery's given name is recorded as Leigh[25].
  • Leigh Bowery's given name is recorded as Bradley[26].
  • Leigh Bowery's medical condition is recorded as HIV/AIDS[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4da45edc-b8d7-4efe-b478-7d36b3a6f0a4[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Sunshine[2], a suburb[30], in Australia[31] and Melbourne[12], a city[32], in Australia[33], founded in 1835[34]. Leigh Bowery was born on March 26, 1961[3].

Education

Educated at Melbourne High School[18], a high school[35], in Australia[36], founded in 1905[37] and RMIT University[19], a public university[38], in Australia[39], founded in 1887[40], headquartered in Melbourne[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include dancer[6], entrepreneur[7], actor[8], model[9], fashion designer[10], and performance artist[14]. Fields of work include performance art[15], an art genre[42]; fashion design[16], a creative industries[43]; and art[17], an academic major[44].

Death and Burial

Leigh Bowery died on December 31, 1994[5]. He passed away in London[4]. The cause of death was death from AIDS-related complications[23].

Why It Matters

Leigh Bowery ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (608 views/month, #6,898 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45]

He has been cited as an influence by Susanne Bartsch[46], a socialite[47], b. 1951[48], of Switzerland[49], specialised in transvestism[50].

FAQs

Where was Leigh Bowery born?

Leigh Bowery was born in Sunshine[2].

Where did Leigh Bowery die?

Leigh Bowery passed away in London[4].

What did Leigh Bowery do for work?

Leigh Bowery worked as dancer[6], entrepreneur[7], actor[8], model[9], and fashion designer[10].

Where did Leigh Bowery go to school?

Leigh Bowery was educated at Melbourne High School[18] and RMIT University[19].

Who did Leigh Bowery influence?

Leigh Bowery has been cited as an influence by Susanne Bartsch[46].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . newyorker.com. newyorker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [50] . 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. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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