Leonard Freed

American documentary photojournalist (1929-2006)
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Leonard Freed

Summary

Leonard Freed is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on October 23, 1929[3]. He passed away in Philipstown[4]. He died on November 29, 2006[5]. He worked as a photographer[6], photojournalist[7], journalist[8], and documentarian[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Leonard Freed's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].
  • Leonard Freed passed away in Philipstown[4].
  • Leonard Freed was born on October 23, 1929[3].
  • Leonard Freed was born on January 1, 1929[11].
  • Leonard Freed died on November 29, 2006[5].
  • Leonard Freed died on November 30, 2006[12].
  • Leonard Freed died on January 1, 2006[13].
  • Leonard Freed held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Leonard Freed worked as a photographer[6].
  • Leonard Freed's professions included photojournalist[7].
  • Leonard Freed's professions included journalist[8].
  • Leonard Freed worked as a documentarian[9].
  • Leonard Freed was educated at The New School[15].
  • Leonard Freed was a member of Magnum Photos[16].
  • Leonard Freed is recorded as male[17].
  • Leonard Freed's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • The cause of death was prostate cancer[19].
  • Leonard Freed's family name is recorded as Freed[20].
  • Leonard Freed's given name is recorded as Leonard[21].
  • Leonard Freed's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Leonard Freed's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Leonard Freed's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[24].
  • Leonard Freed's has works in the collection is recorded as The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art[25].
  • Leonard Freed's has works in the collection is recorded as Tate[26].
  • Leonard Freed's has works in the collection is recorded as National Gallery of Art[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]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1929-10-23[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2006-11-29[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8a0056a4-6b86-4101-a159-a3dbbf76711c[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Leonard Freed's place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. Recorded date of birth include October 23, 1929[3] and January 1, 1929[11].

Education

Leonard Freed's education included a stint at The New School[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer[6], photojournalist[7], journalist[8], and documentarian[9].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include November 29, 2006[5], November 30, 2006[12], and January 1, 2006[13]. Leonard Freed passed away in Philipstown[4]. The cause of death was prostate cancer[19].

Why It Matters

Leonard Freed ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Leonard Freed born?

Leonard Freed was born in Brooklyn[2].

Where did Leonard Freed die?

Leonard Freed died in Philipstown[4].

What did Leonard Freed do for work?

Leonard Freed worked as photographer[6], photojournalist[7], journalist[8], and documentarian[9].

Where did Leonard Freed go to school?

Leonard Freed was educated at The New School[15].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . magnumphotos.com. magnumphotos.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. 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.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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