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Leonhard Gey

German painter (1838-1894)
Person human Q1404970

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
June 27, 1838
Date of death
September 21, 1894, September 20, 1894[8]
Place of birth
Hanover
Place of death
Dresden
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
painter, university teacher, history painter
Employer
Dresden Academy of Fine Arts[11]
Work location
Marienburg[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[21]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[25]
Described by source
Totenschau (collection of articles), Paintings of the nineteenth century: contribution to the history of art[19][20]
Family name
Gey[14]
Given name
Leonhard, Christian, Ludwig[15][16][17]
Has works in the collection
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Alte Nationalgalerie[23][24]
Name in native language
Leonhard Gey[22]
Place of burial
Trinitatis Cemetery[9]
Residence
Dresden[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Christian Ludwig Leonhard Gey en Leonhard Gey
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000066813072
VIAF cluster ID
27931692
GND ID
121602044
Artist-info artist ID
303775
Artists of the World ID
00030118
Artnet artist ID
leonhard-gey
AskArt person ID
11034360
Benezit ID
B00073069
British Museum person or institution ID
187377
DDB person (GND) ID
121602044
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121602044
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120x6b2f
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
121602044
Museen Dresden article ID
11166
Museum-digital ID
42280
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043077413
RKDartists ID
282203
Stadtwiki Dresden article
Leonhard_Gey
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
1698
Union List of Artist Names ID
500040880
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtxfCFbhgQHpX4PMmtMyd

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Summary

Leonhard Gey was born on June 27, 1838[1], in Hanover[2]. He died on September 21, 1894[3], in Dresden[4]. He worked as a painter[5], university teacher[6], and history painter[7].

FAQs

Where was Leonhard Gey born?

Leonhard Gey was born in Hanover[2].

Where did Leonhard Gey die?

Leonhard Gey passed away in Dresden[4].

What did Leonhard Gey do for work?

Leonhard Gey worked as a painter[5], university teacher[6], and history painter[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . digital.slub-dresden.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . digital.slub-dresden.de. digital.slub-dresden.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . digital.slub-dresden.de. digital.slub-dresden.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Marienburg
    Sitelink count → 3
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 1698
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  3. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 1698
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Artnet artist ID → leonhard-gey
    VIAF cluster ID → 27931692
    Date of birth → +1838-06-27T00:00:00Z
    Country of citizenship → Germany
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31721|batch #31721]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (17)"
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