Louis Soutter

Swiss artist (1871-1942)
Person human Q689650
Louis Soutter
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Louis Soutter

Summary

Louis Soutter is a human[1]. He was born in Morges[2]. He was born on June 4, 1871[3]. He died in Ballaigues[4]. He died on February 20, 1942[5]. He worked as a painter[6], draftsperson[7], and violinist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Louis Soutter was born in Morges[2].
  • Louis Soutter passed away in Ballaigues[4].
  • Louis Soutter was born on June 4, 1871[3].
  • Louis Soutter died on February 20, 1942[5].
  • Louis Soutter held citizenship in Switzerland[10].
  • Louis Soutter worked as a painter[6].
  • Louis Soutter's professions included draftsperson[7].
  • Louis Soutter worked as a violinist[8].
  • Louis Soutter was educated at Royal Conservatory of Brussels[11].
  • Louis Soutter was educated at Académie Colarossi[12].
  • Louis Soutter's religion is recorded as reformed[13].
  • Louis Soutter is recorded as male[14].
  • Louis Soutter's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Louis Soutter's Commons category is recorded as Louis Soutter[16].
  • Louis Soutter's family name is recorded as Soutter[17].
  • Louis Soutter's given name is recorded as Louis[18].
  • Louis Soutter's municipal affiliation of a Swiss national is recorded as Morges[19].
  • Louis Soutter's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[20].
  • Louis Soutter's Commons Creator page is recorded as Louis Soutter[21].
  • Louis Soutter's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[22].
  • Louis Soutter's has works in the collection is recorded as Städel Museum[23].
  • Louis Soutter's has works in the collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[24].
  • Louis Soutter's has works in the collection is recorded as Bavarian State Painting Collections[25].
  • Louis Soutter's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[26].

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.

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  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: CH[28]

  • Began / founded: 1871-06-04[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1942-02-20[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: debaecbc-1f73-4899-9dcf-dc61064dbe46[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Louis Soutter's place of birth was Morges[2]. He was born on June 4, 1871[3].

Education

Educated at Royal Conservatory of Brussels[11], a conservatory[32], in First French Empire[33], founded in 1813[34] and Académie Colarossi[12], an art academy[35], in France[36], founded in 1870[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], draftsperson[7], and violinist[8].

Personal Life

Louis Soutter's religion is recorded as reformed[13].

Death and Burial

Louis Soutter died on February 20, 1942[5]. He passed away in Ballaigues[4].

Why It Matters

Louis Soutter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Louis Soutter born?

Born in Morges[2], Louis Soutter…

Where did Louis Soutter die?

Louis Soutter died in Ballaigues[4].

What did Louis Soutter do for work?

Louis Soutter worked as painter[6], draftsperson[7], and violinist[8].

Where did Louis Soutter go to school?

Louis Soutter was educated at Royal Conservatory of Brussels[11] and Académie Colarossi[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation painter, draftsperson, violinist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  2. 26d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Documentation files at SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
    Given name Louis
    Artist files at Frick Art Research Library, National Gallery of Art Library
    Religion or worldview reformed
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9984]]: 981061276615806706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257405|batch #257405]]"
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