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Ludwig Bemelmans

author of Madeline books (1939-1999)
Person human Q76414

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
April 27, 1898, April 30, 1898[11]
Date of death
October 1, 1962
Place of birth
Merano, Tyrol[10]
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
Germany, United States, Austria[14][15][16]
Occupation
writer, painter, illustrator, children's writer, theatre designer, draftsperson[17]
Award received
Caldecott Medal[19]
Notable work
Madeline[18]
Spouse
Madeleine Bemelmans[13]
Cause of death
pancreatic cancer[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library, Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum biographical files, American Novelists of Today[25][26]
Family name
Bemelmans[22]
Given name
Ludwig[23]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Israel Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
Name in native language
Ludwig Bemelmans[28]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
P14536
392748
P14750
73AE-DEBC-52BD-07E9-0166
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Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ludṿig Bemelman en Ludwig Bemelmans en Ludwigs Bemelmans he בֶּמֶלמַנס, לוּדביִג, he לודביג במלמנס he לודוויג במלמנס hu Ludwig Bemelman it Bemelmans ja ルドウィッヒ・ベーメルマンス ko 루드비히 베멀먼즈 ru Людвиг Бемельманс zh 路德威·白蒙
🔖 Identifiers · 99
ISNI
000000010902033X
VIAF cluster ID
54165257
Library of Congress authority ID
n50007160
GND ID
118655256
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ludwig Bemelmans in Elementary English 1957.jpg ↗
American Film Institute person ID
102266
American National Biography ID
1600104
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/59818
Artcyclopedia artist ID
bemelmans_ludwig
Artists of the World ID
10115577
Artnet artist ID
ludwig-bemelmans
Artsy artist ID
ludwig-bemelmans
Show all 99 identifiers +87
AskArt person ID
28172
Athenaeum person ID
4866
Awards & Winners artist ID
042jbb
BIBSYS ID
90985436
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
BemelmansLudwig1898-1962
BVMC person ID
42957
Babelio author ID
72030
Benezit ID
B00016070
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120392014
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
bemelmans-ludwig
CANTIC ID
981058608518206706
CBDB.cz author ID
77311
CCAB ID
000107446
CONOR.SI ID
104943459
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10205866
Christie's creator ID
11644
CiNii Research ID
1140282266554891648
DBC author ID
87097968111323
DDB person (GND) ID
118655256
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u8682
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118655256
Dimitri and Aliki Perrotis Central Library ID
24605
Discogs artist ID
2590880
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Ludwig-Bemelmans
Europeana entity
agent/base/68297
FAST ID
1940
Film.ru person ID
lyudvig-bemelmans
Find a Grave memorial ID
21771
Freebase ID
/m/042jbb
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991003636549707141
GCD creator ID
17204
Goodreads author ID
64280
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ludwig_Bemelmans
Harper's tag
ludwig-bemelmans
IMDb ID
nm0069840
ISFDB author ID
19545
IdRef ID
02858581X
Internet Broadway Database person ID
10037
Invaluable.com person ID
xg2gf0tb0g
KBR person ID
14239347
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118655256
Kallías ID
PE00275141
Kinobox person ID
837676
Libraries Australia ID
35017217
Met Constituent ID
162861
Munzinger person ID
00000000474
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
65165
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01962864
NDL Authority ID
00432844
NL CR AUT ID
jx20090217009
NLA Trove people ID
791787
NLP ID
a0000001644883
NUKAT ID
n99000530
National Gallery of Art artist ID
9819
National Library of Chile ID
000850378
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000401295
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007462926905171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201403487
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:xLA;=Bb
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810558436805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1195716
National Virtual Library of India ID
115k (115k–357k, n=4)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070380759
Online Books Page author ID
Bemelmans, Ludwig, 1898-1962
Open Library ID
OL238268A
OpenMLOL author ID
212432
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095458115
Penguin Random House author ID
1912
Perlentaucher ID
ludwig-bemelmans
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
40113
Plex person key
5dcd38d08b9802001f68775e
Prabook ID
1086022
RA Collections ID
22101
RERO ID (legacy)
A002988687
RKDartists ID
6356
Royal Academy ID
ludwig-bemelmans
SBN author ID
SBLV028971
SHARE Catalogue author ID
438769
SNAC ARK ID
w64m9p1d
TMDB person ID
1031143
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
352
Union List of Artist Names ID
500000694
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058608518206706
WikiArt ID
ludwig-bemelmans
WikiTree person ID
Bemelmans-131
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgRQJfdH4YpTBCDmJYQMP
Yale LUX ID
person/7045a7ce-ccc0-4b59-b980-4cb570b23718

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 4
Israel Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Detroit Institute of Arts
Occupation 4
writer, painter, illustrator, children's writer
Country of citizenship 3
United States, Germany, Austria
Place of birth 2
Tyrol, Merano
Award received 1
Caldecott Medal
Cause of death 1
pancreatic cancer
Films written 1
Alice of Wonderland in Paris
Given name 1
Ludwig
Influenced 1
Felicia Bond
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Notable work 1
Madeline
Place of burial 1
Arlington National Cemetery
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Madeline
← After a work by 1
Madeline
← SNARC ID 1
Arpino
← Winner 1
Caldecott Medal
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Summary

Ludwig Bemelmans was born on April 27, 1898[1], in Merano[2]. He died on October 1, 1962[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a writer[5], painter[6], illustrator[7], children's writer[8], and theatre designer[9].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Felicia Bond[29], a writer[30], b. 1954[31], of United States[32].

Works attributed to him include Madeline[33], a media franchise[34].

FAQs

Where was Ludwig Bemelmans born?

Ludwig Bemelmans was born in Merano[2].

Where did Ludwig Bemelmans die?

Ludwig Bemelmans passed away in New York City[4].

Who was Ludwig Bemelmans married to?

Ludwig Bemelmans's spouses include Madeleine Bemelmans[13].

What did Ludwig Bemelmans do for work?

Ludwig Bemelmans worked as a writer[5], painter[6], illustrator[7], children's writer[8], and theatre designer[9].

What awards did Ludwig Bemelmans receive?

Honors received include Caldecott Medal[19].

Who did Ludwig Bemelmans influence?

Ludwig Bemelmans has been cited as an influence by Felicia Bond[29].

Related Entities

Arpino Austria Detroit Institute of Arts Germany Israel Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art National Gallery of Art New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . OPAC SBN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . American Novelists of Today. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . OPAC SBN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . ancexplorer.army.mil. ancexplorer.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . cartoons.osu.edu. cartoons.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . 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. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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