Margaret Olley

Australian painter (1923-2011)
Person human Q3298751
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Margaret Olley

Summary

Margaret Olley is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Lismore[2]. She was born on +1923-06-24T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in Paddington[4]. She died on +2011-07-26T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a painter[6] and artist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Margaret Olley's place of birth was Lismore[2].
  • Margaret Olley died in Paddington[4].
  • Margaret Olley was born on +1923-06-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Margaret Olley died on +2011-07-26T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Margaret Olley held citizenship in Australia[9].
  • Margaret Olley's professions included painter[6].
  • Margaret Olley's professions included artist[7].
  • Margaret Olley's field of work was painting[10].
  • Margaret Olley was educated at National Art School[11].
  • Margaret Olley was educated at Somerville House[12].
  • Margaret Olley received the Centenary Medal[13].
  • Margaret Olley received the Companion of the Order of Australia[14].
  • Margaret Olley received the Officer of the Order of Australia[15].
  • Margaret Olley received the Australian National Living Treasure[16].
  • Margaret Olley was a member of Australian Academy of the Humanities[17].
  • Margaret Olley's image is recorded as Margaret Olley.jpg[18].
  • Margaret Olley is recorded as female[19].
  • Margaret Olley's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Margaret Olley's ISNI is recorded as 0000000078617474[21].
  • Margaret Olley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 96597051[22].
  • Margaret Olley's GND ID is recorded as 11902733X[23].
  • Margaret Olley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92119299[24].
  • Margaret Olley's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500124023[25].
  • Margaret Olley's IdRef ID is recorded as 242903541[26].
  • Margaret Olley's Commons category is recorded as Margaret Olley[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Lismore[2], Margaret Olley… she was born on +1923-06-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at National Art School[11], a school[28], in Australia[29] and Somerville House[12], a school[30], in Australia[31], founded in 1899[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6] and artist[7]. Margaret Olley's field of work was painting[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Centenary Medal[13], a medallion[33], in Australia[34], founded in 2001[35]; Companion of the Order of Australia[14], a grade of an order[36], in Australia[37]; Officer of the Order of Australia[15], a grade of an order[38], in Australia[39]; and Australian National Living Treasure[16], an award[40], in Australia[41].

Death and Burial

Margaret Olley died on +2011-07-26T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Paddington[4]. The cause of death was respiratory failure[42].

Why It Matters

Margaret Olley ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Margaret Olley born?

Born in Lismore[2], Margaret Olley…

Where did Margaret Olley die?

Margaret Olley passed away in Paddington[4].

What did Margaret Olley do for work?

Margaret Olley worked as painter[6] and artist[7].

Where did Margaret Olley go to school?

Margaret Olley was educated at National Art School[11] and Somerville House[12].

What awards did Margaret Olley receive?

Honors received include Centenary Medal[13], Companion of the Order of Australia[14], Officer of the Order of Australia[15], and Australian National Living Treasure[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . theconversation.com. Retrieved . theconversation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Le Delarge. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] . humanities.org.au. humanities.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [42] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . smh.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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