Melchior Boisserée

artist and art collector from Germany (1786-1851)
Person human Q3304969
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Melchior Boisserée

Summary

Melchior Boisserée is a human[1]. He was born in Cologne[2]. He was born on April 23, 1786[3]. He passed away in Bonn[4]. He died on May 14, 1851[5]. He worked as a lithographer[6], painter[7], art collector[8], and art historian[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Melchior Boisserée was born in Cologne[2].
  • Melchior Boisserée passed away in Bonn[4].
  • Melchior Boisserée was born on April 23, 1786[3].
  • Melchior Boisserée died on May 14, 1851[5].
  • Melchior Boisserée is buried at Alter Friedhof Bonn[11].
  • Melchior Boisserée's father was Nicolas Boisserée[12].
  • Melchior Boisserée held citizenship in Kingdom of Prussia[13].
  • German was Melchior Boisserée's native language[14].
  • Melchior Boisserée's professions included lithographer[6].
  • Melchior Boisserée worked as a painter[7].
  • Melchior Boisserée's professions included art collector[8].
  • Melchior Boisserée's professions included art historian[9].
  • Melchior Boisserée is recorded as male[15].
  • Melchior Boisserée's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Melchior Boisserée's Commons category is recorded as Melchior Boisserée[17].
  • Melchior Boisserée's family name is recorded as Boisserée[18].
  • Melchior Boisserée's given name is recorded as Melchior[19].
  • Melchior Boisserée's work location is recorded as Palais Boisserée[20].
  • Melchior Boisserée's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[21].
  • Melchior Boisserée's described by source is recorded as Neue Deutsche Biographie[22].
  • Melchior Boisserée's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Melchior Boisserée's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Melchior Boisserée's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25].
  • Melchior Boisserée's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26].
  • Melchior Boisserée's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Melchior Boisserée was born in Cologne[2]. He was born on April 23, 1786[3]. His father was Nicolas Boisserée[12]. German was his native language[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lithographer[6], painter[7], art collector[8], and art historian[9].

Death and Burial

Melchior Boisserée died on May 14, 1851[5]. He died in Bonn[4]. He is buried at Alter Friedhof Bonn[11].

Why It Matters

Melchior Boisserée ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Melchior Boisserée born?

Born in Cologne[2], Melchior Boisserée…

Where did Melchior Boisserée die?

Melchior Boisserée passed away in Bonn[4].

Who were Melchior Boisserée's parents?

Melchior Boisserée's father was Nicolas Boisserée[12].

What did Melchior Boisserée do for work?

Melchior Boisserée worked as lithographer[6], painter[7], art collector[8], and art historian[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Q24761443. wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Q24761443. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Q24761443. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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