Morton D. May

American philanthropist and art collector (1914-1983)
Person human Q6914840
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Morton D. May

Summary

Morton D. May is a human[1]. His place of birth was St. Louis[2]. He was born on +1914-03-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in St. Louis[4]. He died on +1983-04-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an art collector[6], photographer[7], and philanthropist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in St. Louis[2], Morton D. May…
  • Morton D. May died in St. Louis[4].
  • Morton D. May was born on +1914-03-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Morton D. May was born on +1914-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Morton D. May died on +1983-04-13T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Morton D. May died on +1983-01-01T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Morton D. May's father was Morton Jay May[12].
  • Morton D. May held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Morton D. May's professions included art collector[6].
  • Morton D. May worked as a photographer[7].
  • Morton D. May worked as a philanthropist[8].
  • Morton D. May was educated at Dartmouth College[14].
  • Morton D. May is recorded as male[15].
  • Morton D. May's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Morton D. May's ISNI is recorded as 0000000373422688[17].
  • Morton D. May's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 88973795[18].
  • Morton D. May's GND ID is recorded as 119202670[19].
  • Morton D. May's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80021745[20].
  • Morton D. May's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500322313[21].
  • Morton D. May's IdRef ID is recorded as 178622818[22].
  • Morton D. May's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 10122646[23].
  • Morton D. May's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vn96w[24].
  • Morton D. May's family name is recorded as May[25].
  • Morton D. May's given name is recorded as Morton[26].
  • Morton D. May's significant event is recorded as claim for restitution of an artwork[27].

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Origins and Family

Morton D. May's place of birth was St. Louis[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1914-03-25T00:00:00Z[3] and +1914-01-01T00:00:00Z[10]. His father was Morton Jay May[12].

Education

Morton D. May's education included a stint at Dartmouth College[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include art collector[6], photographer[7], and philanthropist[8].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1983-04-13T00:00:00Z[5] and +1983-01-01T00:00:00Z[11]. Morton D. May passed away in St. Louis[4].

Why It Matters

Morton D. May ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Morton D. May born?

Morton D. May was born in St. Louis[2].

Where did Morton D. May die?

Morton D. May passed away in St. Louis[4].

Who were Morton D. May's parents?

Morton D. May's father was Morton Jay May[12].

What did Morton D. May do for work?

Morton D. May worked as art collector[6], photographer[7], and philanthropist[8].

Where did Morton D. May go to school?

Morton D. May was educated at Dartmouth College[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America. wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Morton D. May Shows His German Art. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . artoftheancestors.com. Retrieved . artoftheancestors.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America. wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] . Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Guggenheim Museum Restitutes Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Painting to Heirs of Jewish Collector. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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