Nina Leen

American photographer (1914–1995)
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Summary

Nina Leen was born on January 1, 1914[1], in Odesa[2]. She died on January 1, 1995[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a photographer[5], photojournalist[6], and journalist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1909[9], April 19, 1906[10]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1995[11]
  • Spouse: Serge Balkin[12]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[13]
  • Employer: Life[14]
  • Sex or gender: female[15]
  • Commons category: Nina Leen[16]
  • Family name: Leen (surname)[17]
  • Given name: Nina[18]
  • Has works in the collection: Museum of Modern Art[19]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[20]

Why It Matters

Nina Leen has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Nina Leen born?

Nina Leen was born in Odesa[2].

Where did Nina Leen die?

Nina Leen passed away in New York City[4].

Who was Nina Leen married to?

Nina Leen's spouses include Serge Balkin[12].

What did Nina Leen do for work?

Nina Leen worked as a photographer[5], photojournalist[6], and journalist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . German Wikipedia. wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz author id → 7b4aba1d-2726-4f47-a346-27205efae34e
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  2. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'it', 'mk', 'ru', 'uk', 'ur']
    Sitelink count → 11
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  4. 15w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Prabook id → 2105888
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  5. 21w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → photographer, photojournalist, journalist
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Occupation: photographer, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P106]]"
  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Nina
    Spouse → Serge Balkin
    Family name → Leen (surname)
    Employer → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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