Oliver Grau

German art historian and media theoretician (born 1965)
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Oliver Grau

Summary

Oliver Grau is a human[1]. He was born on October 24, 1965[2]. He worked as an art historian[3], historian[4], university teacher[5], researcher[6], and theorist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Oliver Grau was born on October 24, 1965[2].
  • Oliver Grau held citizenship in Germany[9].
  • Oliver Grau's professions included art historian[3].
  • Oliver Grau's professions included historian[4].
  • Oliver Grau worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Oliver Grau worked as a researcher[6].
  • Oliver Grau's professions included theorist[7].
  • Oliver Grau's field of work was history of art[10].
  • Oliver Grau was employed by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[11].
  • Oliver Grau was employed by University for Continuing Education Krems[12].
  • Among Oliver Grau's employers was University for Continuing Education Krems[13].
  • Oliver Grau was a member of Academia Europaea[14].
  • Oliver Grau is recorded as male[15].
  • Oliver Grau's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Oliver Grau's Commons category is recorded as Oliver Grau[17].
  • Oliver Grau earned the academic degree of habilitation[18].
  • Oliver Grau's family name is recorded as Grau[19].
  • Oliver Grau's given name is recorded as Oliver[20].
  • Oliver Grau's described at URL is recorded as https://archive.file.org.br/participantes/oliver-grau/[21].
  • Oliver Grau's described by source is recorded as V2 archive[22].
  • Oliver Grau's participant in is recorded as FILE ALIVE / ARQUIVOVIVO[23].
  • Oliver Grau's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • Oliver Grau's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Oliver Grau'}[25].
  • Oliver Grau's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as FILE GLAM-Wiki[26].
  • Oliver Grau's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NADD Wikidata project[27].

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Origins and Family

Oliver Grau was born on October 24, 1965[2].

Education

Oliver Grau earned the academic degree of habilitation[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include art historian[3], historian[4], university teacher[5], researcher[6], and theorist[7]. Oliver Grau's field of work was history of art[10]. Employers include Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[11], a comprehensive university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1809[30], headquartered in Berlin[31] and University for Continuing Education Krems[12], a university[32], in Austria[33], founded in 1995[34].

Why It Matters

Oliver Grau ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

What did Oliver Grau do for work?

Oliver Grau worked as art historian[3], historian[4], university teacher[5], researcher[6], and theorist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . archive.file.org.br. Retrieved . archive.file.org.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . archive.file.org.br. Retrieved . archive.file.org.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Given name Oliver
    Languages spoken, written or signed German
    Family name Grau
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