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Paul Gachet

French physician most famous for treating the painter Vincent van Gogh during his last weeks in Auvers-sur-Oise (1828–1909)
Person Human Q1369513
Paul Gachet
Vincent van Gogh · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
July 30, 1828
Date of death
January 9, 1909
Place of birth
Lille
Place of death
Auvers-sur-Oise
Country of citizenship
France[14]
Occupation
physician, art collector, painter, psychiatrist
Educated at
University of Paris, Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier[15][16]
Spouse
Blanche Castets[11]
Child
Paul-Louis Gachet, Marguerite Gachet[12][13]
Work location
Paris[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[23]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
End of work period
1909[28]
Family name
Gachet[19]
Given name
Paul[20]
Has works in the collection
Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Canada, Musée d'Orsay, Print Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hecht Museum, Musée de l'Orangerie, Van Gogh Museum[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]
Interested in
palmistry[29]
Lifestyle
homeopathy[25]
Name in native language
Paul Gachet[24]
Number of children
3[26]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Provenance, WikiProject New York Public Library[30][31]
Place of burial
Père Lachaise Cemetery, Grave of Gachet[9][10]
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Pseudonym
Paul van Ryssel[21]
Residence
Paris[18]
Start of work period
1850[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul van Ryssel en Van Ryssel Gachet en Paul Van Ryssel en Docteur Gachet Ryssel en Docteur Paul Gachet en Dr Paul-Ferdinand Gachet en Dr. Paul-Ferdinand Gachet en Dr Paul Gachet en Dr. Paul Gachet en Gachet en Paul Ferdinand Gachet en Paul-Ferdinand Gachet en Paul Gachet cs Paul Ferdinand Gachet de Paul-Ferdinand Gachet el Πωλ Γκασέ es Paul-Ferdinand Gachet fa پل گاشه fr docteur Gachet fr Paul-Ferdinand Gachet
🔖 Identifiers · 56
ISNI
0000000368609448, 0000000117369750
VIAF cluster ID
2488376
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr90000828
GND ID
119031450
AGORHA UUID
29400555-c57f-40b4-a123-2d60f185b270
AGORHA person/institution ID
112937
ARTIC artist ID
22649
AbART person ID
118359
Artist ID of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre
1055-RYSSEL-Paul-van
Artists of the World ID
00309367
Artnet artist ID
dr-paul-ferdinand-gachet
AskArt person ID
11033057
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Athenaeum person ID
14003
BIU Santé person ID
6494
Benezit ID
B00069515
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120411970
Bridgeman artist ID
23314
British Museum person or institution ID
61692
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01322485
Cyprus University of Technology ID
111009
DDB person (GND) ID
119031450
DFK Paris person ID
0009089629
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
127292
Europeana entity
agent/base/163812
FAST ID
263421
FES digital collections entity ID
370773
Find a Grave memorial ID
7837
FranceArchives agent ID
736156833
Freebase ID
/m/0cstyq
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Paul_Gachet
Grove Art Online ID
T030343
IdRef ID
028611632
Invaluable.com person ID
lt1ed3f4dx
J9U entity ID
987007437719505171
Lex ID
Paul_Ferdinand_Gachet
Met Constituent ID
104355
Museo Galileo authority ID
191436
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
36613
National Gallery of Art artist ID
38173
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
paul-ferdinand-gachet
National Library of Latvia ID
000198623
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5505318, XX1454333
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068013388
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID
5153
Open Library ID
OL2294863A
OpenMLOL author ID
327180
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
11433
Prabook ID
2179961
RKDartists ID
346511
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
38957
SNAC ARK ID
w6jh567g
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
29077
Union List of Artist Names ID
500005111
Wellcome Collection concept ID
j23nz2pn
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgmJdPyHkpt4bXbXvKfMP
Yale LUX ID
person/53509009-e0f2-4ef1-9bff-3152c49f2205

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 9
Musée d'Orsay, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Van Gogh Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Musée de l'Orangerie, National Gallery of Canada, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art +1 more
Owned entities 7
The Church at Auvers, Cows, A Modern Olympia, Doctor Gachet's Garden in Auvers, Vue du canal Saint-Martin, Chaumes de Cordeville, Marguerite Gachet in the Garden
← Characters 5
Loving Vincent, Lust for Life, At Eternity's Gate, Van Gogh, Vincent & Theo
Occupation 4
physician, painter, psychiatrist, art collector
Educated at 2
University of Paris, Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier
Child 1
Marguerite Gachet
Children (paternal) 1
Marguerite Gachet
Country of citizenship 1
France
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
palmistry
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Lifestyle 1
homeopathy
Place of birth 1
Lille
Place of burial 1
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Place of death 1
Auvers-sur-Oise
Residence 1
Paris
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Paris
← Depicts 1
Portrait paintings of Dr. Gachet
← Relative 1
Marguerite Poradowska
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Summary

Paul Gachet was born on July 30, 1828[1], in Lille[2]. He died on January 9, 1909[3], in Auvers-sur-Oise[4]. He worked as a physician[5], art collector[6], painter[7], and psychiatrist[8].

FAQs

Where was Paul Gachet born?

Paul Gachet was born in Lille[2].

Where did Paul Gachet die?

Paul Gachet died in Auvers-sur-Oise[4].

Who was Paul Gachet married to?

Paul Gachet's spouses include Blanche Castets[11].

What did Paul Gachet do for work?

Paul Gachet worked as a physician[5], art collector[6], painter[7], and psychiatrist[8].

Where did Paul Gachet go to school?

Paul Gachet was educated at University of Paris[15] and Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier[16].

Related Entities

Auvers-sur-Oise France Lust for Life Metropolitan Museum of Art Musée de l'Orangerie Musée d'Orsay National Gallery of Art University of Paris Van Gogh Museum

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject Provenance, WikiProject New York Public Library
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Child → Paul-Louis Gachet, Marguerite Gachet
    Work location → Paris
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