Paul Rudolph

American architect (1918–1997)

Person human Q1277977

Facts

23 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[18]
Date of birth: October 23, 1918, October 28, 1918^[7]
Date of death: August 8, 1997
Place of birth: Elkton
Place of death: New York City
Country of citizenship: United States^[8]
Occupation: architect, university teacher
Employer: Yale University^[9]
Educated at: Harvard University, Auburn University, Harvard Graduate School of Design^[10]^[11]^[12]
Notable work: Yale Art and Architecture Building, Burroughs Wellcome Company Corporate Headquarters^[13]^[14]
Cause of death: mesothelioma^[21]
Work location: Sarasota^[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[26]
Archives at: Manuscripts and Archives Department Yale University Library^[20]
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights
Family name: Rudolph^[22]
Given name: Paul^[23]
Has works in the collection: Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Manner of death: natural causes^[25]
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Accademia delle Arti del Disegno^[15]^[16]^[17]
Movement: brutalist architecture^[19]
P14536: 401698

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 80

ISNI: 0000000078366150
VIAF cluster ID: 161676
Library of Congress authority ID: n50022474
GND ID: 118750151
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Yale Art and Architecture Building, October 20, 2008.jpg ↗
AADFI member ID: rudolph-paul
ARTIC artist ID: 36489
ArchINFORM person/group ID: 416
Archives at Yale agent ID: people/72073
Artcyclopedia artist ID: rudolph_paul
Artnet artist ID: paul-rudolph
Artsy artist ID: paul-marvin-rudolph

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AskArt person ID: 10046560
BIBSYS ID: 90535116
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13481792k
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: rudolph-paul-marvin
CANTIC ID: 981058517057706706
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11880171
CiNii Research ID: 1140282266658773760
Cooper Hewitt person ID: 18041355
DFK Paris person ID: 0010000384
De Agostini ID: Rudolph,+Paul
Described at URL: arch-pavouk.cz
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118750151
ELNET ID: a12475427
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 180469
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Paul-Rudolph
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: rudolph-paul-1918-1997
FAST ID: 7340
Freebase ID: /m/05p_33
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: paul-rudolph
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0057273
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Paul_Rudolph
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 3518299
Grove Art Online ID: T074399
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 53647
Iconoteca dell'Accademia di architettura ID: 3154
IdRef ID: 035438266
Invaluable.com person ID: 8zs0x4g3qc
Lex ID: Paul_Rudolph
Libraries Australia ID: 35467801
Libris-URI: nl0395463rr0d9g
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID: 05169/eu_r_1067/r1067
Museum of Modern Art artist ID: 5076
MutualArt artist ID: 7EA3A11115D5235C
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA02021089
NDL Authority ID: 00454933
NE.se ID: paul-rudolph
NL CR AUT ID: jx20100506003
NLA Trove people ID: 963805
NSK (VIAF) ID: 000768067
NSK ID: 981005730601609366
NUKAT ID: n2013145511
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007425280005171
National Library of Latvia ID: 000163129
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810700824705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 071100210
Notable Names Database ID: 496/000114154
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3969888
Open Library ID: OL1708674A
OpenMLOL author ID: 215444
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100432546
Pacific Coast Architecture Database person ID: 650
RERO ID (legacy): A003769401
RISM ID: people/271180
RKDartists ID: 323990
Reddit topic ID: paul_rudolph
SAH Archipedia architect ID: Paul-Rudolph
SBN author ID: SBLV191787
SELIBR ID: 377946
SFMOMA artist ID: Paul_Rudolph
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 10698
SNAC ARK ID: w68w3hcj
Structurae person ID: 1008824
Treccani ID: paul-rudolph
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500011899
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058517057706706
WikiTree person ID: Rudolph-2523
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJjdbfkXCYMq84K3g8XmVC
Yale LUX ID: person/5a355817-bd5d-4707-a5e9-e94149c80331

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🔗 Connections

← Architect 4

Lippo Centre, Yale Art and Architecture Building, The Concourse, Intiland Tower

Educated at 3

Harvard University, Auburn University, Harvard Graduate School of Design

Has works in the collection 3

Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Member of 3

American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Accademia delle Arti del Disegno

Occupation 2

architect, university teacher

Cause of death 1

mesothelioma

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Employer 1

Yale University

Given name 1

Paul

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Movement 1

brutalist architecture

Notable work 1

Yale Art and Architecture Building

Place of birth 1

Elkton

Place of death 1

New York City

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

Sarasota

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Summary

Paul Rudolph was born on October 23, 1918^[1], in Elkton^[2]. He died on August 8, 1997^[3], in New York City^[4]. He worked as an architect^[5] and university teacher^[6].

FAQs

Where was Paul Rudolph born?

Paul Rudolph's place of birth was Elkton^[2].

Where did Paul Rudolph die?

Paul Rudolph passed away in New York City^[4].

What did Paul Rudolph do for work?

Paul Rudolph worked as an architect^[5] and university teacher^[6].

Where did Paul Rudolph go to school?

Paul Rudolph was educated at Harvard University^[10], Auburn University^[11], and Harvard Graduate School of Design^[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Paul Rudolph — place of birth (P19): Elkton. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved 2021-09-03. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Paul Rudolph — place of death (P20): New York City. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved 2021-09-03. arch-pavouk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Paul Rudolph — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Paul Rudolph — country of citizenship (P27): United States. Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved 2019-12-04. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Paul Rudolph — educated at (P69): Harvard University. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Paul Rudolph — educated at (P69): Auburn University. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Paul Rudolph — educated at (P69): Harvard Graduate School of Design. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Paul Rudolph — occupation (P106): architect. arch-pavouk.cz. Retrieved 2019-12-04. arch-pavouk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Paul Rudolph — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Paul Rudolph — employer (P108): Yale University. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Paul Rudolph — movement (P135): brutalist architecture. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Paul Rudolph — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Paul Rudolph — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Letters. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Paul Rudolph — member of (P463): Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Paul Rudolph — archives at (P485): Manuscripts and Archives Department Yale University Library. hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Paul Rudolph — cause of death (P509): mesothelioma. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Paul Rudolph — date of birth (P569): October 23, 1918. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Paul Rudolph — date of birth (P569): October 28, 1918. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-05. arch-pavouk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Paul Rudolph — date of death (P570): August 8, 1997. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-05. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Paul Rudolph — family name (P734): Rudolph. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Paul Rudolph — given name (P735): Paul. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Paul Rudolph — notable work (P800): Yale Art and Architecture Building. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Paul Rudolph — notable work (P800): Burroughs Wellcome Company Corporate Headquarters. tropicsofmeta.com. tropicsofmeta.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Paul Rudolph — work location (P937): Sarasota. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-18. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Paul Rudolph — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Paul Rudolph — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.

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