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Ralph Erskine

Swedish architect (1914–2005)
Person Human Q959698

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
February 24, 1914
Date of death
March 16, 2005
Place of birth
Mill Hill
Place of death
Drottningholm
Country of citizenship
Sweden[8]
Occupation
architect, urban planner
Field of work
architecture, spatial planning[9][10]
Educated at
Architectural Association School of Architecture, University of Westminster, Friends School Saffron Walden[11][12][13]
Award received
Royal Gold Medal (1987), Prince Eugen Medal (2002), Wolf Prize in Architecture (1983), Litteris et Artibus (1980), honorary doctorate of Lund University, Officer of Arts and Letters (1986)[18][19][20][21][22][23]
Notable work
Allhuset, Stockholms universitet, Aula Magna, Ekerö centrum, Lilla Bommen[14][15][16][17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swedish, English[43][44]
Archives at
Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität München[27]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Vem är det 1957, Vem är Vem? : Stor-Stockholm 1962, Vem är det 1963, Vem är det 1967, Vem är det 1969, Vem är det 1977, Vem är det 1981, Vem är det 1985, Vem är det 1993, Vem är det 1995, Vem är det 1997, Vem är det 2001, kulturgravar.se[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]
Different from
Eric Johnston[45]
Family name
Erskine[28]
Given name
Ralph[29]
Has works in the collection
Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design
Member of
Royal Academy of Arts[24]
Movement
postmodern architecture[26]
Place of burial
Lovö kyrkogård[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ralph Erskine ar رالف إريسكن el Ραλφ Έρσκιν fa هارتلی ارسکین he ראלף ארסקין ja ラルフ・アースキン ru Ральф Эрскин ru Эрскин, Ральф sv Erskine sv Ralf Erskine
🔖 Identifiers · 58
ISNI
0000000082835909
VIAF cluster ID
95748450
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80063255
GND ID
11868535X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ralph Erskine porträtt av Sundahl.jpg ↗
ADK member ID
50780
American Academy in Rome ID
12461627
ArchINFORM person/group ID
433
Artists of the World ID
10207102
AskArt person ID
11314106
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
131857743
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
erskine-ralph
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CANTIC ID
981058527057006706
DDB person (GND) ID
11868535X
De Agostini ID
Erskine,+Ralph+(architetto)
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11868535X
DigitaltMuseum ID
011034076202
FAST ID
1444544
Find a Grave memorial ID
22427184
Freebase ID
/m/06yrbw
Geni profile ID
6000000039785706983
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ralph_Erskine
Grove Art Online ID
T026612
IdRef ID
05846090X
J9U entity ID
987012330209405171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11868535X
KulturNav-ID
0aebf664-6602-4a67-84f9-0ce5a87f3703
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
19823
Lex ID
Ralph_Erskine
Libraries Australia ID
36545982
Libris-URI
pm1333q740h05g5
NDL Authority ID
00438994
NE.se ID
ralph-erskine
NL CR AUT ID
jo20201069712
NLA Trove people ID
1284451
NUKAT ID
n2003032443
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810561102905606
National Virtual Library of India ID
431095
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
127721495
ODIS ID
PS_118792
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3898534
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
97588
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095757135
Prabook ID
148319
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
19982
RA Collections ID
6268
RKDartists ID
273010
Royal Academy ID
ralph-erskine-hon-ra
Runeberg author ID
erskiral
SELIBR ID
185857
Structurae person ID
1005862
Swedish National Library Arken ID
Erskine,-Ralph,
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
raa/bbrp/21600000004998
Treccani ID
ralph-erskine
Union List of Artist Names ID
500011081
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
349885, 349886
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJq6WmTCf3rtfMxpDCp773
Yale LUX ID
person/8795497a-76bc-43e6-a566-f93141d68d9a

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Royal Gold Medal, Litteris et Artibus, Prince Eugen Medal, honorary doctorate of Lund University
← Architect 4
Aula Magna, Lilla Bommen, Cityterminalen, Stockholm University Library
Educated at 2
University of Westminster, Architectural Association School of Architecture
Field of work 2
architecture, spatial planning
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Swedish
Notable work 2
Aula Magna, Lilla Bommen
Occupation 2
architect, urban planner
Country of citizenship 1
Sweden
Described by source 1
kulturgravar.se
Given name 1
Ralph
Has works in the collection 1
Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Royal Academy of Arts
Movement 1
postmodern architecture
Place of birth 1
Mill Hill
Place of death 1
Drottningholm
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Ralph Erskine was born on February 24, 1914[1], in Mill Hill[2]. He died on March 16, 2005[3], in Drottningholm[4]. He worked as an architect[5] and urban planner[6].

FAQs

Where was Ralph Erskine born?

Ralph Erskine was born in Mill Hill[2].

Where did Ralph Erskine die?

Ralph Erskine passed away in Drottningholm[4].

What did Ralph Erskine do for work?

Ralph Erskine worked as an architect[5] and urban planner[6].

Where did Ralph Erskine go to school?

Ralph Erskine was educated at Architectural Association School of Architecture[11], University of Westminster[12], and Friends School Saffron Walden[13].

What awards did Ralph Erskine receive?

Honors received include Royal Gold Medal[18], Prince Eugen Medal[19], Wolf Prize in Architecture[20], and Litteris et Artibus[21].

Related Entities

Royal Academy of Arts spatial planning Sweden University of Westminster

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