Richard Oldenburg

American museum director (1933–2018)
Person human Q7328159
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Richard Oldenburg

Summary

Richard Oldenburg is a human[1]. He was born in Stockholm[2]. He was born on +1933-09-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Manhattan[4]. He died on +2018-04-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an exhibition curator[6] and art historian[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Stockholm[2], Richard Oldenburg…
  • Richard Oldenburg passed away in Manhattan[4].
  • Richard Oldenburg was born on +1933-09-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard Oldenburg was born on +1933-11-21T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Richard Oldenburg died on +2018-04-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Richard Oldenburg held citizenship in Sweden[10].
  • Richard Oldenburg's professions included exhibition curator[6].
  • Richard Oldenburg's professions included art historian[7].
  • Richard Oldenburg's field of work was museology[11].
  • Richard Oldenburg's field of work was exhibition curation[12].
  • Richard Oldenburg's field of work was art history[13].
  • Richard Oldenburg held the position of museum director[14].
  • Richard Oldenburg was employed by Museum of Modern Art[15].
  • Richard Oldenburg was educated at Harvard Law School[16].
  • Richard Oldenburg's education included a stint at Harvard University[17].
  • Richard Oldenburg is recorded as male[18].
  • Richard Oldenburg's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Richard Oldenburg's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 292071240[20].
  • Richard Oldenburg's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr98014186[21].
  • Richard Oldenburg's IdRef ID is recorded as 165268166[22].
  • Richard Oldenburg's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0n_6j8l[23].
  • Richard Oldenburg's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0261474[24].
  • Richard Oldenburg's family name is recorded as Oldenburg[25].
  • Richard Oldenburg's given name is recorded as Richard[26].
  • Richard Oldenburg's described by source is recorded as Vem är det 1981[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard Oldenburg was born in Stockholm[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1933-09-21T00:00:00Z[3] and +1933-11-21T00:00:00Z[9].

Education

Educated at Harvard Law School[16], a graduate school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1817[30] and Harvard University[17], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1636[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include exhibition curator[6] and art historian[7]. Fields of work include museology[11], an academic discipline[35]; exhibition curation[12]; and art history[13], an academic discipline[36]. Richard Oldenburg was employed by Museum of Modern Art[15]. He held the position of museum director[14].

Death and Burial

Richard Oldenburg died on +2018-04-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Manhattan[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Oldenburg ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Richard Oldenburg born?

Richard Oldenburg's place of birth was Stockholm[2].

Where did Richard Oldenburg die?

Richard Oldenburg died in Manhattan[4].

What did Richard Oldenburg do for work?

Richard Oldenburg worked as exhibition curator[6] and art historian[7].

Where did Richard Oldenburg go to school?

Richard Oldenburg was educated at Harvard Law School[16] and Harvard University[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [9] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. 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
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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