Roger Fenton

British photographer (1819–1869)
Person human Q345666
Roger Fenton
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
March 28, 1819
Date of death
August 8, 1869, August 9, 1869[10]
Place of death
London
Field of work
war photography[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Family name
Fenton[18]
Given name
Roger[19]
Military branch
British Army[17]
Name in native language
Roger Fenton[22]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Harry Ransom Center, WikiProject New York Public Library
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Participant in
Documenta 6[20]
🏷️ Also known as
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Artists of the World ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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FotoCH photographer ID
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Fotografen.nl ID
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Freebase ID
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George Eastman Museum people ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Grove Art Online ID
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IdRef ID
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National Gallery of Canada artist ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PORT person ID
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Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
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Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
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Prabook ID
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RA Collections ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
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SELIBR ID
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Saint Louis Art Museum person ID
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Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
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Städel Museum artist ID
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Topic's main category
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Union List of Artist Names ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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YCBA agent ID
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Named after 1
Participant in 1
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Summary

Roger Fenton was born on March 28, 1819[1], in Heywood[2]. He died on August 8, 1869[3], in London[4]. He worked as a photographer[5], journalist[6], war photographer[7], and photojournalist[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Roger Fenton include Fenton Award[23], an award[24], in United Kingdom[25].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Fenton Award[23], an award[24], in United Kingdom[25].

FAQs

Where was Roger Fenton born?

Roger Fenton's place of birth was Heywood[2].

Where did Roger Fenton die?

Roger Fenton died in London[4].

What did Roger Fenton do for work?

Roger Fenton worked as a photographer[5], journalist[6], war photographer[7], and photojournalist[8].

Where did Roger Fenton go to school?

Roger Fenton was educated at University College London[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Luminous-Lint. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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