Roy Strong

art historian from the United Kingdom
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Summary

Roy Strong is a human[1]. He was born in Winchmore Hill[2]. He was born on August 23, 1935[3]. He worked as an art historian[4], autobiographer[5], television presenter[6], curator[7], and exhibition curator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Roy Strong was born in Winchmore Hill[2].
  • Roy Strong was born on August 23, 1935[3].
  • Roy Strong held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Roy Strong's professions included art historian[4].
  • Roy Strong worked as an autobiographer[5].
  • Roy Strong worked as a television presenter[6].
  • Roy Strong worked as a curator[7].
  • Roy Strong's professions included exhibition curator[8].
  • Roy Strong worked as a landscape architect[11].
  • Roy Strong's field of work was art history[12].
  • Roy Strong's field of work was exhibition curation[13].
  • Roy Strong's field of work was landscape architecture[14].
  • Roy Strong's field of work was television program[15].
  • Roy Strong held the position of museum director[16].
  • Roy Strong's education included a stint at Queen Mary University of London[17].
  • Roy Strong was educated at Edmonton County School[18].
  • Roy Strong's education included a stint at Warburg Institute[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Roy Strong is The English Renaissance miniature[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Roy Strong is Artists of the Tudor Court: the portrait miniature rediscovered, 1520-1620[21].
  • A notable work attributed to Roy Strong is The English miniature[22].
  • A notable work attributed to Roy Strong is Tudor and Jacobean Portraits[23].
  • A notable work attributed to Roy Strong is The English Icon: Elizabethan & Jacobean portraiture[24].
  • A notable work attributed to Roy Strong is The cult of Elizabeth: Elizabethan portraiture and pageantry[25].
  • Roy Strong received the Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[26].
  • Roy Strong received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Winchmore Hill[2], Roy Strong… he was born on August 23, 1935[3].

Education

Educated at Queen Mary University of London[17], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1882[30], headquartered in London[31]; Edmonton County School[18], a secondary school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1919[34]; and Warburg Institute[19], an organization[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1944[37], headquartered in London[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include art historian[4], autobiographer[5], television presenter[6], curator[7], exhibition curator[8], and landscape architect[11]. Fields of work include art history[12], an academic discipline[39]; exhibition curation[13]; landscape architecture[14], an academic discipline[40]; and television program[15], a type of television program[41]. Roy Strong held the position of museum director[16].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The English Renaissance miniature[20]; Artists of the Tudor Court: the portrait miniature rediscovered, 1520-1620[21], an art catalog[42]; The English miniature[22]; Tudor and Jacobean Portraits[23], an academic work[43], written by National Portrait Gallery[44]; The English Icon: Elizabethan & Jacobean portraiture[24], a version, edition or translation[45]; and The cult of Elizabeth: Elizabethan portraiture and pageantry[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[26]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[27], a fellowship award[46], in United Kingdom[47]; Knight Bachelor[48], a title of honor[49], in United Kingdom[50], founded in 1300[51]; and Companion of Honour[52], a grade of an order[53].

Personal Life

Roy Strong's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[54].

Why It Matters

Roy Strong ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

Where was Roy Strong born?

Born in Winchmore Hill[2].

What did Roy Strong do for work?

Roy Strong worked as art historian[4], autobiographer[5], television presenter[6], curator[7], and exhibition curator[8].

Where did Roy Strong go to school?

Roy Strong was educated at Queen Mary University of London[17], Edmonton County School[18], and Warburg Institute[19].

What awards did Roy Strong receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[26], Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[27], Knight Bachelor[48], and Companion of Honour[52].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [48] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  21. [52] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  23. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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