Rudolf Hofmann

German painter (1820-1882)
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Summary

Rudolf Hofmann was born on January 29, 1820[1], in Darmstadt[2]. He died on January 1, 1882[3], in Darmstadt[4]. He worked as a scientific illustrator[5] and painter[6].

Key Facts

  • Date of death: October 28, 1882[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[8]
  • Position held: museum director[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Genre: portrait[11]
  • Commons category: Rudolf Hofmann[12]
  • Family name: Hofmann[13]
  • Given name: Rudolf[14]
  • Described by source: Paintings of the nineteenth century: contribution to the history of art[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[16]
  • Has works in the collection: Bavarian State Painting Collections[17]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[18]

FAQs

Where was Rudolf Hofmann born?

Rudolf Hofmann was born in Darmstadt[2].

Where did Rudolf Hofmann die?

Rudolf Hofmann passed away in Darmstadt[4].

What did Rudolf Hofmann do for work?

Rudolf Hofmann worked as a scientific illustrator[5] and painter[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . The Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators 1450–1950. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de']
    Date of death → +1882-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1882-10-28T00:00:00Z
    Sitelink count → 2
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 28d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian biography person (gnd) id → 1380
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  3. 14w ago · Hannolans · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Bavarian State Painting Collections
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  4. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → scientific illustrator, painter
    Position held → museum director
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  5. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → scientific illustrator, painter
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  6. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Hofmann
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → 116951990
    Askart person id → 11040456
    Date of death → +1882-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1882-10-28T00:00:00Z
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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