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Ruy Leitão

Portuguese painter (1949–1976)
Person human Q16930327

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
1949
Date of death
1976
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Place of death
Lisbon
Country of citizenship
Portugal[7]
Occupation
painter
Mother
Menez[6]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Portuguese[13]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[14]
Family name
Leitão[10]
Given name
Ruy[11]
Native language
Portuguese[8]
Relative
Óscar Carmona[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ruy Leitão
🔖 Identifiers · 8
VIAF cluster ID
40801691
Library of Congress authority ID
n85071451
Artnet artist ID
ruy-leitão
AskArt person ID
11227046
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
149806179
FAST ID
1472109
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/128dgmczt
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrm6w3HmFPdrHwYMHvWDq

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Summary

Ruy Leitão was born in 1949[1] in Washington, D.C.[2]. He died in 1976[3] in Lisbon[4]. He worked as a painter[5].

FAQs

Where was Ruy Leitão born?

Ruy Leitão was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

Where did Ruy Leitão die?

Ruy Leitão passed away in Lisbon[4].

Who were Ruy Leitão's parents?

Ruy Leitão's mother was Menez[6].

What did Ruy Leitão do for work?

Ruy Leitão worked as a painter[5].

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  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Faviola7 · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Google Knowledge Graph ID → /g/128dgmczt
    Date of birth → +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Place of death → Lisbon
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