Salvador Dalí

Summary

Salvador Dalí is a human^[1]. He was born in Figueres^[2]. He was born on May 11, 1904^[3]. He died in Figueres^[4]. He died on January 23, 1989^[5]. He worked as a painter^[6], sculptor^[7], writer^[8], actor^[9], and film director^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.22% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,292 views/month, #2,180 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Figueres^[2], Salvador Dalí…
• Salvador Dalí died in Figueres^[4].
• Salvador Dalí was born on May 11, 1904^[3].
• Salvador Dalí died on January 23, 1989^[5].
• Salvador Dalí is buried at Dalí Theatre and Museum^[12].
• Salvador Dalí's father was Salvador Dalí i Cusí^[13].
• Salvador Dalí's mother was Felipa Domènech i Ferrés^[14].
• Salvador Dalí was married to Gala Dalí^[15].
• A child of Salvador Dalí was Jose Van Roy Dalí^[16].
• Salvador Dalí held citizenship in Spain^[17].
• Catalan was Salvador Dalí's native language^[18].
• Salvador Dalí worked as a painter^[6].
• Salvador Dalí worked as a sculptor^[7].
• Salvador Dalí's professions included writer^[8].
• Salvador Dalí worked as an actor^[9].
• Salvador Dalí worked as a film director^[10].
• Salvador Dalí worked as a screenwriter^[19].
• Salvador Dalí's field of work was painting^[20].
• Salvador Dalí's field of work was art of sculpture^[21].
• Salvador Dalí's field of work was direction^[22].
• Salvador Dalí's field of work was jewelry^[23].
• Salvador Dalí was educated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando^[24].
• Salvador Dalí received the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic^[25].
• Salvador Dalí received the Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III^[26].
• Salvador Dalí received the Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: ES^[29]

• Began / founded: 1904-05-11^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1989-01-23^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: efe67e58-8f70-4c1b-9db5-0bcec92c2cef^[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Figueres^[2], Salvador Dalí… he was born on May 11, 1904^[3]. His father was he i Cusí^[13]. His mother was Felipa Domènech i Ferrés^[14]. Catalan was his native language^[18].

Education

Salvador Dalí was educated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando^[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter^[6], sculptor^[7], writer^[8], actor^[9], film director^[10], and screenwriter^[19]. Fields of work include painting^[20], a method^[33]; art of sculpture^[21], a type of arts^[34]; direction^[22], a field of study^[35]; and jewelry^[23], an industry^[36].

Recognition

Awards received include Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic^[25], a grade of an order^[37], in Spain^[38]; Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III^[26], a grade of an order^[39], in Spain^[40]; Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia^[27], an award^[41], in Spain^[42], founded in 1978^[43]; Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts^[44], an art prize^[45], in Spain^[46], founded in 1969^[47]; and Gold Medal for Tourism Merit^[48], a class of award^[49], in Spain^[50].

Personal Life

Among Salvador Dalí's spouses was Gala Dalí^[15]. A child of him was Jose Van Roy Dalí^[16].

Death and Burial

Salvador Dalí died on January 23, 1989^[5]. He died in Figueres^[4]. The cause of death was cardiac arrest^[51]. He is buried at Dalí Theatre and Museum^[12].

Why It Matters

Salvador Dalí ranks in the top 0.22% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,292 views/month, #2,180 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] He is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

He has been cited as an influence by J. G. Ballard^[54], a novelist^[55], 1930–2009^[56], of United Kingdom^[57], awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize^[58]; Philippe Halsman^[59], a photographer^[60], 1906–1979^[61], of United States^[62], awarded the Golden Plate Award^[63]; Fantastic Realism^[64], an art movement^[65], in Austria^[66], founded in 1960^[67]; and Anna Chromý^[68], a painter^[69], 1940–2021^[70], of Czechoslovakia^[71], specialised in painting^[72].

He is credited with the discovery of paranoiac-critical method^[73], a surrealist technique^[74]. Works attributed to him include Lobster Telephone^[75], a sculpture^[76], founded in 1936^[77].

FAQs

Where was Salvador Dalí born?

Salvador Dalí's place of birth was Figueres^[2].

Where did Salvador Dalí die?

Salvador Dalí passed away in Figueres^[4].

Who were Salvador Dalí's parents?

Salvador Dalí's father was Salvador Dalí i Cusí^[13]. Salvador Dalí's mother was Felipa Domènech i Ferrés^[14].

Who was Salvador Dalí married to?

Salvador Dalí's spouses include Gala Dalí^[15].

What did Salvador Dalí do for work?

Salvador Dalí worked as painter^[6], sculptor^[7], writer^[8], actor^[9], and film director^[10].

Where did Salvador Dalí go to school?

Salvador Dalí was educated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando^[24].

What awards did Salvador Dalí receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic^[25], Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III^[26], Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia^[27], and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts^[44].

Who did Salvador Dalí influence?

Salvador Dalí has been cited as an influence by J. G. Ballard^[54], Philippe Halsman^[59], Fantastic Realism^[64], and Anna Chromý^[68].

What did Salvador Dalí discover?

Salvador Dalí is credited as discoverer of paranoiac-critical method^[73].