Thomas Girtin

British painter (1775-1802)
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Thomas Girtin

Summary

Thomas Girtin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Southwark[2]. He was born on February 18, 1775[3]. He died in Southwark[4]. He died on November 2, 1802[5]. He worked as a painter[6], etcher[7], graphic artist[8], and visual artist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Thomas Girtin's place of birth was Southwark[2].
  • Thomas Girtin's place of birth was London[11].
  • Thomas Girtin died in Southwark[4].
  • Thomas Girtin passed away in London[12].
  • Thomas Girtin was born on February 18, 1775[3].
  • Thomas Girtin died on November 2, 1802[5].
  • Thomas Girtin died on November 9, 1802[13].
  • Thomas Girtin held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14].
  • Thomas Girtin held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[15].
  • Thomas Girtin held citizenship in United Kingdom[16].
  • Thomas Girtin worked as a painter[6].
  • Thomas Girtin worked as an etcher[7].
  • Thomas Girtin's professions included graphic artist[8].
  • Thomas Girtin worked as a visual artist[9].
  • Thomas Girtin's field of work was visual arts[17].
  • Thomas Girtin is recorded as male[18].
  • Thomas Girtin's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Thomas Girtin's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Girtin[20].
  • The cause of death was tuberculosis[21].
  • Thomas Girtin's family name is recorded as Girtin[22].
  • Thomas Girtin's given name is recorded as Thomas[23].
  • Thomas Girtin's work location is recorded as London[24].
  • Thomas Girtin's work location is recorded as Paris[25].
  • Thomas Girtin's medical condition is recorded as tuberculosis[26].
  • Thomas Girtin studied under Thomas Malton[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1775-02-18[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1802-11-09[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: eb2e042f-37a2-4b45-8315-9251157865af[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Southwark[2], an ancient borough[33], in United Kingdom[34] and London[11], a metropolis[35], in Roman Empire[36], founded in 0047[37]. Thomas Girtin was born on February 18, 1775[3].

Education

Thomas Girtin studied under Thomas Malton[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], etcher[7], graphic artist[8], and visual artist[9]. Thomas Girtin's field of work was visual arts[17].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include November 2, 1802[5] and November 9, 1802[13]. Recorded place of death include Southwark[4], an ancient borough[38], in United Kingdom[39] and London[12], a metropolis[40], in Roman Empire[41], founded in 0047[42]. The cause of death was tuberculosis[21].

Why It Matters

Thomas Girtin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

He has been cited as an influence by J. M. W. Turner[45], a painter[46], 1775–1851[47], of Kingdom of Great Britain[48], specialised in visual arts[49].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Girtin born?

Thomas Girtin's place of birth was Southwark[2].

Where did Thomas Girtin die?

Thomas Girtin passed away in Southwark[4].

What did Thomas Girtin do for work?

Thomas Girtin worked as painter[6], etcher[7], graphic artist[8], and visual artist[9].

Who did Thomas Girtin influence?

Thomas Girtin has been cited as an influence by J. M. W. Turner[45].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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