Thomas Ruff

Summary

Thomas Ruff is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Zell am Harmersbach^[2]. He was born on +1958-02-10T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a photographer^[4], university teacher^[5], photojournalist^[6], visual artist^[7], and artist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Thomas Ruff's place of birth was Zell am Harmersbach^[2].
• Thomas Ruff was born on +1958-02-10T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Thomas Ruff was born on +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Thomas Ruff held citizenship in Germany^[11].
• Thomas Ruff's professions included photographer^[4].
• Thomas Ruff worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Thomas Ruff's professions included photojournalist^[6].
• Thomas Ruff worked as a visual artist^[7].
• Thomas Ruff's professions included artist^[8].
• Thomas Ruff's field of work was photography^[12].
• Thomas Ruff was employed by Kunstakademie Düsseldorf^[13].
• Thomas Ruff's education included a stint at Folkwang University of the Arts^[14].
• Thomas Ruff received the Baden-Württemberg State Prize for Fine Arts^[15].
• Thomas Ruff received the Dorothea von Stetten Art Award^[16].
• Thomas Ruff received the Q1439630^[17].
• Thomas Ruff received the ars viva^[18].
• Thomas Ruff's image is recorded as Ruff Thomas 220507 koeln museum ludwig.jpg^[19].
• Thomas Ruff is recorded as male^[20].
• Thomas Ruff's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Thomas Ruff's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108672192^[22].
• Thomas Ruff's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7502260^[23].
• Thomas Ruff's GND ID is recorded as 118833693^[24].
• Thomas Ruff's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95026698^[25].
• Thomas Ruff's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500110115^[26].
• Thomas Ruff's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12547345m^[27].

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Origins and Family

Thomas Ruff's place of birth was Zell am Harmersbach^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1958-02-10T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z^[10].

Education

Thomas Ruff was educated at Folkwang University of the Arts^[14]. He studied under Bernd and Hilla Becher^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer^[4], university teacher^[5], photojournalist^[6], visual artist^[7], and artist^[8]. Thomas Ruff's field of work was photography^[12]. He was employed by Kunstakademie Düsseldorf^[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Baden-Württemberg State Prize for Fine Arts^[15], an award^[29], in Germany^[30], founded in 1950^[31]; Dorothea von Stetten Art Award^[16], an award^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1984^[34]; Q1439630^[17]; and ars viva^[18], an award^[35].

Why It Matters

Thomas Ruff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Thomas Ruff born?

Thomas Ruff's place of birth was Zell am Harmersbach^[2].

What did Thomas Ruff do for work?

Thomas Ruff worked as photographer^[4], university teacher^[5], photojournalist^[6], visual artist^[7], and artist^[8].

Where did Thomas Ruff go to school?

Thomas Ruff was educated at Folkwang University of the Arts^[14].

What awards did Thomas Ruff receive?

Honors received include Baden-Württemberg State Prize for Fine Arts^[15], Dorothea von Stetten Art Award^[16], Q1439630^[17], and ars viva^[18].